Wikis

=What is a Wiki?= The Word ‘wiki’ comes from the Hawaiian word ‘wikiwiki’ meaning quick. It is a type of website that allows the content to be changed quickly and allows for collaborative writing, writing, and editing.


 * Wikispaces will give a free wiki to educators k-12 without ads!**



**Examples**:

 * Assistive Technology Wiki http://www.assistech.org.uk/doku.php
 * High School Online Collaborative Writing http://scholls.wikia.com/wiki/main_page
 * Holocaust Wiki http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/holocaust/tiki-index.php
 * SED 379 Wiki [|http://138.87.80.129/mediawiki]
 * Cool Tools for Schools: http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/
 * Karen Janowski's UDL Tech Toolkit: http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/
 * Meg Ormiston's Site: http://megormi.wikispaces.com/

**Potential Uses of Wiki’s in the Classroom:**

 * Co-authoring of Books
 * A Hypermedia Presentation of Content
 * Communally Created Notes, Definitions and Concepts

**Tools to Create Wiki’s**

 * WikiPages [|http://wikipages.com]
 * PB Wiki http://pbwiki.com/
 * SeedWiki [|www.seedwiki.com]
 * WikiCities http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia

Content courtesy of Blogs, Podcasts, and Wikis, presentation, CTG 2006 by Wojcik, Behnke, Bardi, and Hohulin