What+is+a+Wiki?

=**//What is a wiki?// **= **A wiki is a website where students can communicate and collaborate in real time. Not only can we post a** Wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian.** = =
 * discussion, picture, link, or, video on the site, we can also change, revise, and update information posted by others.

=**//How can a wiki be used in the classroom to help us learn?// **= **A wiki can be used in the classroom to help us learn just about everything we **  **study in school. One example would be in English class: This month we are celebrating **  **African American Heritage. We could use the wiki to talk to "real" people who lived through and participated in the Civil Rights movement. We could interview them and ask them to share information about ** **their experiences 50 years ago. **