What+is+a+Wiki?

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 * Easily edited web site
 * Edited by anyone - or at least by members
 * Ability to trace history 
 * Part of Web 2.0
 * Wikipedia

Why use wikis with students?

 * Let students edit pages online?
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">They already do it - blogs, MySpace, Facebook, etc.
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">It is natural to them, they are digital natives
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">They need to do it formally - social interactions are much different!