Wikis

Wikis

Brief Description
A wiki is a simple website which allows its creator to edit and link a number of pages together. It can also be collaborative website where many users can edit the content. ICTIntegrationInspiration is wiki site.

What's So Good About Wikis?

 * Very easy to use...even for those who are technically challenged :)
 * You can change permissions on your wiki to suit your needs... you can set it so that just you as the author can edit pages, or you can allow certain people to edit, or you can allow anybody to edit the content on the pages.
 * Your changes appear instantly!
 * People located anywhere in the world can edit your wiki.
 * Increases connectedness by providing a world-wide audience for student's work.
 * Potential to increase social support as students can comment on each others work.
 * The wiki software keeps track of edits so authors can revert back to a previous version if neccessary.
 * It's free!!

Tips To Get Started
I use Wikispaces to create my wikis. This software is very user friendly and it allows teachers to create free websites for educational purposes. Simply create a log in and click on 'create a new wiki' and away you go! If you need help: http://help.wikispaces.com/Teacher+Help

Examples
Here are some great examples that I stumbled across; http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/ http://gowest.wikispaces.com/ http://wilvandee.wikispaces.com/