Functions

Exploration and Observations
Select one of the wikis below to explore and consider the following questions during your exploration:

Application:
 * What is the purpose of this wiki?
 * What media are included on this wiki?
 * How are others contributing to content on wiki?
 * What is motivating about this wiki?
 * What is engaging about this wiki?
 * Anything else?

Mechanics:
 * Where is the discussion feature?
 * Where is the page history?
 * Is this wiki public or private?
 * Anything else?


 * Examples**
 * collaborate on projects -
 * International Collaborative Wiki - Jerusalem - Wiki being used to facilitate cultural collaboration between students in Canada and Jerusalem


 * communicate with parents
 * Weybridge Elementary School - Wiki being used as a website for an elementary school


 * design motivating learning environments -
 * Advanced Placement Comparative Review - Review site collaboratively authored by high school students
 * Code Blue - Interesting example of how an elementary science teacher has organized students into teams to work on "real world" problems
 * Dorman-Data-Digest is a high school social studies/history website
 * East Elementary Projects - at math connections wiki
 * LanguageLinks2006 - Wiki designed to facilitate articulation, induction, and mentoring for student teachers
 * Madame Shackelford - Example of a wiki that is taking advantage of technological affordances for teaching and learning French


 * engage students in social issues
 * [|EBP Independent Research Project - Social Issues Wiki]
 * [|GeoPedia] - National Geographic


 * display student work and evaluate progress
 * art110 - Superb example of the many ways a wiki can be used to support teaching and learning . . . note the publication of student work (photo of the week), engaging students with text (daily questions), etc.


 * facilitate clubs and professional learning communities
 * Loveland High School - Professional Learning Communities - Wiki being used to facilitate professional learning communities in a high school in Colorado


 * improve productivity


 * scaffold writing
 * Advanced Placement Comparative Review - Review site collaboratively authored by high school students


 * support professional development
 * Edorigami - Extensive wiki with links to examples of how various social technologies can b