Wiki+Logistics

Implementing a wiki project with your students can be exciting, but have you considered the details that might be involved? Don't let these dissuade you, just think about them before they cause you a problem.

Selecting a Wiki Engine
There are many to choose from these days, including:
 * [|Wikispaces]: Once my primary choice, I have a dozen or so Wikispaces wikis (including this one).
 * [|Google Sites]: While not advertised as a wiki, it is one. I have moved to this despite some of its shortcomings, in part because I have been a Google disciple.
 * [|PBWiki] and [|Wetpaint]: While I have no real personal experience with these two wiki engines, I know of teachers who swear by both!

Open vs. closed systems

 * Who do you want to edit this wiki? Who do you want to read it?
 * You may want to make it private.

Regulation/Login

 * Need to regulate, keep students in check
 * Individual or group login
 * Vandalism, spam, etc.

Naming Conventions

 * If you have multiple students using the same wiki, you are going to want make sure they name their pages in a way that keeps them clear and separate from each other.

District network policies

 * Make sure you know them and if parents need to give permission for using these tools.

Collaboration Expectations

 * As with all classroom projects, make it know what you expect.