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Wikis allow a group of people to collaboratively create (and edit) web pages.  
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==Wiki Resources==
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====What are Wikis?====
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Wikis allow a group of people to collaboratively create (and edit) web pages. This simple video explains what wikis are all about.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Wikis in Plain English] (YouTube)
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* What is an Educational wiki?
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====Web Sites====
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* [http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/07/teachers-guide-on-use-of-wikis-in.html Teachers Guide on the Use of Wikis in Education]
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* [http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Articles+and+Resources How to use wikis in Education]
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* [http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/Wikis+in+Education Wikis in Education]
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* [https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7004.pdf 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis]
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There are several web sites that offer free wikis that are pretty easy to use. I've played around some with the first 2 listed below; have not yet tried out the 3rd:
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====Books====
* http://www.wetpaint.com/ (practice site)
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Book in the [https://www.durhamtech.edu/library Durham Tech library] on using wikis in education:<br>
* http://www.wikispaces.com/ (practice site)
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Title: <i>Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms</i><br>
* http://pbwiki.com/  
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Author: Richardson, Will<br>
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Preview: [http://books.google.com/books?id=6PFjF9BQe2AC&dq=Blogs,+wikis,+podcasts,+and+other+powerful+web+tools+for+classrooms&pg=PP1&ots=37wgqfBA-Q&sig=8wLFA7BrfE-LqQlsZkogGM-MPIo&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPP7,M1 Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms]
  
Durham Tech doesn't have any policies that I know of that would prevent you from setting up a wiki on one of the above sites and then getting your students to set up account on it so they can use it. Most wiki sites let you place restrictions on who can edit your wiki (you would want to limit this to your students, I would think) and also who can view it (you may or may not want it to be publicly viewable, I can see cases both ways).
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====Free Wikis====
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There are several web sites that offer free wikis that are pretty easy to use:
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* http://pbwiki.com/
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* Five Best [http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/23/featured/free-wikispaces-alternatives.html Free Wikispaces Alternatives]
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** http://www.wikispaces.com/ ''(No longer available after May 2018)''
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* http://www.wetpaint.com/
  
==Wiki Resources==
 
  
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY What are Wikis?]
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Simple video that explains what wikis are all about.
 
  
* [http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/ Wiki Tips]
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====Instructors Using Wikis in the Classroom====
This site has some helpful tips but you have to hunt around a bit.  
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=====Lyndsay M. Al-Shibli=====
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* http://thebeantrees001.wetpaint.com/
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* http://thebeantrees030.wetpaint.com/
  
* Book in the [http://www.durhamtech.edu/library.htm DTCC library] on using wikis in education:
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Title: Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms<br>
 
Author: Richardson, Will
 

Latest revision as of 09:32, 3 March 2020

Wiki Resources

What are Wikis?

Wikis allow a group of people to collaboratively create (and edit) web pages. This simple video explains what wikis are all about.

Web Sites

Books

Book in the Durham Tech library on using wikis in education:
Title: Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms
Author: Richardson, Will
Preview: Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms

Free Wikis

There are several web sites that offer free wikis that are pretty easy to use: