Wikis+in+the+Classroom

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== The name wiki is derived from the Hawaiian language. It means quick. Wikis have been used since the 1990’s. A wiki is a web page that can be viewed and modified by anybody with a Web browser and access to the internet. You can protect your wiki so that only you can edit it, or leave unprotected so that anyone who visits it can edit it. This makes it an open-ended collaborative group website. ==
 * Whati is a Wiki? **

Wikis can be used by educators and students, as a tool for collaboration. Here are some examples of the uses of wikis ans links to popular wikis and readings about those uses:

 * == **__Science Fair projects__**-The teacher could set up a wiki for middle or high school students to brainstorm ideas for and plan science fair projects. In addition they could use the wiki to record and organize data, and plan eventual papers/ presentations. ==


 * == __Collaborative Textbooks__-There is a new project in California called the California Open Source Textbook Project in which its founders have developed and online textbook using wiki software. This project can be visited at World History Textbook ([]) ==


 * == __Student Portfolios__-Wikis make an easy shell for electronic portfolios where students can display their work and discuss it with others. ==


 * == __Collaboration-__Between Teachers-Teachers could work together creating lesson plans, track the progress of the implementation of the lesson plans in their classrooms, and give and receive suggestions for improving their instruction. ==

Benefits of Wikis:

 * == They allow asynchronous communication and group collaboration across the internet. ==


 * == It can be used as a composition system, a mail system, and a tool for collaboration. ==


 * == Wikis are able to incorporate sounds, movies and picture: they are a simple tool that allows the users to create multimedia presentations and simple digital stories that are web based and can be accessed from any computer with internet. ==

=** Relative Advantage: **=

** Collaborative, Open ended, provides opportunity for intgrating technology into instruction. **
__**References: **__
 * [|7 Things You Should Know About Wikis] **
 * [|Wiki in K-12 Classrooms] **

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 * Resources: **
 * Links: **
 * High School Online Collaborative Writing Wiki **
 * Wide Open Spaces: Wikis Ready or Not? **