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Wikis

defn:A wiki is a collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it.

 

"..wikis provide students with a variety of authentic audiences, ranging from students themselves to anyone in the world with Internet access. Knowing that real people will be reading and possibly responding to their writing is often the impetus to motivate students to write with much more enthusiasm than they would when composing traditional research essays"

McPherson, Keith. "Wikis and student writing. " Teacher Librarian. 34.2 (Dec 2006): 70(3).

Creating a Wiki

 

go to http://pbwiki.com
enter your site name - use lowercase letters & no spaces
enter your emal address
a confirmation will be sent to your email address
go to your email address and click on the confirming link
create a password
What's this wiki for? set to Education
your wiki is ready
Edit your main page (home)

 

Wikis in Plain English video

pbwiki tutorial video (large version)

pbwiki tutorial video