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Wikis
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A wiki is a type of website that allows
visitors themselves to easily add, remove and otherwise edit
and change some available content, sometimes without the
need for registration.
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Ward Cunningham
created the first wiki in 1995. The name "Wiki" was inspired
by the Hawaiian word wiki or wiki-wiki, which means "quick". |
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Wikipedia is probably the most well
known example of a public wiki. Many wikis are private:
existing on intranets or behind firewalls with access
restricted to registered users. |
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Wikis encourage group social interaction and
collaboration and support asynchronous communication allowing users to
contribute at a time, and from a place that suits them. Many students
find that their learning is most effective when they are actively
involved in the construction of their knowledge.
Wikispaces
This site offers educators free K-12 Plus wikis.
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