How+can+I+use+wikis?

People use wikis in many ways - as a family webpage, a place to house resources to share with a group, a site to collaborate with like minded people or even as a simple blog. I have a pbwiki which my wife and I use to share photos and stories of our travels with friends - http://colingail.pbwiki.com/
 * HOW CAN I USE WIKIS? **

View some wiki ideas - http://www.wikispaces.com/examples

Wikispaces are becoming increasingly popular with teachers all over the world. Visit these sites to see some examples of how they are being used in classrooms: Find out about her and access lots of links and discussions at her Blog. [|Cool Cat Teacher Blog]. > Flat classroom Project - a collaborative international secondary project. > //Westwood School Computer Studies Wiki The Online space for students of [|Westwood Schools] to learn and collaborate//. > Wildcat Web 2.0 Project - Follow the sidebar menus to see more great ideas. > This next Wiki provides lots of how to's for a range of e-learning activities, including Wikis. I've even learnt how to create a table of contents from it! Easy peasy. > See aquaculturepda hosted by Sue Waters. Read her [|blog] too. =Learning 2.0= This [|Web 2.0] site outlines a discovery learning program designed to encourage staff to explore new technologies and reward them for doing [|23 things]. (I'd love to adapt this program either for my staff or Cappies - might have to forgo the mp3 player and laptop prize!) Many other places have adapted it - they are happy to share as long as they are acknowledged. > >
 * Educational Wikispaces examples -http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples of educational wikis
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 * This site is amazing! The woman who puts it together must not have a life or her days are definitely longer than 24 hours. Although most is set up for secondary it would be easily adaptable. Her name is Vicki Davis and here are a few links to a variety of sites she writes and manages. Have a look and be impressed.

//**View this NZ school wikispace which is a good example of how it can be used.**//
Obviously the students have had some time working with web 2.0 tools. > http://communityrights.wikispaces.com/

Weaving the Web 2.0 Tools in the Curriculum
This wiki combines the opportunity to review the history of the edits and a discussion board (forum).
 * Web 2.0** is the combination of all of the collaborative and mostly free sites on the Internet whose value is dependent on the actions of the users. The number of web-based applications and tools are growing at an exponential rate making it very difficult to keep current. However, educators must become familiar with these tools as they are the tools the digital natives are using.

[|http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com] Wikis in Education - At Wetpaint, we are committed to helping educators bring the power of wikis to the learning process.

[|CLASSROOM 2.0] - this site that offers some professional social networking site for those interested in the practical application of Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in learning. They welcome beginners and newbies so if you're looking for some good discussion, you'll find it here.