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Wikis & Cloud Based Documents
Creating a place where multiple students can work on the same document or project has always been problematic. Sharing a USB memory stick or sending e-mail attachments can be limiting and risks potential loss.
Wikis are an easy way to foster group collaboration and create communities. On-line document editing sites like Google Docs allow easy, right-now collaboration.
There are a number of companies getting into the on-line document editing business. Look for ones that meet your needs and budget.
A short video that provides some very basic instruction for editing wikis. Not all wiki web sites work exactly like this, but you can see how easy it is to get started. learn more
MediaWiki is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. You (or your resident computer wiz) can use this free software package to create your own custom Wiki for school or district use. learn more
Memory Alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to Star Trek. The English-language Memory Alpha started in November 2003, and currently consists of 53,800 articles. learn more
Another option is setting up your own wiki or using one of the many wiki hosting services. A wiki is a website hosting web pages which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it. Backups copies of each page are kept so that one's person's editing doesn't necessarily destroy another's work. One of… learn more
