What is a Wiki?

The Word ‘wiki’ comes from the Hawaiian word ‘wikiwiki’ meaning quick. It is a type of website that allows the content to be changed quickly and allows for collaborative writing, writing, and editing.

Wikispaces will give a free wiki to educators k-12 without ads!

Examples:

• Assistive Technology Wiki http://www.assistech.org.uk/doku.php
• High School Online Collaborative Writing http://scholls.wikia.com/wiki/main_page
• Holocaust Wiki http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/holocaust/tiki-index.php
• SED 379 Wiki http://138.87.80.129/mediawiki

Potential Uses of Wiki’s in the Classroom:

• Co-authoring of Books
• A Hypermedia Presentation of Content
• Communally Created Notes, Definitions and Concepts

Tools to Create Wiki’s

• WikiPages http://wikipages.com
• PB Wiki http://pbwiki.com/
• SeedWiki www.seedwiki.com
• WikiCities http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia