Web 2.0:Wikis

Assignment: Blog Creation

Vocabulary (from Wikipedia)

• wiki

Background Information

• "How A Wiki Works" from How Stuff Works
• Watch this video which outlines the differences between Wikis and Blogs. - Wiki Vs. Blog Video
• 7 Things You Should Know About... (from Educause)

Wikis in Education

• Kurt Johnson's Del.icio.us wiki links
• Watch this video about Wikis in the Classroom (http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/251/58/)
• Using Wikis in Education
• Wikis in the Classroom: from eMints (http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001969.shtml)
• Watch this video to see how wiki's can help your teaching
• Technology That Works wiki. (http://technologythatworks.wikispaces.com/)
• A Glorified Whiteboard

• Wired News - The Wiki that edited me

• Wiki Ideas for the Classroom

• Wiki Examples
  http://elacd.carnet.hr/wiki/index.php/Collaborative_Spaces
  http://663studygroup.pbwiki.com/
  http://wiki.elearning.ubc.ca/tela/HomePage
  http://wiki.monroe.edu/index.php?title=Main_Page
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
  http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/wiki?action=Index
  http://hmtech.wikispaces.com/
  http://techtips.wikispaces.com/
  http://aristotle-experiment.wikispaces.com/
  http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/necc2006/
  http://www.wikiville.org.uk/index.php/Main_Page
  http://wiki.woodward.edu/hannalee/doku.php?id=hannalee
  http://chem.wetpaint.com/
  http://www.amillionpenguins.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
  http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
  http://wiki.elearning.ubc.ca/tela/HomePage
  http://vandervoetwikiworld.wikispaces.com/
  And a Wikii that looks like a blog: http://thinkubator.ccsp.sfu.ca/

District Policies?

Watch the video entitled District Policies Regarding Blogs and Wikis

Wikis: Accurate Information?

Where to Create a Wiki

A list of wiki farms. (http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiFarms)

Some are free, some are not. A description is included with each wiki address. Examples:

1. Peanut Butter Wiki (http://pbwiki.com)
2. JotSpot (http://jotspot.com)
3. Community Wiki (http://communitywiki.org/odd/)
4. Wikispaces (http://www.wikispaces.com/)