Wiki+Resources

Wikis- Wiki what? Wiki is a Hawaiian word meaning "fast." Wikis are websites that allow anyone with access the ability to create and edit pages, with little knowledge of webpage creation. I tell teachers if you can write a document, you can create a wiki.

Here is a great video from the Plain English folks on Wikis

There are lots of great wiki services out there. 2 of the most popular with educators are PBWorks and Wikispaces. Each has advantages and disadvantages, however they both have wonderful education only features.

Wikis In Education- Built on a wiki, learn all the different ways wikis are used in the classroom.

Getting Tricky With Wikis- Specific to Wikispaces, this wiki will guide you through the entire creation process from how to add students as contributors to how to add gadgets and do-dads to make it really cool.

Educational Wikis- Tons of class and school wikis here to give you an idea on how others are using them.