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==What are Wikis?==
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==Wiki Resources==
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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 Wikis in Plain English] (YouTube)
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Wikis in Plain English] (YouTube)
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* What is an Educational wiki?
  
=Wiki Resources=
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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]
===Web Sites===
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* [http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/ Wikis in Education]
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* [http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Articles+and+Resources How to use wikis in Education]
* [http://www.ikiw.org/ Grow Your Wiki]
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* [http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/Wikis+in+Education Wikis in Education]
* [http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/39381 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis]
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* [https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7004.pdf 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis]
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===Books===
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====Books====
Book in the [http://www.durhamtech.edu/library.htm DTCC library] on using wikis in education:<br>
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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>
 
Title: <i>Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms</i><br>
 
Author: Richardson, Will<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]
 
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]
  
===Free Wikis===
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====Free Wikis====
 
There are several web sites that offer free wikis that are pretty easy to use:
 
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/
 
* http://www.wetpaint.com/
* http://www.wikispaces.com/
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* http://pbwiki.com/
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====Instructors Using Wikis in the Classroom====
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=====Lyndsay M. Al-Shibli=====
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* http://thebeantrees001.wetpaint.com/
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* http://thebeantrees030.wetpaint.com/
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 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: