Wikis

=What is a Wiki?=
 * What is a Wiki? ** | Working with Wikispaces | Teaching and Learning with Wikis
 * The term Wiki comes from the Hawaiian word for quick or fast.[[image:5A_Wiki.jpg align="right"]]
 * A **wiki**is a simple website that
 * Allows everyone to participate in the creation and editing process using a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) text editor.
 * Are simple enough for upper elementary to use as learning tool.
 * [|Wikipedia] is the most famous example of a Wiki and is the world's largest Wiki.
 * Wiki Providers:
 * We use Wikispaces for our class Wiki site. This site is actually a Wikispaces site.
 * [|PB Works] Basic service is free but classroom subscriptions with additional teacher controls cost $99 a year.
 * The video to the below provides an excellent introduction to how a Wiki works. For additional information, the [|TeachersFirst Wiki Walk Through] is a fabulous resource detailing Wiki basics and describing how Wikis may be used in education.

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