The document discusses wikis and provides information about their uses. It defines wiki as "fast" in Hawaiian and lists several well-known wikis including Wikipedia, Wikicommons, and Wikitravel. It suggests educators can use wikis to give students virtual spaces for collaboration and allow students to publish knowledge banks or contribute to existing wikis.

1. Fancy a wiki?

2. Wiki trivia The word wiki means: “ humanity towards others” in the Zulu language “ fast” in the Hawaiian language “ beam me up Scotty” in the Vulcan language

3. Wiki trivia The word wiki is: an acronym a backronym both of the above neither of the above

4. Well-known wikis Wikipedia – online encyclopedia Wikicommons – copyright-safe material collection Wikitravel – sub-division of Wikipedia Wikibooks – open content textbooks Wikibooks Junior – as above but for YLs and to be published in print Wikispecies – free species directory

5. Listen to a wiki champion (Vicki Davis of Westwood Schools, Georgia) http:// westwood.wikispaces.com /

6. What can educators do with wikis? Give students a virtual space for their work Offer opportunities for online collaboration Publish the results of collaboration Allow students to publish “knowledge banks” for their school / of their own Give students the opportunity to contribute to existing wikis – e.g. wikitravel or wikipedia. Integrate with class blogs

7. Wiki points to consider blogs and/or wikis? opinion vs. fact? micro vs. macro?

8. Visit a wiki Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org/ 5E4CS http://5e4cs.wikispaces.com/ Westwood High School http://westwood.wikispaces.com/