Wikis

Web 2.0
...can be defined as an interactive web site - one that allows the user to collaborate with others and to create or edit content. Examples include youtube, blogger, wikispaces, Flickr, Google Docs, myspace, facebook, Ning, Wikipedia.....

Wikis
Simple instructions for adding and editing content on AHSD25 Wikispace - Handout about Wikispaces updated from my Web 2.0 Class at the IL-TCE conference 2007: Notes from the presentation at IL-TCE 2007 by Wikispaces creator Adam Frey:

Wikispaces Help for Teachers There is information here for creating student accounts - even for students that don't have an email address (those under 13).

Examples of Wikis in Education

[|Wiki Walk-Through] from Teachers First: This site offers ideas for using Wikis in the classroom, and has an interactive tutorial on using Wikispaces.

How to embed files on a Wiki: Click the icon that looks like a tree - insert images and files. The Insert a file panel opens. Browse to upload a new file. Click Upload. When the file has uploaded, double click the icon of the file in the panel.

An excellent movie created by folks at [|Common Craft] explaining in "plain English" how Wikis work. media type="file" key="Leelefever-WikisInPlainEnglish801.mov"