Working+with+wikis

toc =Introduction=

Until the last few years, the Internet comprised primarily static sites with content maintained by expert web administrators. User generated content comprised mainly discussion boards for those without the skills or inclination to produce their own pages. With the advent of such sites as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, average users with a modicum of ICT skills can make themselves known on the web. The idea of the wiki is most associated with Wikipedia, the user-generated encyclopaedia that has tranformed the way knowledge is accessed by Internet users around the world. Wikis themselves are simply webpages where users contribute to the content. This offers exciting opportunities for schools where collaborative output from students and from teachers is highly valued.

For a broader overview see Mark Pegrum's wiki (embedded below), which provides information about a number of wiki sites.

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