Wikis

toc = = = WHATSA WIKI? = Wiki-wiki is the Hawaiian word for “quick.” In current usage, it is a generic name for a collaborative webpage which anyone can edit quickly without having to learn programming language. Thus, a Wiki is a collaborative website comprised of the perpetual and collective work of many authors. Wiki is an easy way to network and share information, resources and research with a virtual group of online learners. Sure beats carrying all those hard copy paper resources around!

Here's the wiki for Riverside School District library. Lots of very helpful resources for teachers.
**http://riversidehslibrary.wikispaces.com/**



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= Here's a link to 3 minute video explanations of how to use the various social networks including Wikis: =

These are addresses of other Wikis that may be useful for teaching and learning:
This is a link to several Wikis that demonstrate best practices in teaching and learning: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

This Wiki supports Blogging. Maybe it should be called "Bliki"! []

If you're looking for some interesting educational technologly applications, check out this Wiki: http://edtechlive.wikispaces.com/

Can't afford to purchase resources? Check this Wiki for free and open source materials: http://wiki.k12opensource.com/

This is Evelyn Wassel's Wiki. She supervises professional development at IU 29 Schuykill County. http://wassel.wikispaces.com/

This Wiki is entitled Educational Origami and there's a ton of stuff folded into its pages. http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Traditional+and+Digital+Practice

This is the Wiki for the [|Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference] (TRETC). [[tretc/home|[]]]

The Quality Classroom Consortium (QC2) is the social networking space for users of EdInsight, the data tool, from http://www.onhandschools.com [[qcc/home|[]]]

These are addresses of Wikis that focus on library/media specialists and their work in schools: Well, here's a mind-blowing concept: a Wiki for librarians who Blog: []