Difference between revisions of "Tools: Wikis"
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Wikis in Plain English] (YouTube) | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Wikis in Plain English] (YouTube) | ||
| − | =Wiki Resources= | + | ===Wiki Resources=== |
| − | ===Web Sites=== | + | ====Web Sites==== |
* [http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/ Wikis in Education] | * [http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/ Wikis in Education] | ||
* [http://www.ikiw.org/ Grow Your Wiki] | * [http://www.ikiw.org/ Grow Your Wiki] | ||
* [http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/39381 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis] | * [http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/39381 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis] | ||
| − | ===Books=== | + | ====Books==== |
Book in the [http://www.durhamtech.edu/library.htm DTCC library] on using wikis in education:<br> | Book in the [http://www.durhamtech.edu/library.htm DTCC 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> | ||
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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] | 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=== | + | ====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: | ||
* http://www.wetpaint.com/ | * http://www.wetpaint.com/ | ||
* http://www.wikispaces.com/ | * http://www.wikispaces.com/ | ||
* http://pbwiki.com/ | * http://pbwiki.com/ | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 18 March 2009
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)
Wiki Resources
Web Sites
Books
Book in the DTCC 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:
