Wikis+in+education

You can use wikis for any kind of collaborative assignments that you might assign that could be done in a virtual space. (Alas, building a house is not one of those things, but making plans for building a house could be.)

Those might include, but are not limited to:
 * Writing a paper, script, or other written product
 * Creating a podcast
 * Creating a PhotoStory
 * Creating a PowerPoint
 * Creating a video
 * Planning for any kind of project
 * Having an online discussion (which will often encourage students who are less willing to contribute "in real life" to add their "voice" to the discussion)
 * Sharing resources of any variety (videos, links, articles)
 * Writing workshop
 * Blogging
 * Collecting & organizing resources for your classes
 * Calendar of homework
 * Videos
 * Audio files (podcasts, music, etc.)
 * Assignments
 * Polls
 * Quizzes
 * Links

Some amazing resources for using wikis in your classes:

Educational Wikis wiki

Troy Hicks - Digital Writing Workshop wiki

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (pdf book)

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