I have learned more about Wiki this class than I ever wanted to know. I did not like Wikipedia before and still am not a great fan. I do not like that anyone can change, add or delete information from a subject, item or post. Knowledge does not matter when you are posting on this website. I can edit the information whether I actually have the knowledge base to make the changes or not. My nephew used to use this site to research information for papers until I informed him of the truth about the information that can be gathered from the site. Please don't understand, I am not saying that all the information is bad, wrong, false or misleading. I am saying that there is no basis on whether or not the information is actually true and can mislead students trying to research topics.
I understand that a positive point is that it is a great example of the sharing tools on the Internet. Probably the most know and, per the website, the largest. I do have to say that I did like that you can set up a wikispaces to share things for your school, class or organization. Sharing lesson plans, book lists, etc. on wikispaces is a great tool to get information out to fellow teachers. I did find some interesting pages through wikispaces that had some good information.
Truthfully, I do not know if I will use wikispaces in my classroom. I need to research it further.
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