Wikis

=50 Classroom Uses and Tips for Wikis=


 * 1) (All) The first time I created a class wiki, I created a different wiki for each class. This was a mistake because the purpose of a wiki is that it is to be more interactive and collaaborative. The best wikis are shared by and editied by multiple users. My advice is to create one wiki for multiple classes to be used over a period of years if possible.
 * 2) (All) Have your layout organized before creating it. You will save yourself a lot of time.
 * 3) (All) Only one person can edit a wiki page at a time. If you create multiple pages within a larger topic, a different person can edit each subtopic. If you list subtopics on a single page, only one student can edit the page.
 * 4) (All) If you are using a "Wikispaces" wiki, you can "lock" a specific page, such as the Home page, if you do not want your students to be able to edit it. Go to Manage Space, click on List Pages. Beside each page that you have created you will see a series of actions. One of those actions is "lock". Click it and you will see that the action has changed to "unlock". Now, when a visitor is on that page, instead of the "edit this page" window, the locked page will display "protected".
 * 5) (All) While teaching students to use wikis, take the opportunity to teach ethics of website creation and interaction.