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(c) Jennifer Wagner 2009 jenuinetech@gmail.com 
The Whats and Whys of Wikis
 Jennifer L. WagnerOnline Project Coordinator
What is a WIKI??
 
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 A Wiki can be thought of as combining a Web site and a Word-processingdocument.
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 At its simplest, it can be read just a regular web site, with no editingprivileges possible, but the real power lies in the fact that teachers andstudents can work collaboratively work on the content of the wiki simplyby using a standard web browser.
Why Use A Wiki?
 
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With the availability of a wiki 24/7/365 from pretty much anywhere, youhave the opportunity to connect with anyone you wish....from yourclassroom to the world.
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 A wiki is as easy to use as any word processing program.
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It is free (most of the time) with the availability of adding text, images,video, links, feeds, and more.
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It is editable but also you can trace the edits (or revisions) to see who hasadded/subtracted data.
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 You can select who you wish to collaborate with by invitation (whichallows security) or you can open it to anyone.
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 You can roll back to prior edits if necessary.
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 A simple SAVE updates the page instantly on the internet.
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Some people challenge the validity of "wikispaces" as a legitimate source.By creating your own wiki, you are able to verify your data for accuracyand create an accurate portal of information for your audience.
Where to create WIKI?
 
 
PB Wiki:http://pbwiki.com/education.wiki 
 
Wikispaces:http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers 
 
Media Wiki:http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki 
 
WetPaint:http://www.wetpaint.com/wiki?zone=cyoGoEdu2 
 
Zoho:http://wiki.zoho.com/jsp/wikilogin.jsp?serviceurl=%2Fregister.do 
 
(c) Jennifer Wagner 2009 jenuinetech@gmail.com 
Educational Wikis
 
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http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis 
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http://k12online07.wikispaces.com/ 
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http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php 
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http://www.budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page 
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http://salutetoseuss.wikispaces.com/ 
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http://chriscraft.pbwiki.com/ 
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http://globalexplorers.wikispaces.com/ 
Case Studies & Resources:
 
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http://www.wikiineducation.com/display/ikiw/Home 
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http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=191801354 
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http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7004.pdf  
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http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0452.pdf  
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http://homepage.mac.com/charlenechausis/wikis.html 
Wiki Comparision
 http://www.wikimatrix.org/ 
Wikipedia Concerns:
 1. Wikipedia -- is inaccurate???The British science journal Nature facilitated a study that examined thecomparative accuracy of scientific entries in Wikipedia and the EncyclopediaBritannica in December of 2005. Nature found the two sources to contain asimilar amount of errors, with each having 4 serious errors relating tomisinterpretations of important concepts in the pairs of articles reviewed. A considerable amount of minor errors were also found in Wikipedia and Britannicaaccording to Nature: "Reviewers also found many factual errors, omissions ormisleading statements: 162 and 123 in Wikipedia and Britannica, respectively.(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/advice/poi/power-of-information-review.pdf pg 10)
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