Wikis

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[|A wiki is a collaborative web site].
 * __What is a Wiki?__**

Video: [|Wikis in Plain English]

[|Wikipedia's entry on wikis]

[|A Glorified Whiteboard]


 * __Examples of Wikis:__**

[|Grandview Library- Third Grade Wikis]

[|Yewlands Science Wiki]

[|Wikiplaces] an example of an ABC book type wiki

[|Hannalee] (fifth grade novel study)

LMS Book Club

Deep River Elementary School

Flat Classroom Project

[|Charlotte's Web Class Project]

http://westwood.wikispaces.com/   Prerequisite (summer) reading lists! German Art Project [|Pathfinders] Salute to Seuss [|Welker’s Wikinomics]

Examples of educational wikis WWI Poetry Visualization [|AP World History Review Wiki] [|Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki] [|Lemony Snicket Wiki] [|Wikijunior] [|Novel Study] Holes wiki LMS Book Club Deep River Elementary School Astronomy Alphabet Discovery Elementary Arbor Heights Elementary

**http://vblibraryworkshop.wikispaces.com/** Joyce Valenza **http://vbrc.wikispaces.com/**


 * __How to Use a Wiki__**

[|Wikispaces: A tutorial]

Creating your own wiki- [|__http://www.wikispaces.com/t/x/teachers100K__] You must use this site to create your wiki which will create an advertisement-free wiki!

__**Wiki Tips:**__ Remind students to not use last names. Set up guidelines for editing each other's work. Under Manage Space, use the Members and Permission feature to establish who can view and edit your wiki. Public means anyone can see and edit your wiki. You can also lock down your wiki so that anyone can view it but only members can edit. See the Wikispaces Help for Teachers to see how to create member accounts for your students. My recommendation for a class site would be to use members. For directions on adding students- http://www.wikispaces.com/help+Teachers#toc5