WIKIS...What+do+you+think?



After you've watched the short video on wikis, share what you think we should use it for in our class. Remember to post your name and then your comment (see my example below)!

Ms. B: I'm excited to hear what you think about wikis and ways we can use them in school this spring !

ciara: hi sorry i wasnt in school cant wait to see you tommorow have you been on here in a while ciara: you can download smart board software on your computor just google smartboard note book 10 Celina: That wiki thing was helpful, but what does wiki stand for? Celina: My mom thought it was cool(the wiki video)Thanks Will // Anna:It means quick in Haiwwin ciara do you ever come on // Celina: Sorry I didn’t read the home page ciara: hi i am getting ready for school cant wait to see ida Anna :I love the wiki it is so cool ciara i think its awsome to Will:  Anna and Celina I found this on Wikipedia A wiki is a page or collection of [|Web pages]  designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified [|markup language] . Wikis are often used to create [|collaborative]  [|websites]  and to power community websites. 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[|[3]] <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';"> "Wiki" is a <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msothemecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Arial Unicode MS';">[|Hawaiian] <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';"> word for "fast" "Wiki Wiki" is a <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msothemecolor: text1; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Arial Unicode MS';">[|reduplication] <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';">. " Anna: Celina that is a good idea!  **<span style="font-size: 70%; color: #ff2e95; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> Ms. B: What a great conversation you folks are having! Here's a question for you to think about and respond to...how do you think we should use this wiki this spring in class and at home? Any creative ideas? ** Celina: Maybe we could have a movie on hear and have conversations about it with someone you abrove.  Caroline Room 12: This Wiki is so cool. I think it is better than email! ciara:i love that idea maybe like scinceor math videos and answer questions that could be home work  **Will : maybe we could do a project and share ideas ** **online.**  //Anna: we need a new page!!! ciara:ms.burchill maybe you could put things about the south east for us to do for homework// <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: #003399; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Australian Sunrise'; mso-no-proof: yes;">Will  :   I think we need a new page to anna ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ciara: i think we should tell ms.b tommorow Anna: we could put test reminders on this to remember to study ciara:anna i love that idea and what did all of you think of the MACAS promt