Wikis

//A Wiki is a social networking site for the creation and editing of a series of interlinked Web pages.//

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 * Wikis in Plain English**

Why Use Wikis?
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 * Wikis for Teachers**

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Getting Started
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Wiki Resources for Further Exploration
Wikis in the Classroom What Can We Do with Wikis? Working on a Wiki ...tips for using wikis with students Grazing for Digital Natives Wikispaces Blog Wikis in the Classroom ...a Wiki from Harrison Middle School, Yarmouth, ME Wikis in the Classroom .....from Clarkstown Central School District [|Wikis in Education] Why Wikis? [|WikiEducator] [|Wikis in the Classroom] ...from WetPaint Educational Wikis Wikis in the Classroom [|Wikis in the K-12 Classroom] [|School Computing Wiki] ..."A collaborative guide to information technology in K-12 schools that anyone can edit" The Lunchbox Project ..."An international language learning project for K-3 students Voices of the World ..."The project started..to connect children in Europe using their voice and their own language. Since...2007, children from around the world have //'Let Their Voice Be Heard'//." Social Networking for Teachers

Directions for creating and editing a Wiki account Getting Tricky with Wikis PBWorks Video Tutorials
 * Creating a Wikispaces Wiki**

Integration Ideas
50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom Classroom Examples [|The Write On Project]..."a collaborative writing project involving ten classes of third, fourth, and fifth grade students around the United States [|Virtual Worlds Wiki]...high school wiki for a Vitural Worlds course Mr Armstrong's U.S. History Wiki Shakespeare~Henry IV, Part 1 Animal Ark....an elementary school Wiki Fun Words...interesting Wiki for learning vocabulary words students used GoAnimate to create video interpretation of vocab words

Mr. Nichols' Wiki (powerful example of embedded podcasts) House M Mythology Wiki [|Cluster M Social Studies Wiki] [|Social Studies with Ms Karol] Las Comidas (Foods of Spanish Speaking Countries) Grade 6 Math Lab
 * Examples of Wikis from Wellesley Middle School**