Why Wiki?

10 Reasons Why Your Next Pathfinder Should Be a Wiki by Joyce Valenza

http://informationfluency.wikispaces.com/Ten+reasons+why+your+next+pathfinder+should+be+a+wiki

What is a Wiki?

A wiki is a website that can is easy to view, edit, format and organize. You can upload documents and images, create links and . Wikis work best when used within a community.

Why use a wiki? Because they allow you to:

•    Expose your students to cutting-edge technology that drives student engagement and pedagogical goals.

•    Learn about web 2.0 in a safe environment.

•    Decentralize your work and allow your students to collaborate.

•    Manage a group project.

•    Post handouts.

•    Set up a simple website in minutes.

•    Focus on content versus design.

•    Share research findings.

•    Collaborate on distance learning.

•    Plan an educational conference.

•    Demo students' work.

•    Provide a place for students to submit their work.

•    Easily edit information.

•    Track a group project.

Wiki Hints:

•    Start small with just one class or a few students.

•    Use the Sidebar for a Table of Contents to easily navigate through pages.

•    Use the First Page to describe your Wiki, list links, display graphics or video.

•    Create lots of pages so that many students can edit at the same time.

•    Divide students into groups and create a page for each group.

•    Create a page called Handouts.

•    Encourage editing!

A Few Ideas for Using Wikis:

•    Find and summarize articles on the Internet.

•    Plan and post group projects.

•    Peer reviews.

•    Post Book reviews.

•    Collaborative writing, planning.

Wiki Information on the Web

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Articles+and+Resources

http://eduwikius.wikispaces.com/Wikis

Examples:

Colony Middle School Library

Mount Edgecomb High School Library

East High School Library

Anchorage School Districts Librarians

Dimond High School Library Book Reviews (under construction!)

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis