Wiki+Information

=//**What's IS a wiki?**//= = = A wiki is an interactive and collaborative Web site (tool) that lets any visitor become a participant: you can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools. A wiki is a continuously evolving and “under revision” Web site. It is a collaboration tool whose purpose is the sharing of the creative process and product by many. The word "wiki" comes from Hawaiian language, meaning "quick" or "fast."


 * Where can I go to learn about wikis?** The best place that I've found is right here in the Wikispaces environment. Check out the site below...it'll open your mind!!!
 * **[|TeachersFirst: Wiki Walk - Through] -** This is an excellent introduction into the world of Wikis. You'll find a bunch of ideas as to how this tool...and I say tool...can work in YOUR classroom!
 * **[|Welcome to the World of Wikis]** - This is a PDF that goes into creating one...no need to re-create the wheel!

For those of you who were interested in the origin of the wiki...here are some links to wiki information:
 * [|Wiki Defined] - Wikipedia's meaning behind wikis.
 * [|Our Wiki Homepage] - an educational wiki
 * [|Curriki] - A global learning community - very project based and FREE