Uses of Wikis in Education and Libraries:

• collaboration on projects with groups of students
• faculty group work on a project such as a mission statement, committee work, school improvement
• peer editing
• assignments where students can pool work, such as vocabulary work, math exercises, notes in a class, segments of a project: wikidictionary or wikitextbook
• resource lists
• group discussion
• curriculum resources and development tool
• create an online encyclopedia of information for a course
• booktalks or book reviews
• mission statement formation
• create student portfolio of projects
• manage documents and information
• gathering teaching strategies and lessons from peers for KS library/tech standards
• post a graphic and have primary students add descriptive words
• write a collaborative district technology plan for the state
• compile a history of your schools
• professionals can use to modify documents with multiple edits in a short amount of time
• literature circle projects, where group and individual work is compiled
• information center for patrons and staff concerning FAQ's or other library facts
• staff handbook
• class notes/handouts
• policy manuals
• agendas and minutes
• lesson plan development

SAFETY ISSUES:

• password protected so only invited persons can edit the wiki
• have wiki set up so administrator or others notified of edits
• don't reveal personal information or have students' full names
• make use of the privacy settings
• inform parents of projects involving wikis
• monitor use of tags to eliminate use of proper names over photographs
• in a school setting, when possible, place wikis on intranets so they are behind district firewalls

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