Wiki, Don’t Lose That Number: The World of Wiki

Several of us have chatted here before about wikis. As an educational-technology person who spends lots of time online, I can tell you it really does take a lot to win me over as far as new technology and its worthiness in education are concerned. Wikis, however, have done just that.

What I like best about wikis is that the technology itself isn't earth shattering, it's just incredibly easy to use as well and serves some good purposes for teachers. The use of wikis ranges from employing low-level communications tools to creating enriched, collaborative multimedia projects.

We've chatted about Wikipedia, the grandmamma of Wikis, before, but have you visited it recently? Have your students been editing wiki pages to help enrich the knowledge of all of us? (What a fun way to let our MySpacers publish in an educational way!) And if you haven't visited WikiQuote, Wiktionary, and Wikinews, be sure to check them out.

Below are a few low-level ideas to help you get your feet wet if you're new to the world of wikis. These are by no means examples of technology integration of the highest form. They're simply ways to play around that don't take much setup time:

Here are a few more resources:

If you're already a wiki user, please share your favorite things you're doing with wikis.