# 18 Wikis

I like how Wikis are quick to build, easy to edit and you don't need any knowledge of html to set up, which levels the playing field. Having a website where all members or users can write, edit and rewrite is very useful for collaborative writing, pooling knowledge and exchanging ideas, especially with subjects that change or frequently need updating. I also like how it can eliminate the need for emails back and forth. Everyone has access to the same information so there is no doubling up. What does concern me however, is if someone changes what you have contributed and their information is wrong, also you would have to ensure only members have access to the Wiki. I think there's lots of scope for the use of Wikis eg setting and posting agendas for meetings, planning projects, collaborative editing of documents, debates, open ended taskes where there are many possible answers or ways of arriving at a given answer. Curriki was easy to navigate with some great resources for teachers (will have to bookmark on delicious). There was also some great stuff on the Educational Wikis - too much to absorb now. I'll have to come back to it. Our family has a wiki for weekend jobs at my mother-in-law's house which works really well. We know who has done what job, when and what needs to be done.