Wiki+Overview


 * EXPLANATIONS, IDEAS, AND ISSUES ABOUT GENERAL AND CLASSROOM USE OF WIKIS**


 * || [|Video Explanation of Wikis in Plain English] from Common Craft.org. This is a link to the web site where the above video clip is hosted. There are videos of other Web 2.0 concepts on the this site as well. ||

[| Jean Wiki Presentation.ppt] Power Point presentation my sister did at a Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) conference. It describes what a wiki is and why you would want to use it in the classroom. The emphasis is on their use in the foreign language classroom and there are some examples to look at, but beware the examples are in Spanish. (Note: Posted with Jean Janecki's permission)


 * Look at the videos under the Help section for instructions on how to create and edit a page. They are very short but useful.**

Building Wiki Communities Notes, tips, and ideas on using wikis for instruction from a University of Wisconsin Wiki page Teaching with Wikis Teaching ideas, research and wiki guides from a University of Wisconsin Wiki page [|Issues to Consider When Setting Up a Wiki for Your Classroom] From Teachers First Wikispace