Introduction

Section 1: Whatza wiki?

• What is a wiki?

• The Hawaiian word for “quick”
• From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: 

A wiki is computer software that allows users to easily create, edit and link web pages. 

Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites, power community websites, and are increasingly 

being installed by businesses to provide affordable and effective Intranets or for use 

in Knowledge Management. Ward Cunningham, developer of the first wiki, WikiWikiWeb, 

originally described it as "the simplest online database that could possibly work".[1] One of the best-known wikisis Wikipedia.[2]

• Think of a wiki as an easy to use website that also allows for collaboration (as
  

  though users are sharing a word document) and tracks page changes. 

Section 2: How and why a Wiki can be used in the classroom

             Easy webpages

 Student collaboration

 

• collaborative notes
• multi-classroomprojects

Examples of Classroom Wikis:

George Hall Elementary

St. Francois Xavier Community School

Section 3: Considerations when choosing wiki software.

• Use Wikimatrix - a matrix generating site to determine what wiki's might suit your needs!

• Comparing 2 popular wikis: 

• Wiki Name	Website
  PBWiki	http://pbwiki.com/
  Wikispaces	http://www.wikispaces.com

Go to next page - Creating a PBWiki