What+is+a+wiki?

What is a wiki? ** Wiki ** is taken from the Hawaiian word for "fast", a wiki allows lots of different users access to edit and create various content. A wiki uses editing tools similar to Microsoft Office or Apple's IWORK. A wiki can be a collaborative resource for students, teachers, and parents to observe student work or for students to learn to work as part of team both in school and out. __[|Wikipedia] __ is of course the most widely known wiki page.

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Read a great article about how wiki's can be used the in the classroom. //[|The Way of the Wiki: Building Online Creativity and Cooperation] //  Visit the website below to be introduced to various classroom wiki ideas. //[|Wiki Ideas] //

This is another wikispace that will help you "get tricky with your wiki!" Getting Tricky


 * Research Articles on Using Wikis for Learning: *Thanks to the Wikispaces Team for these links***
 * [|Wiki as a Teaching Tool]
 * [|Wikis in Teaching & Assessment]
 * [|Using Wikis for Collaborative Learning: Assessing Collaboration Through Contribution]
 * [|Using Wikis for Online Collaboration]
 * [|The Wiki Way of Learning]