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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 3
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A Wiki for Classroom Writing
Morgan, Brian; Smith, Richard D.
Reading Teacher, v62 n1 p80-82 Sep 2008
Wikis can be a very useful addition to any classroom. They are engaging to students, easy to use, and focus on literacy whenever students genuinely interact with them. Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia (www.wikipedia.org), is the most famous example of a wiki. But today, teachers and students are beginning to engage with this technology more and more, creating a variety of wiki types, which are engaging to students, easy to use, and focus on literacy whenever students genuinely interact with them. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Information, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Assignments, College Students
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Education Level: Higher Education
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