what+is+a+wiki

=Wikis=

//**What's a wiki?**// A wiki is a web site that lets any visitor become a participant: you can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools. All you need is a computer with an Internet connection. A wiki is continuously “under revision.” It is a living collaboration whose purpose is the sharing of the creative process and product by many. One famous example is Wiki-pedia, an online encyclopedia with no “authors” but millions of contributors and editors. The word "wiki" comes from Hawaiian language, meaning "quick" or "fast."

//**Sample Wikis used in classrooms**// [|WikiBooks]is a collection of free content textbooks that you can edit. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://nextgenteachers.wikispaces.com/Connecting+Teachers; If you are ooking for a teacher mentor that is aligned with the changing face of literacy--be sure to sign in at this site.. http://itgs.wikispaces.com/: Is a great for an 11 and 12 Information Technology in a Global Society classes. One use is to create a collaborative essay as a practice before students write their own essay--and check out the Flat Classroom project http://gcsehistory.wikispaces.com/ http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis A great example of a connected classroom project in wiki form is the Thousand and One Flat World Tales Project = =