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A __//**Wik**//__//i// is a //__**collaborative tool**__// used by educators, businesses, and groups of people with a common interest.

As an educational tool a **WIKI** can be used as both a website and a student resource. By using interactive //**Wikis:**//
 * //**You increase student engagement**//
 * //**You can showcase student work**//
 * //**You eliminate excuses of lost or forgotten homework**//
 * //**You create a place where students can collaborate and exchange ideas.**//
 * //**You have a place where you can keep your files for easy access anywhere.**//
 * **//Your students can connect with each other around the city or the world.//**

**Ideas for how educators and others are using WIKIs can be found at**
 * 1) [|**http://pbworks.com/academic.wiki**].
 * 2) **MediaWiki**
 * 3) **Wiki Search Engine**
 * 4) **Wikispaces** **was used to create this wiki.**
 * 5) [|Ten Best Practices for using Wikis in Education]

For information on how students and educators work in the Digital Age you can view the following videos from Youtube:

**[|Education Today & Tomorrow]**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Digital World: Teachers Today] **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**[|Classroom of the Future]**

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">No matter what the age of the student, studies have proven that the more motivated and involved a student becomes in the learning process, the more he/she will remember. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">To view the video, make sure your pop-up blocker allows the video. If you are having problems viewing the video, you can go directly to the Youtube link at []

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Top 10 Sites for Creating a Wiki by David Kapuler __** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Technology & Learning enews -- May 17, 2011 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Education wikis are among the most popular wikis. The creation of a wiki allows not only allows users to engage with 21st century technology, but also helps increase technology literacy. Following are my top ten favorite sites for creating a wik <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">i.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Wikispaces __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - One of the most popular wiki creators that is free for education. Can also be made private (password protected).
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|PBworks] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Very similar to Wikispaces and free for a basic account. However, there are paid accounts as well that offer features for educators, such as more space and privacy controls.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Wetpaint] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Wikis in Education by Wetpaint is a great way to create a educational wiki and join a community of over 3000 members.
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Zoho Wiki] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Very affordable site for creating not only wikis, but also a complete educational portal package.
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|FreedomShare] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Very easy-to-use site that can create a simple wiki that can be shared with others or made private. As with most wikis, comments can be turned on or off.
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Wikia] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Fun site for creating a visual wiki.
 * 7) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Wikispot] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Wikispot teaches you how to create a free wiki and compares the features of a good wiki is versus a bad one.
 * 8) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Wiki-Site] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Free site for creating a wiki built on the same engine of Wikipedia.
 * 9) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Weebly] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Popular website creator for education that allows for blogging and a creation of a site that can be used as a wiki.
 * 10) <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Google Sites] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Nice free way to create a project wiki through the use of awesome Google tools.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> // David Kapuler is an educational consultant with more than 10 years of experience working in the K-12 environment. For more information about his work, contact him at // __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">dkapuler@gmail.com __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and read his blog at // __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|cyber-kap.blogspot.com] __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
 * Each page in the Wikispace has its own Discussion page. As you work through the assignments, please put the Discussion in its proper place. For the Internet Detective Summary you should click on that link on the sidebar and then write in that Discussion Page.**
 * Thanks!**
 * Mrs. L**