Wikis

=Wikis: A collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it.= WIKIS Use : I use wikis for group projects where multiple people are collecting and growing information. Wikis provide a very easy way for all of those involved to contribute. Wikis serve as containers that hold information that would be useful to those working on shared projects. My wiki has links to blog posts and Google docs. Another nice feature of the wiki site I use is the “discussion tab.” This enables contributors to discuss items related to the wiki page they are contributing to. Ownership : There are administrators and contributors. The administrator(s) establish settings for contributors. Generally everyone has access to add and contribute information. Service I Use : Wikispaces Cost : FREE for Educators ! Example : []  Information Credit: //Lisa Nielsen; Tech & Learning, Dec 2, 2010; [].//

Get Started Here: Free Wiki's

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Lesson Plans & Ideas:
> > For example, start with a short 'fair use'/copyright scenario. Use a short scenario about copying material and an analysis of why the scenario is most likely fair use (four factors in the US for using the copyrighted material of others without permission). Each user has to change the scenario and analysis. The process, product, and history are all illuminating and plug students into using wikis. > > Or start with a passage about some TV or literary characters and then give them each a choice about changing some condition--it becomes like the game of telephone.
 * Start with a story and have everyone change it.
 * Use a wiki to make a catalog. Example: [|A Collaboration of Sites and Sounds: Using Wikis to Catalog Protest Songs]
 * AP US Government: Mini-Project: Students will suggest a bill to the General Assembly that will improve the public education system in the Commonwealth.
 * AP World History: Test Reviews: Teacher will post test essay and multiple choice ideas/concepts. Teacher will periodically review and provide feedback.
 * English: Project cross-check: As students work on a large project where the base concept runs through all projects (i.e. WW2, Elizabethan England project), students can post their research information to a wiki and then cross-check one another (provided they cite where they got their information when they make changes).
 * General:Wikis are great for soliciting opinions and ideas.
 * Students would create a wiki for the class about the American Revolution. All students would contribute information that they have learned and researched and it would be used as a class resource and database.
 * [|A Wiki Story:] Students will learn how to use a wiki while creating and editing a story collaborratively.

=Wikis in Plain English=
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 * Educational Wikis || Articles and resources to learn about Wikis ||
 * [|How Stuff Works] || Wikis, everything you need to know ||
 * <span style="font-family: arial,Arial,Helvetica;">[|PB Wiki] || Wiki tool ||
 * [|Top 28 Wiki Sites] || Wiki bests ||
 * <span style="font-family: arial,Arial,Helvetica;">[|Wetpaint Press Room] || How Wikis can be used in the classroom ||
 * <span style="font-family: arial,Arial,Helvetica;">[|Wikipedia] || Explanation of a Wiki ||
 * <span style="font-family: arial,Arial,Helvetica;">[|WikiHow] || How-to manual that anyone can write and edit ||
 * <span style="font-family: arial,Arial,Helvetica;">Wiki Spaces || Wiki tool ||
 * <span style="font-family: arial,Arial,Helvetica;">[|Wiki Web Directory] || Directory of Wikis on the web ||
 * Westwood || What is a Wiki tool? ||
 * <span style="font-family: arial,Arial,Helvetica;">[|Wet Paint] || Wiki tool ||
 * <span style="font-family: arial,Arial,Helvetica;">[|Writing Wiki] || For Teachers new to Wikis ||

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