Why+Wiki?

=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 Knights Wiki] [|CMSreads Wiki] Mount Edgecomb High School Library East High School Library Anchorage School Districts Librarians Dimond High School Library Book Reviews (under construction!)