Wiki - Quick Collaborative Writing Environment

Wiki literally means "fast" in Hawaiian. It is one of the most versatile Web 2.0 applications.

* Type of web site
* Multiple people can easily add, remove, or edit the content
* Uses versioning to track changes
* Some require registration or a password for editing
* Editing can be done through simplified HTML markup language or a WYSIWYG editor
* Nice list of educational uses of wikis is hosted by Wikispaces
* Largest and best-known wiki is Wikipedia
* An edited and reviewed version of Wikipedia is emerging at Citizendium

Wiki uses:

* Collaborate with colleagues on professional projects
* Group projects, essays and reports
* Space for free writing or journaling
* Share resources – web sites, annotated bibliographies, models for assignments
*Students work collaboratively to create a compendium of terms and concepts for the course to use as a study guide