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**Uses of Wikis in Education**
Without knowing any HTML, wikis allow students and teachers to create web pages. These pages can be edited anywhere and allows for collaboration.

You can use wikis for:
 * Class Notes
 * Parental / Student Communication
 * Lesson Summaries
 * Handouts
 * Course Syllabus
 * Collaboration of Notes
 * Learning Beyond the Classroom
 * Teacher Information Page
 * Showcase for student projects
 * Platform for peer review of student work

**Advantage of Wikis for Students**
Wikis allow your students to collaborate. Group work can be compiled on the same wiki page. Students have an advantage to using wikis because they can work on them 24/7 without the hassle of finding a common meeting time and place.

**What Wikis Do for Teachers and Administrators**

 * Organize professional development
 * Provide a common location for curriculum resources, lesson plans, and course materials
 * Build home-school communications

**Resources for wikis in the classroom**


 * [|10 best practices for using wikis in the classroom]
 * [|Assessing student wikis]
 * [|Another look at assessment of student wikis]
 * [|Student roles for wiki development]
 * [|Avoiding inappropriate content on the wik]