I've heard a little bit about wiki's and I haven't been real comfortable with their use before, based upon my limited knowledge. After checking out these other educational wikis, I think that I'm starting to lean the other direction. I can definitely see a use for wikis in the classroom.
I think the key in using a wiki is going to be how its set up. The Primary Math wiki to me was set up backwards. The contributing classes blogs were on the main part with the math info in the sidebar. I liked the Holocaust wiki and found it interesting once I figured out where the information was. I liked how the Turn Homeward, Hannalee wiki, in their introduction, directed you where to go for the information.
Overall, I think that wiki does offer some interesting opportunities for the classroom, but I also think some collaboration with peers (in a wiki??) would be help bunches in setting up a wiki for the classroom.
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It is definitely a place for collaboration. You should start one for your peers!
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