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=What is a Wiki?=

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=How has Collaboration Changed?=

Handout: [|7 Things You Should Know About Wikis]

 * Where collaboration once meant sitting together and working with other students in the class in real time, collaboration can now happen between students across the world at any time of the day.
 * Students can build knowledge collaboratively and collectively
 * Publishing tools are easy to use and allow students and teachers to publish to a global audience

=Why Use Wikis?=


 * Wiki services are free
 * Can publish to the Internet without any knowledge of web design, HTML language, upload files, using Web editors, etc.
 * Students can collaborate on projects and edit documents, projects and ideas together.
 * The teacher has full control over who views the wiki and can set student permissions.
 * Can easily integrate video, sound and images to collaborative projects
 * Increased motivation for students - they know that their work is published to the world and that anyone, and not just their teacher, can access their work

=Examples of Wikis=

Wikis for Research

 * [|Wikipedia] - The Free Encyclopedia
 * [|Wikibooks] - Open Content Textbooks
 * [|WikiTravel] - Free Travel Guides

Wikis for Student Collaboration

 * **Primary Web 2.0** - Lists of classrooms that use wikis for learning: http://primaryweb2.wikispaces.com/wikis
 * **Kathy Cassidy's Grade One Wiki** - http://room2-wiki6.wikispaces.com/
 * **The Horizon Project** - http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com/
 * **Flat Classroom Project** - http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
 * **Terry The Tennis ball** - http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/ an adventure story the students of Grade 3-4 at Bellaire Primary School in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Wikis as School/Class Home Pages

 * **St Francois Xavier Community School:** http://sfxschool.pbwiki.com/
 * **Westwood Schools:** http://westwood.wikispaces.com/

=Getting Started=

Wiki Services:

 * PB Wiki - http://pbwiki.com/
 * Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com
 * Wetpaint - http://www.wetpaint.com/

Setting Up A Wiki:
This is a Live Demo using Wikispaces.

Resources:

 * **PDF:** [|Blogs and Wikis Handout]
 * **Blog Post:** [|How Do Wikis fit into Education?]
 * **Image:** [|What Does Collaboration Look Like?]
 * **Wikipedia**: [|Beneath the Surface]

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