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| + | ====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. | Wikis allow a group of people to collaboratively create (and edit) web pages. This simple video explains what wikis are all about. | ||
| − | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY What | + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Wikis in Plain English] (YouTube) |
| + | * What is an Educational wiki? | ||
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| + | ====Web Sites==== | ||
| + | * [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] | ||
| + | * [http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/Wikis+in+Education Wikis in Education] | ||
| + | * [https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7004.pdf 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis] | ||
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| + | ====Books==== | ||
| + | Book in the [https://www.durhamtech.edu/library Durham Tech library] on using wikis in education:<br> | ||
| + | Title: <i>Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms</i><br> | ||
| + | Author: Richardson, Will<br> | ||
| + | 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] | ||
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| + | ====Free Wikis==== | ||
| + | There are several web sites that offer free wikis that are pretty easy to use: | ||
| + | * http://pbwiki.com/ | ||
| + | * Five Best [http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/23/featured/free-wikispaces-alternatives.html Free Wikispaces Alternatives] | ||
| + | ** http://www.wikispaces.com/ ''(No longer available after May 2018)'' | ||
| + | <!-- Not a wiki (free or otherwise) 9/16/16: | ||
| + | * http://www.wetpaint.com/ | ||
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| − | + | ====Instructors Using Wikis in the Classroom==== | |
| − | + | =====Lyndsay M. Al-Shibli===== | |
| − | + | * http://thebeantrees001.wetpaint.com/ | |
| + | * http://thebeantrees030.wetpaint.com/ | ||
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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.
- Wikis in Plain English (YouTube)
- What is an Educational wiki?
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:
- http://pbwiki.com/
- Five Best Free Wikispaces Alternatives
- http://www.wikispaces.com/ (No longer available after May 2018)
