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//A wiki can be as simple as an online whiteboard...or as complex as a corporate website. It is essentially a website that can be edited...by yourself, your colleagues, others to whom you give the address...depending on permissions allocated. Wikipedia is a wiki. One of the more commonly used wikis is Wikispaces (which is this one). Another useful wiki is// Resources4Trades//.//
 * What is a Wiki?**
 * Some interesting/useful resources are**:
 * [|50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom]
 * An inspiring essay on [|Writing Wikipedia Articles as a Class Based Activity]
 * [|Basic Principles of making a wiki work in education]


 * Suggestions for using wikis with youth: **
 * Assign a wiki page to each of your students, and encourage them to display and describe their work.
 * Use it for activities related to building positive self esteem eg they can add photos of their favourite hobbies, sports or achievements
 * Set up a space for collaborative group projects.
 * Create a personal space based on something important to them....their own 'profile' to build community amongst students.
 * For anything visual (eg the arts), a wiki could be used as a 'gallery'.
 * Create a site to add extra resources, videos, links etc not included in core learning material...additional and enriching information to build on the learning and provide extension work for those seeking more out of the course.
 * Put up information which is static and often referred to eg current program, assignment dates etc
 * Additional information...links, videos etc....which enrich the course but are not part of content.

(Above information courtesy of Marlene Manto - Creatingrichenvironments)

[|What is a WetPaint Wiki?] [|Wikis in Plain English]

Some instructions on how to set up a Wiki - for those who need a paper copy!
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:tafestart-e-gear/Welcome to Your New Wiki.docx|Download]]
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 * [|Details]
 * [[file:tafestart-e-gear/wiki.pdf|Download]]
 * 2 MB


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:tafestart-e-gear/How to set up a Wiki site.pptx|Download]]
 * 1 MB