Wiki Uses (cont'd)

  • for instructions, manuals, glossaries
  • for a class or group project with a bibliographic format
  • for a letter or statement presented on behalf of the class
  • for a handbook or textbook to build a guide to correct punctuation
  • for any project not requiring one responsible author
  • to run a classroom, like http://epochewiki.pbwiki.com, with students collaborating online
  • to contribute to group projects with members from geographically diverse locations
  • to collaborate on ideas and organize documents and resources from individuals and groups of students
  • as a presentation tool where those who attend a workshop can contribute to future versions of the workshop
  • as a group research project for a specific idea
  • to manage school and classroom documents
  • as a collaborative handout for students
  • for writing purposes, such as student-created books and journaling (i.e., Wikibooks [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page])
  • to create and maintain a classroom FAQ
  • as a classroom discussion and debate area
  • as a place to aggregate web resources

Zeinstejer, R. (2008). The Wiki Revolution: A Challenge to Traditional Education. TESL-EJ, 11. http://tesl-ej.org/ej44/m1.html