Wikis

Wikis are even more exciting than blogs because they have a more of a communal effort. I think that they link teaching and learning much more closely, and encourage responsibility not only for your own learning, but also for passing on your new-found knowledge. One thing that came out of this lesson, though, is the issue with having too many people on the same site. The wiki kind of froze and we couldn't upload our photos. This would become a problem if I was trying to do this with a class of children, and it may be worth looking into why this happens and whether there's a way to prevent it.



This picture comes under the headline "An army of self-confessed geeks aims to bring the meaning of everything to everyone by 2015". A 'picture' of a wiki...


... And an interesting fact (from the web page http://www.smh.com.au/news/next/life-the-universe-and-wiki/2005/09/19/1126981972225.html): The word 'wiki' comes from the term 'wiki wiki', Hawaiian for 'quick and informal'. I am trying to find out whether this is actually true.