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Resources for Using Wikis in Education:
[|Wide Open Spaces] from [|Educase]: An introduction to wikis and their use in the classroom. (.pdf file) [|Definition from the Encyclopedia of Educational Technology] [|What's A Wiki] by Christopher Sessums: this gives a clear, detailed overview of what a wiki is and how they can be used in education.
 * What is a Wiki?**
 * [|Wild About Wikis]** from [|TechLearning]: An introduction to wikis and their use in the classroom.


 * What do wikis look like?**
 * You might want to start at the wikispaces official educational wikis space where you can see a wide selection of completed wikis. You could also check out some of the great wikis our teachers and students are making** here at this school. **And, some excellent wikis** from teachers and students around the world. Many of these have extensive resources on how to start wiki projects in the classroom.


 * How do I start using wikis?**
 * **[|A WebQuest about Wikis:]** A WebQuest designed to introduce educators to wikis and how they might be used in the classroom.
 * [|20 Ideas for Setting Up a Teaching and Learning Wiki] from [|Mr. Belshaw]
 * **[|Up to my ears in wikis]**: An excellent blog posting from [|Chris Craft] describing a teacher's hunt for the right collaborative learning tool with lots of links
 * [|Wikspaces: The Essence of My Places]: wikiPlaces is your place to show us the essence of your favorite places. Use pictures to let us see the place through your eyes.

"5 uses of wikis:
 * How Teachers Can Use Wikis in the Classroom**
 * Summarize and synthesize the information from a lesson
 * Collaboration of notes e.g. when studying for an exam
 * Introducing concepts and exploring projects
 * Sharing information with other community members
 * Individual assessment projects"

WikiSpaces is offering 100,000 **free** wikispaces to educators. Sign up [|here] to get one!
 * I'm ready to start! How can I make my own class wiki?**