Wiki-mania

=**Wikis: Quick Fast In A Hurry**=
 * Low-tech advantages, High-tech possibilities
 * Easy setup: Computer and Internet Connection
 * Easy organization
 * Easy updating
 * The Never-Ending Story: ongoing process of revision
 * All Hands On Deck: process and product are shared by all users


 * Examples: Wikispaces, Wikipedia, Mashpedia**

Wikipedia in the Classroom
 * Project Ideas**
 * “Digital Encyclopedias”: Collecting and sorting information
 * “Watch me As I…”: Peer review and critique
 * Author, Book, Genre Studies
 * Character, Setting Encyclopedias, Interviews; variations on fan fiction
 * Research Paper alternatives (annotated bibliography, literary travel guides, etc.)

__**Wiki collaboration in action: **__ "Have Maybelle the Cockroach visit your classroom or library. Keep a journal and use Web 2.0 tools to share her exciting adventures. Email us to let us know your school name, address and contact person. Within days, Maybelle will arrive at your school to begin her journey."  Adventures with Maybelle SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL article: Tech Trends: Projects on a Cockroach and Egypt Win SIGMS Awards

Digital Writing Workshop Wiki from Troy Hicks Adolescent Literacy Wiki from the Tennessee Reading Association (TRA)

Wikis with older students: Authentic Voices (sharing digital writing) Flat Classroom

Wikis about Wikis: Examples of Educational Wikis Wiki for Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, etc. (book companion)