Wikis

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//A **wiki** is a collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified [|markup language.] Wikis are often used to create [|collaborative] [|websites] and to power community websites. The collaborative encyclopedia [|Wikipedia] is one of the best-known wikis//. ([|Wikipedia]).
 * What is a wiki?**

Wikis' easy-to-use (WYSIWYG--what you see is what you get) software allow us to easily create websites and they allow others to collaborate in building and editing them. Wikis may be one page or multiple pages. You can easily see the history of a wiki under the History tag. Vandalism can be easily detected and traced to a login or IP address, depending on the particular wiki configuration. Discussion is possible under the Discussion tag. Wikis may include a variety of embedded widgets (little program applications) including interactive maps, calendars, videos, slides shows, etc.

[|New Tools for School Librarians] (PB Wiki video) media type="custom" key="3945375" [|commoncraft] has a great video of Wikis //in Plain English// media type="youtube" key="-dnL00TdmLY" height="344" width="425"


 * Resources to compare wikis' features and functions** -
 * [|WikiMatrix]

**Wikis** (the killer app!! - with teeth)
 * [|Wikispaces for Teachers] (Joyce's pick)
 * [|PB Wiki For Education]
 * [|MediaWiki]
 * [|Wikia]
 * [|Tiddlywiki]
 * [|Wet Paint]
 * [|Wiki.com] (for searching wikispace)
 * [|Weebly for Education] (websites and blogs for classes)
 * [|Webs (create a website for free)]
 * Ubidesk (online collaboration workspace for students)

Enterprise Wiki:
 * [|Absolutely!] (enterprise wiki / knowledge management system based on Google Apps)

Examples:
 * Examples of educational wikis
 * [|Eight Ways to Use School Wikis]
 * [|50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom | Smart Teaching]
 * Prerequisite (summer) reading lists!
 * German Art Project
 * [|Jeri Hurd's Film Studies Wiki]
 * [|Pathfinders]
 * ATN Reading Lists
 * [|Great Book Stories]
 * Salute to Seuss
 * [|Welker’s Wikinomics]
 * UDL TechTools
 * BookleadsWiki
 * PoetrySlamWiki
 * Gershman PoetryWikis:
 * A Block
 * C Block
 * D Block
 * WWI Poetry Visualization
 * [|AP World History Review Wiki]
 * [|Plymouth Regional High School]
 * [|Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki]
 * [|Library Instruction Wiki]
 * [|Lemony Snicket Wiki]
 * [|Third Grade Wikis] Grandview Library
 * [|Wikimedia]
 * [|Wikibooks]
 * [|Wikijunior]
 * [|Wikiquote]
 * [|Wikiversity]
 * [|Wiktionary]
 * LM_NET Annex
 * Examples of educational wikis


 * Searching Wikis**
 * [|Wiki.com] (for searching wikispace)
 * [|Google Wiki Search] (Customized search by Rich Hoeg)


 * Rationale** **and instruction**
 * [|Ten Reasons Why Your Next Pathfinder Should be a Wiki]
 * [|Video: Wikis in Plain English]
 * [|Classroom Use of Wikis] Teaching Hacks Tutorial
 * WebTools4U2Use on Wikis
 * [|Scoring Student Participation in Asynchronous Communication]