Wikis

Your task in the second part of this unit is to create and work within a wiki. You can choose to use Wikispaces or if you are looking for a challenge use [|pbWorks] or [|Weebly], which are both alternative wiki providers. Alternatively you could try [|Google Sites], though there is a slightly bigger learning curve with Google Sites. If you are new to wikis then you should go to Wikispaces and create a space. To help you get started Wikispaces has some excellent [|intro videos] as well as some extensive Help pages in particular the New Wiki page. When creating your new Wikispace please make sure that you have used the wikis for educators option as per the advice under the __**Special wikis for educators**__ section on the New Wiki page. The focus of your wiki is teaching and learning.Have a look through the following examples to check out some ways in which teachers are using wikispaces as the focus for teaching and learning. Though I am not expecting your spaces to be as extensive as these wikispaces examples I have provided them to showcase and stimulate your thinking about how wikis can be used in education. Note that once again I will be doing your final assessment according to the Teaching and Learning Space Assessment Rubric on Page 7 in the EST430 Unit Guide.