Tools: Wikis

Wikis allow a group of people to collaboratively create (and edit) web pages.

• What are Wikis?

Simple video that explains what wikis are all about.

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/

Wiki Resources

• Wiki Tips

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