Wikis

media type="custom" key="5525563" align="left" (//n.//): 1. Hawaiian for "fast" 2. A website that uses wiki software, allowing for the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages, using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor within the browser. Often used to create collaborative websites, to power community websites, and for note-taking. ([])

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**What's so great about wikis?**

 * ~ Standard Websites ||~ Wikis ||
 * Limited editing || Open editing ||
 * Standard HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, etc || Simple formatting ||
 * Earlier versions not stored online || Earlier versions stored online ||
 * Harder to create new pages || Easy to create new pages ||
 * Higher security || Lower security ||
 * Limited authorship || Multiple authorship ||
 * Individual || Collaborative ||
 * Considered finished || Always in progress ||

Examples
Research Starters:
 * **[|Collaboration 2.0]**
 * **Presidential Wiki Webquest**

Products:
 * **British Romanticism**
 * ** [|Welker's Wikinomics Page] **
 * **Fun Facts USA - Collaborate nation-wide**
 * **Foods of Spanish Speaking Countries**
 * **Dinosaur Info Wiki**

Just for Fun:
 * **[|Lostpedia]**
 * **[|Scrubs]**
 * **[|Second Life]**

Want to read more?

 * ** Top Ten Reasons for Using 2.0 in Learning **
 * ** [|Web2ThatWorks Wiki] **