Ami

1/24/08 Today we will discuss the use of wikis and blogs in education. (Think about how each of these web 2.0 tools can be used personally as well.)

What is a wiki? //I have absolutely NO idea. Maybe it is another name for a Widget?//

Click on your name to the left to answer the questions below in this format.

1. I think a wiki is......a fictious name for a gremlin in the computer

2. I know a wiki is............. (answer this portion after researching.) An awsome way for several people to work on a project via the internet. You access it thru the internet and when you edit it that changes it to a word document, when you save it it goes back to internet based. All of this with only clicking 2 buttons- edit and save.

3. Two examples of wikis used in an educational setting are ....... (give url address) In Child Protective Services cases where more than one person is working on a case both CM 's will have access to the same documentation and can keep updated and share information.

Putting my calendar on a Wiki where my workers could add their staffing schedule to mine.

Hi Ami