WIKIS
What
is a wiki?
A wiki is a space on the Web where you can share work and
ideas, pictures and links, videos and media — and anything else that comes to
your mind. It can be reduced or edited by anyone with
access to the page without
any special technical knowledge or tools. Students and teachers can utilize it easily as there is a
visual editor and a bunch of other tools that makes its handling simple. As a result the
tool could be useful for collaborative and interactive writing. When we compare wikis and blogs
we see that a wiki can be used in many of the same ways as blogs but wiki is more
appropriate for use by a group for collaborative projects. A
wiki has a far more open structure and allows others to modify what one person
has written.
When we were given homework where we were expected to work on the same task by continuing the story I worked with great enthusiasm. It
was very compelling and motivating for me. Wiki was new
for me and it gave me an opportunity to
go beyond my imagination. I think that it is helpful to use a wiki for educational purposes since it makes greater connections between old and new knowledge by permitting student-created structure for information and ideas. Moreover it increases engagement of all students. Thus this tool allows learners to express their own
ideas and develops their creative skills.
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