Examples and Resources

Westwood Schools (K-12), Camilla, Georgia - School-wide wiki is a wonderful collaborative space for students. They have wiki books they are creating, a wiki project Hall of Fame and more.

Mr. Lindsay's Class Wiki - This wiki for Mr. Lindsay's 6th grade class serves as a classroom website that allows students and parents to add and/or edit content.

Village Elementary School Wiki - This is a new and developing site where students, K-6, at the Village Elementary School will begin to create their own online resources for the research projects they do.

WikiRoma - A wiki being used by students to archive and share historical events of the Roman Republic and Empire.

School Handbook- for the Ecole Van Walleghem School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Study Guide - This is a student created study guide for a college course on educational research.

Wikibooks - a collection of free content textbooks that you can edit.

Wikijunior - The aim of this project is to produce a series of full-color booklets for children aged 8 to 11. There are currently three book series in development. Within these series there are nine approved booklets and hundreds of articles.

For Teachers New to Wikis - This site has loads of resources for teachers new to the idea of using wikis in the classroom.

Village Action Team Wiki - Created for use by teachers as they meet to discuss grade level and/or content goals and progress. This is being used by the Village Action Team (School Improvement Team) to coordinate and monitor school-wide work.

Ed Tech Resources - Created by Lori Burch for her team of Instructional Technology Specialists at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES to use to share professional development resources.

Web 2.0 Resources - This wiki was created by members of the Communications and Technology Services Group at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES to share resources and information on a variety of Web 2.0 resources. This is a private wiki so a password is required. Contact Lori Burch if you would like to see this wiki.

Weblogg-Ed Presentation Links - A wiki used by Will Richardson as a place to post virtual handouts for his ed tech presentations.

Weblogg-Ed at Wikispaces - Another wiki used by Will Richardson to accompany his presentations.

We-Mo-Co Technology Integration Group - This is the beginning of a sort of wiki "sandbox" for a group to begin playing with.

What's a Wiki - Chris Sessums' excellent discussion on educational uses for wikis includes many examples, additional resources, and even a video of a presentation on wikis.

Improving Professional Development the Wiki Way - Wiki used as a guide and virtual handout for a presentation at the NYSCATE 2006 Educational Technology Conference.

Using Wiki in Education - A blog about educational uses of wikis.

Collaborative Learning - A good resource on collaborative learning and collaborative learning tools.

Best Practices - Links to information about best practices and additional examples of educational wikis.

Getting Others to Contribute - Tips for sharing your wiki and best practices for getting others to contribute to your wiki.