Wikis

I enjoyed learning about wikis this week, and I see some great opportunities with wikis in education. Some of the wiki sites that schools have set up are pretty impressive. I would really enjoy doing something like this in my classes. However, I have a tendency to think that a wiki site would be enticing to younger students and opposed to high school students. When I think about the students I have, I see them thinking that creating a wiki would just be more work. This is something that I would like to implement in my class, but I just wonder how I could go about it in way that would get my students excited.

If anything, a wiki site would have some great applications in distance education. What a great way for students and teachers to work together when there is distance between them.