Tools: Wikis
Wikis allow a group of people to collaboratively create (and edit) web pages.
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:
- http://www.wetpaint.com/ (practice site)
- http://www.wikispaces.com/ (practice site)
- http://pbwiki.com/
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).
Wiki Resources
Simple video that explains what wikis are all about.
This site has some helpful tips but you have to hunt around a bit.
- Book in the DTCC library on using wikis in education:
Title: Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms Author: Richardson, Will
