Wikis

The first wiki was created in 1995 by Ward Cunningham. Essentially, a wiki is a type of collaborative website that allows users to modify and edit content without the need to know HTML. Wiki means "quickly" in Hawaiian and also stands for "What I Know Is." This type of website is user defined, user created and is very easy to incorporate into any classroom. Users with editing permissions can embed a variety of multimedia into wikis, from videos, images, documents, slide shows, and more. Nothing is lost when a wiki is modified as wikis have the ability to revert back to previous settings. Some common wiki platforms include:
 * Wikispaces
 * PBWiki
 * Wetpaint

=Wiki List= Below is a list of wiki sites that I've come across that examine ways to integrate technology and web 2.0 tools into the differentiated classroom. If you know of any additional wikis, please add them!
 * Assistive Technology
 * CogDogBlog Wiki
 * Cool Tools for Schools Wiki This is one of the most impressive wikis I've found. The creator of this site has laid out a ton of information on web tools and breaks them down into specific categories. This is definitely a wiki to bookmark!
 * Dare to Differentiate Outstanding wiki with regard to differentiated instruction. This site is full of detailed explanations, examples, strategies, tools, tips, and links to help incorporate differentiated instruction into the classroom.
 * DI and Tech Wiki
 * Educational-Blogging Wiki
 * Educational-Origami- Fantastic site with a ton of resources. Click on any number of "Getting Started" links to learn more about using Voicethread, Delicious, Google Maps, Animoto, and so much more. This is a MUST see for "newbies."
 * Educational Networking a list of social networks focused on educational purposes.
 * Educational Wikis
 * Interactive Notebooks
 * Present Differently
 * Support Blogging Wiki
 * Teaching with Thinking and Technology
 * Teach Web 2.0
 * Tech 4 D.I.
 * Technology and Innovation in Education
 * The Connected Classroom
 * Tools for Differentiation
 * Voicethread 4 Education wiki
 * Web 2.0 Guru
 * Webtools4u2use
 * Welker's Wikinomics