A wiki is a website where every page can be edited in a web browser, by whoever happens to be reading it. It is so easy for people to jump in and revise pages that wikis are becoming known as the tool of choice for large, multiple-participant projects.
A wiki is not a formalized publishing system. It is a collaboration system and is based upon the participation of the consuming community. If something is missing or incorrect in a wiki and permissions allow you to edit the wiki, you can easily add your thoughts or make changes to the wiki.
A wiki is certainly a tool with great application for educators. Students who use a wiki will develop skills suitable for different work situations. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites, power community websites, and are increasingly being installed by businesses to provide affordable and effective Intranets or for use in Knowledge Management.
Wikipedia is a standing symbol of what many would consider a successful Wiki. Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia; anyone can add content or edit existing content.
The idea behind Wikipedia is that members of the general public can add their own personal knowledge, anonymously if they wish. Wikipedia is created and maintained by a community of interested contributors - anyone can
create an entry for the encyclopedia, and anyone else can come along and edit existing entries.
Wikipedia is compiled by users around the world and people are writing in their own languages. It is available in English and fifteen other languages in common use throughout the world and is the product of a nongovernmental organization.
If you are researching information Wikipedia is a perfectly good place to start, and they’ve started to encourage people to cite sources so that you can find the primary source of your research for yourself. Wikipedia is also a good first stop to get the basics in a hurry, especially for tech and pop culture topics that probably won't ever make it into Britannica. However, some poorly written Wikipedia articles may have errors, and are of a quality that wouldn’t make it into a formal encyclopedia.
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