WIKIS

A Wiki is a website that allows people to collaborate on a piece of work from different computers using a word document. A wiki allows anyone with access to it to edit, delete, or modify the content via the web. Wikis keep track of previous documents each time they are changed so that one can see the progression of change. Each time the document is revised the new draft is saved as well as the old one. Teachers have become very familiar with wikis and have incorporated them into their lesson plans as a way to do group projects. Students are now able to work together more efficiently outside of school. Just a few years ago, group projects were a hassle because it was always a challenge to get each member of the group at one place after school hours. Some students would not be able to meet at all, and their group would take the fall for it. Now students can simply get their computers at home, or at school and actively participate in the group project.
It is no secret that technology has glitches. I would like to see further research done to show how dependable wikis are at saving information. What would happen if two students were working on the document at the same time from separate locations?
I had never heard of wikis before this assignment, and would highly consider using them in my own classroom in the future. They are a great way to get kids involved and familiar with technology. I would also have a way to see just how much revision was done on a work and exactly how my students produced their finished product. Wikis just may be the next big fad in classroom technology.

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