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=The NEA Today wikispaces sandbox=

This page is a place where you can try out the wiki. Feel free to play around and see how things work.

Some ideas:
 * 1) Click on the "Edit this page" button at the top of the page. You can then edit the page right in your browser.
 * 2) Try using the toolbar while you're editing to see the different things you can do.
 * 3) You probably want to leave these instructions intact. So edit below the line below.
 * 4) When you're done editing, click "history" at the top of the page to see a list of every change made to this page.

Wikis -- Web sites that allow any guest to easily add, remove, or change information -- have gained in popularity over the past few years because they allow for easy collaboration online. [|Wikipedia], the online encylopedia, is perhaps the best known wiki, but there are many more.

If you haven’t contributed to a wiki yet, this page offers an easy way to experiment. By clicking on the Edit button in the upper right hand corner, you can change words and add new links.

Wikis are useful, especially to educators, because they allow groups of people to enter and edit text and documents collaboratively. These bits of text can be viewed and edited by anyone who visits the wiki.

You can check out what changes have been made to this wiki page by clicking on the history tab. You can also discuss the article with other contributors or visitors to the wiki on a discussion board – simply click the discussion tab to get started or to join a discussion in progress.

See how some educators and students are using wikis:


 * Westwood**
 * http://westwood.wikispaces.com/
 * http://www.wikispaces.com/space+of+the+month#2005-12


 * Aristotle Experiment**
 * http://aristotle-experiment.wikispaces.com/
 * http://www.wikispaces.com/space+of+the+month#2005-11


 * South** **Central Kansas** **Writing Project Wiki**
 * http://sckwp.wikispaces.com/


 * Red Cedar Writing Project's Wild and Wonderful Wiki**
 * http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/red_cedar_writing_project/red_cedar_writing_project.cfm
 * Example of a teacher using a wiki: http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/podcasting_with_8th_graders/podcasting_with_8th_graders?wpid=283733&searchresult=283733


 * High School Online Collaborative Writing**
 * http://schools.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
 * Paul Allison's [|Screencast] about High School Wiki Writing


 * Bud the Teacher's Wiki**
 * http://www.budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page