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http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/07/07/what-is-a-wiki.html
 * Definition** - "The term [|wiki] comes from the Wikiwikiweb site developed by Ward Cunningham in 1994. Visiting Hawaii he was looking for a bus from the airport and was told to take the ‘wikiwiki’ (Hawaiian for quick) bus. Wikis = quick website" (http://liveevents.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/go-wild-with-wikis-part-i/)
 * A web 2.0 tool
 * Like sandbox
 * Tool to collaborate, create, and share content on the web.

Most famous wiki - wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/

Most commonly used wikis are:
 * Wikispaces - their help page for teachers
 * WetPaint - [|WetPaint educator wikis]
 * PBWorks (formerly known as PBWikis) - [|PBWorks educator wikis]
 * MediaWiki

Easy to edit, looks like Word Asynchronously edit page Create new pages Create navigation bar Create links to URL, pages within wiki Engage in discussions for each page History of people who edited the page and page changes Set permission levels (editor, reader, administrator) Recall previous edits (what was insert, deleted) Upload files Add tags for searching Set notification of changes to members Create student access to wikis without needing an email account Operates as a webpage for communication to parents
 * Highlights**

http://wiki.classroom20.com/Foreign+Language http://mec2009.pbworks.com/ http://murcha.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/what-is-a-wiki/ Classroom webpage Project planning Course planning What else? [|wiki purpose.jpg]
 * Examples of use in education**

http://www.wikimatrix.org
 * Compare wikis**


 * Questions:**
 * what are wikis
 * why educators use wikis
 * how to use wikis for their own professional learning and/or with their students
 * what are the challenges of teaching students to use wikis