Besides being just fun to say, the Wiki is a very useful tool. I had heard of Wikipedia (who hasn't). I had never used them as a source, due to my extreme lapses in college (graduated in 1992 with a degree in Marketing) and my sister in law always said the information was dubious. After the lesson in class, combined with the reading of the chapter, I can definitely say, my attitude has changed. Everyone wants to be a part of something, to have ownership of something, I think that is why the Wiki is so great and why most of the information posted on them is correct. The Wiki enables everyone to be a part of something, to take ownership of something. No one really wants anyone to discredit their work, that is why my attitude has changed on the idea of the Wiki.
As for classroom applications, I can see where they would be very useful. An idea that popped into my head was English or a Literature class. A Wiki could be started with a simple sentence, then, each class member could add his our her our thoughts, ideas, or concepts to that sentence, thus creating a story. Other classes could do so as well, Math could take concepts and problem solving skills, foreign language Wikis could be very useful, the possibilities are endless.
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