Wiki Wiki Wiki

Nope, not a bad rap from the early 90s, but a Web 2.0 tool for sharing, collaborating, and publishing content to the web. At this point I don't have any real application for a wiki so I didn't create my own. But, I have used PB Wiki extensively in other courses. I also added content about Will Richardson to Mary's Web 2.0 Guru wiki.

While wikis may be good for quickly sharing information and editing that content to a certain extent, I have yet to find one that formats "nicely." If adding in a lot of text or imagery, be prepared for the published wiki product to not look quite as intended to a certain extent. In the past, I've used them as a long distance communication tool when working on group projects. This was helpful for conveying quick "sound bites" of information and sharing links, but beyond that, the tone and intent were lost to a certain extent, especially when formatting became problematic.

So, wiki users beware...attempting to convey information without vocal intonations and body language can be tricky enough, but if the formatting of your written work is also skewed, you may have a hard time getting your point across as intended.