Wikis are an interesting collaborative tool with potentially great uses in both our personal and professional lives.
I have used a wiki with my daughter when we were planning her wedding. The wedding was to be in my home town and my daugter lived some 6 hours away. It literally meant we were on the same page and not making decisions twice. Very handy.
It is interesting that in a discussion between Teacher Librarians on Yammer ( a communication tool similar to Twitter) this week there has been a suggestion to create a teacher librarian wiki. This would have great potenial to share information. Unlike classroom teachers T/L's are physically insolated from each other. In rural areas, maybe many hours away. This often means we are all in our own school doing the same research to create great lessons or find good resources for our students. With a wiki this information could be shared in a central place.
I found the set up of the teacher librarians wiki at http://teacherlibrarianwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/19823570/FrontPage very good. I did wonder though why it hasn't been used in over 2 years.
There were some interesting links and info on that wiki Lyn. Thanks for the lead. As you way, I wonder why the time lapse in contributions.
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agreed ladies, I think it is better to be a collaborative learner as this is what our studnets need to become in this amazing 21st century world in which we live! Will be linking into this one! Thanks!
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