Thing #8

This is a great tool, but I can also see the downside if you aren't an informed participant/reader. I actually picked 3 totally unrelated wiki's to read. The first was SalutetoSeuss. It took me back to when my children were young and the wonderful time we had sharing Seuss' books. As I looked through, it listed the books Dr. Seuss had written. When I read the posts, I found that many of the nostalgic thoughts I was having were shared with many others. It was like a walk down memory lane.
The second wiki I read was codeblue. As a "science person" I found this one very useful. It allowed the students to post systems, individual organs, etc. and list their names, functions, etc. It even have face parts in English and Spanish. It had English/Spanish color books. It was a smorgasbord of information and fun things to do to help the students remember the human body and its parts. They even had a section of games related to the human body.
The third wiki I read was gowest. This wiki was information, pictures, time lines, daily hardships, and games dealing with the western expansion along the Oregon Trail. I found countless things to entertain the students while teaching them about history.

Now...the "downside". You would have to have an educator monitor the students to verify all the information on the website was valid. I can see this project possibly hit "overwhelming" for one educator to monitor if you didn't limit the number of students that were allowed to edit the material.
But I still see it as a more positive learning tool than negative. Its an excellent way to have the students interact and ENJOY while they learn!!