Lesson 5 Wikis

First of all, I didn't know that a Wiki existed. After looking at the websites that were available I understand what a Wiki is. The youtube presentation explained what a wiki was. All I can say is that it seems to work better than emails when it comes to coordinating an event. I knew there was wikipedia, but didn't realize that it could be edited. It does say that wikipedia is on of the best wiki's out there, but if people can go in an edit the information, it makes me wonder how accurate it really is. When doing a research paper, wikipedia might not be the best source. I do know that my children's teachers do not allow the use of wikipedia just because of the feature to edit.

The interesting information I learned about wiki's is that a wiki is a website that can be created wehre users can add, remove and edit every page using a web browser. This is becoming knowns as the tool choice for large, multiple-participant projects. Other educational uses of wikis come in the form that lesson plans can be developed by using a wiki. Counselors and teachers can help support a student in their college process by posting college sites. I do like the educational wiki's where the teacher can post their assignments and if there is an update, then the teacher can edit the assignment.

After reading and understanding this information I plan to create a wiki and send it to my family, so this way we can plan any upcoming event and if there are any changes, then any of my family members can go in and edit and if more changes need to be done or if another link needs to be added then it can be done through the wiki.