World of Wikis

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World of Wikis

• Reaction to Wild about Wikis
• Brittany Frazzetto

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Use in the Classroom

• The article offered a variety of specific uses
  for Wikis in the classroom
• I was most intrigued by the idea of a WebEssay. I
  think it would be great to have students make the
  traditional essay more interesting by adding
  images, hyperlinks, and videos.
• I liked the fact that all of the ideas provided
  were collaborative projects. It is so important
  for students to learn to work together.

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Pbwiki- my favorite!

• These site is a really great resource for
  educators looking to have a collaborative
  classroom
• Educators can easily set up their own classroom
  wiki free of advertisements, and password
  protected all for no cost.
• I also really liked the fact that the website
  provides videos on great ways to use wikis in the
  classroom, how to get started, and tips on safety
• PBwiki did a really great job of addressing all
  my concerns regarding wikis in the classroom and
  even brought up points that I had not considered
  (eliminating the excuse of losing your homework)

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wikispaces

• This website is also free for educators, and free
  of advertisements.
• The main focus of the wiki is for collaboration
  in the classroom.
• The website claims to be easy to use, however I
  found the brief tour confusing and unhelpful.

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EditMe

• I was not impressed with this wiki site. First of
  all, there is a cost involved regardless of
  education purposes.
• In addition, they claim to be very easy to use,
  however when I tried using the demo version of
  the wiki I was not able to navigate it easily,
  and finally gave up.

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WetPaint

• This site is very attractive, but a little busy.
• It is powered by Google and contains constant
  updates on its homepage for other wikis. This
  could be troublesome for young students,
  considering not all of the information is
  appropriate.
• There are privacy settings that can be set when
  creating your own wiki, however I think this site
  would be great for a personal wiki, however I
  dont think its the best option for a classroom
  wiki.

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MediaWiki

• The language on this website was a little
  confusing for someone new to technological
  language.
• Software has to be downloaded in order to create
  a wiki, although it is the same software as the
  site Wikipedia uses.
• I found the site easy to navigate, and questions
  were easily answered, however I was not under the
  impression that this wiki would be simple to use
  in the classroom.

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Wikis to Watch

• I really enjoyed this section at the end of the
  article, and spent a lot of time exploring these
  wikis
• My favorite was Westwood Schools Wiki. This
  educator has done a great job of creating an
  environment that enhances student learning and
  creativity. I really liked the hall of fame
  section where a students work was commemorated.
  It is wonderful that students are being
  acknowledged for their hard work, somewhere where
  anyone can see.
• Another fun website is SwarmSketch where you add
  just one line to help make up a picture. It is a
  really neat idea to be just one line in a
  collaborative painting.