Using+Wikis

= What Are Wikis? =

"A **wiki** is software that allows users to create, edit, and link web pages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. These wiki websites are often also referred to as //wikis//." ( [|Wikipedia] )

"Wikis allow anyone to create or edit a website or webpages with little or no knowledge of hypertext markup language (html). Wikis and wiki pages can be password protected, however, to control who can edit. Wikis allow for collaboration on projects and promote ideas. A wiki is like a blank webpage you can write on with simple tools--text, photos, graphics, videos, links and more. Wikis store the history of page changes so you can see how a page has changed over time, and can revert to an older version if you'd like. For students, wikis are an opportunity to engage in a collaborative writing process. Wikis are also a great way to engage in and organize group research projects, as each individuals contributions can easily be seen in the history and revisions." (MATNOnline )

= How To Use A Wiki =

__Wikis In Plain English__
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__Wikis In The Classroom__
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= Wikis Teachers Use =


 * Wikipedia "is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit." This links you to the main page in English.


 * Caroline O'Bannon's List is a wiki containing links to over 60 educational wikis, including 8 Ways To Use School Wikis and Wiki Use Ideas In Education.


 * MATNOnline "provides educators with resources to support the education of all students in a Universally Designed for Learning Classroom and to support students with disabilities with the use of Assistive Technology.


 * Greetings From The World is a wiki where students share information about their countries and cultures with other students around the world. It won the edublog award for best educational wiki in 2009.


 * The edublog 2009 Best Education Wiki Nominees 2009 is a website containing links to all of the nominated websites for the edublog 2009 Best Educational Wiki award.


 * Bookleads is a wiki with tons of reading resources.


 * Math Future - Math Interest Group 2.0 "is an international network of researchers, educators, families, community leaders and technology enablers collaborating on a variety of research and development projects and conversation threads about social media as it relates to mathematics and mathematics education."

- Note, that it will be merging with English Wikibooks in the near future.
 * Simple English Wiki Books is a wiki used to make textbooks in simple English.


 * English Wikibooks is a community for creating a free library of educational textbooks that anyone can edit.


 * Weblogged is a wiki maintained by Will Richardson, author of __Blogs Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms__. This space is used as a resource for his workshops and presentations.
 * High School Online Collaborative Writing is a wiki where high school students and teachers can write about and discuss a broad range of topics.
 * STJ's Wiki is a wiki that was created by two second grade teachers in Olney Maryland. They created a wiki to link their school's learning to schools all around the world!