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Examples of uses of wikis in K-12
 * Collaborative Understanding ** – After doing a class project on a topic such as the American Revolution, American students can start a wiki with a class from England to generate discussion on the two sides of the event and how they are taught differently in each country.
 * Collaboration Between Teachers ** – If a teacher isn’t reaching out to other teachers for helpful hints and techniques on teaching then they are not doing their job. This allows each teacher to generate their best ideas onto a document and to be commented on, changed, or just looked at by other teachers who may choose to implement other teaching styles and ideas into their own classroom.
 * Science Fair Projects ** - A wiki could be set up for middle or high school students to brainstorm ideas for and plan science fair projects. Initially it would mostly be brainstorming, posting ideas and information to back them up. As they begin to flesh out the ideas that they are interested in, small groups might form to work on individual projects, but could still contribute ideas to other projects. The teacher can act as a facilitator by offering suggestions and asking probing questions to get students to consider particular aspects in the planning of their projects. The wiki could also be used to record and organize data, and plan eventual papers/presentations.
 * Collaborative Textbooks ** - Create online textbooks using wiki software and then eventually create printed copies.
 * Student Portfolios ** - A wiki makes an easy shell for electronic portfolios where students can display and discuss their work with others. It would also be an excellent forum for peer editing and peer feedback to help students improve their writing skills.
 * WikiOrganization ** - Use a wiki to organize materials for a paper. I was able to save weblinks, documents, and quotes to the wiki and then just go to that particular page as I was writing. Finally, I linked the final product to the wiki. Wikis are a great organizational tool especially in a time when many of our classroom resources are digital and networked.