Wikis

**What in the World is a Wiki?**
There are many definitions but here's a simple one that does the trick! "A wiki is a collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it." Wikis can vary in how persmissions and access are handled so it's important to find the right host site to meet your needs.

Wikis in Plain English media type="file" key="Wikis in Plain English.flv" width="360" height="270" Wiki doesn't really stand for anything. Wiki is the word used for 'quick' in Hawaii. But since the creation of Wikis, people have come out with a backonym (acronyms constructed retrospectively to fit a word) of "What I Know Is".
 * What does the word "Wiki" stand for?**

A first grade teacher talking about using a wiki in her classroom. This video comes from TeacherTube and if you are not logged into TeacherTube there is a 30 sec ad at the beginning. Watch

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 * Start Here!**

Wikispaces Teacher Presentation [|Wikispaces.Teacher Presentation.ppt]
 * Then Here**

To setup a no charge ad free wiki for you class(s) go to [] You must be logged in as a wikispaces user. 1. Pick a wiki name. I suggest you add your school initials so that you have a better chance the name will not already be taken. Example: your name is Smith and you work at MBA. Instead of smith.wikispaces.com, choose mbasmith.wikispaces.com. 2. Select private (see above) 3. Certify it is an educational site.