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Today we are focusing on a different but also very useful web 2.0 tool called a wiki. After setting up your blogs yesterday much of today will be familiar to you. Before we get started, I have a couple of questions for you to work on in your small groups.
 * 1) What is a wiki? You have probably heard of Wikipedia, what are your thoughts as we go into this morning?  __A wiki is something that can be amended, added or deleted by anyone?__
 * 2) What is read write web?  __Global communication__
 * 3) Do you have projects that you would like groups of students to collaborate on? What kinds of projects are they?  __I want to create projects that target critical thinking and communication between students, teachers and family...__

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I'm not sure what a wiki is, but I am familiar with Wikipedia. I'm assuming a wiki is editing capabilities. Read write web is the online interaction between the author and his/her audience, online communication. My I-team had two projects we completed last year that were quite detailed. It would be nice to incorporate technology for those.

Melissa: 1. Wikis are online documents that can be edited by anyone with access. Great for collaborative work. Sort of like a google doc, but with way more options and features.

2. I think I could use a wiki for shared knowledge like when pairs or groups are working on one project - like a research report. But, I can see some ways to use a blog for this. So, I'd like to think about the criteria for choosing a wiki over a blog. I like the idea of learning about technology and letting that drive the curriculum a little.