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=What's a wiki? =
 * A wikispace is a collaborate webpage that allows its members to contribute information and materials to help promote a common goal.
 * Teachers can use wikispaces to promote collaboration between students or post information or supplemental materials about their class.
 * Wikispaces offer free educator sites that eliminate ads and allow you to create usernames for your students to become members. That way they can edit and add to the content of your wiki. They must sign in first with a username and password and then you can monitor who has contributed and how.

=Why use a wiki =  There are two ways to use a wiki: informational and collaborative
 * Informational
 * Wikis allow the creator to upload photos, videos, slideshows, notes, homework and all the other content that is relevant to the day's topic.
 * An excellent resource for students that are absent or for those who would like to explore more.
 * Collaborative:
 * By using the discussion tab at the top, you can create intriguing conversations and get all students involved. Students can state opinions, respond to other posts, demonstrate knowledge in the topic. This is an excellent way for students to apply the knowledge they gained in class and show others how they interpreted it.
 * Another way of collaborating is to allow students to edit these pages. You have the option as the organizer to lock down pages or you can allow the students to share and create; for example: a page on the first amendment: each student must find a news article or incident in which the amendment was used and post the example and how it applies. This creates a collaborative webpage that aids in everyone's understanding.

Links and materials to help you get started
Click here to make your own wiki! Simple editing Manage your wiki(glossary of all the tools that fall under this option)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Darlington Examples
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">www.dhsespanol.wikispaces.com <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">www.dhsmathgobirds.wikispaces.com <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">www.dhsguidanceoffice.wikispaces.com