Using+Wikis

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[|Wikis] --A type of website. A wiki is a “blank page” on which you and your students can easily add, remove, or edit content.

Examples:

Wikispaces @ http://www.wikispaces.com/ (free) MediaWiki @ @http://www.mediawiki.com/ (free) PBwiki @ @http://pbworks.com/ (free)

Applications in education: Teachers can engage students by using wikis to create a space for collaborative essays.
 * Students can post their reflections and share information.
 * Students working collaboratively on research projects can use wiki spaces as a depot for note taking.
 * Teachers can create a compendium of concepts for the course to use as a study guide.
 * Wikis can serve as teacher or classroom webpages, with the added benefit that students themselves can edit the content. For example, students can change the page that displays the weeks' spelling words. (Adapted from wikipedia.)

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1.-Classroom Websites (any level) Wikis can be used as a class website where teachers can post syllabus, assignments, handouts, quiz & test dates. Students can print out documents from the website and communicate with each other and the teacher.

=2.-Teachers can create links to websites for many types of interactive activities. They can help students practice material introduced in class, gain additional information about ideas/material mentioned in class, and suggest area for independent work and practice.=