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|title=Wikispaces - make your own Wikipedia
|title=Share knowledge; share the load of sharing it
|tagline=Share the knowledge; share the load of sharing it  
|tagline=Share knowledge; share the load of sharing it = Wikispaces
|image=Wikispaces1.png
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|description=WIKISPACES (www.wikispaces.com) allows you to make a website like Wikipedia. The wiki 'concept' is core to sharing knowledge. You can write your own information pages and that doesn't mean writing a whole encyclopaedia. Unlike writing a blog post, where you would see people's opinions in a list below, what you type into a 'wiki' can be rewritten by others and edited mercilessly. (And that can be a measure of something very good going on in a class).
|topic=webdesign, wiki
Your choice of topic could be as wide as providing notes for an entire course or providing a space for the class to record experience of a field trip. The general idea is the last person to edit a page thinks they've the last word - which may take some getting used to. 'Wiki-bullying' could happen, but with that in mind, you could encourage your pupils to {{tag|collaborate}} by editing each other's work and so engage in {{tag|peer assessment}}. Incidentally, to help that collaboration, there are ways to have more than one person edit a page at once.
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Latest revision as of 12:55, 23 October 2012

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Share knowledge; share the load of sharing it = Wikispaces

Tool Description WIKISPACES (www.wikispaces.com) allows you to make a website like Wikipedia. The wiki 'concept' is core to sharing knowledge. You can write your own information pages and that doesn't mean writing a whole encyclopaedia. Unlike writing a blog post, where you would see people's opinions in a list below, what you type into a 'wiki' can be rewritten by others and edited mercilessly. (And that can be a measure of something very good going on in a class). Your choice of topic could be as wide as providing notes for an entire course or providing a space for the class to record experience of a field trip. The general idea is the last person to edit a page thinks they've the last word - which may take some getting used to. 'Wiki-bullying' could happen, but with that in mind, you could encourage your pupils to collaborate(tool) by editing each other's work and so engage in peer assessment(ta). Incidentally, to help that collaboration, there are ways to have more than one person edit a page at once. (edit)

Teaching Approach. Encourage your pupils to collaborate(tool) and engage in peer assessment(ta) by editing each other's work (edit)

Tool details
Title Share knowledge; share the load of sharing it
Topic [[Topics/Webdesign|Webdesign]],  [[Topics/Wiki|Wiki]]
Licence / Cost / Platform

Web tool

Subject / Categories ToolInfo, Wiki, Webdesign, Wikis
Teaching Ideas / Links
Link

www.wikispaces.com

© Preview snapshot with some ideas from Wikispaces for using a 'wiki' © Preview snapshot of the wikispaces web © Preview of when you've signed up - you have access to the many features in this version