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Wikis with Wikispaces

What is a Wiki?
==== A wiki is a Web site that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own Web browser. This is made possible by Wiki software that runs on the Web server. Wikis end up being created mainly by a collaborative effort of the site visitors. A great example of a large wiki is the Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia in many languages that anyone can edit. The term "wiki" comes from the Hawaiian phrase, "wiki wiki," which means "super fast." I guess if you have thousands of users adding content to a Web site on a regular basis, the site could grow "super fast." ==== Wiki definition from TechTerms.com

Pros & Cons of Wikis

 * ==Pros==
 * ====Available on the web immediately====
 * ====Can be made private for just your students to edit====
 * ====Great way to collaborate and share====
 * ====Increases student accountability - each edit is logged====
 * ====Students can work on pages at school or home====
 * ====Discussion tab can be used for reflection, comments, and questioning====
 * ====Can easily add text, audio, video and more====

|| ==Cons==
 * ====Students might post inappropriate information====
 * ====Passwords and/or usernames can be forgotten====
 * ====Becomes messy without tending - Need to be "WikiGardeners"====
 * ====Students can override other students' work====
 * ====Doesn't retain format of word docs, tables, spreadsheets, etc.====
 * ====Need to reduce, or re-size files to post - movies, videos==== ||

What is Wikispaces?
==== Since early 2005 Wikispaces has been dedicated to building the world's easiest to use wiki service by listening closely to the ever growing Wikispaces community. They currently host millions of wikis for over five million people and have products designed for the smallest classroom and the world's largest corporations and institutions. ====

Read more about the Wikispaces team and philosophy by clicking here.
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