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= Welcome to the Region 5 Technology Wiki! =

Wikis are a great tool that can be used by teachers as well as administrators to collaborate and share resouces and information with each other. Today we are going to take a look at wikis and the advantage of using them in your presentations. Some of the advantages that I have found are:

1. Less paperwork to deal with. 2. Easier way to organize documentation with any type of project. 3. Offers encourages collaboration among teams. 4. Requires no prior knowledge of HTML needed. 5. Information and resources are in one location. 6. Information and resources are easily accessible. 7. Demonstrates our use of technology.

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A wiki is a website that is easily created, edited and shared. It is used as a collaboration tool and encourages creativity, sharing and teamwork among individuals. The integration of wikis in the classroom can promote a higher level of critical thinking and problem solving skills. Wiki stands for "what I know is".=====

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Here are some top wiki sites to choose from:

 * 1) [|PBWiki] --Easy to use web page--Free
 * 2) [|Webpaint] --Create a free website.
 * 3) [|Wikidot] --Free web page.
 * 4) Wikispaces --Simple web pages--groups can edit together.
 * 5) dooWikis --Edit a web page by double-clicking it.
 * 6) Zoho wiki- offers two free wikis.

**Wikispaces.com offers some great how-to's for any beginner.**

 * ====== Take a look at the [|Wikispaces tours].--great videos. ======
 * ====== The [|Wiki Walk-Through]helps you gain a better understand using wikis in education. ======
 * ======[|Teacher Presentation PowerPoint]--provided free to edit and customize as you like.======
 * ======[|Getting Started Handout - 2 Page]--print out for handout, if needed.======
 * ======[|Getting Started Handout - 3 Page]--print out for handout, if needed.======
 * ======[|Creating Student Accounts in Wikispaces] - How to create student accounts WITH or WITHOUT email addresses[[file:sample.Pencast]] ======