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Wiki Spaces

The Good (Positive)	The Bad (Minus)	The ugly? (Interesting)
C Owned by students which means they can add and edit anything they wish too. C Multi-author page for  everyone C Wikis are not chronological which means that you can add, erase information whenever need be. CTeachers are able to see how many times one group member has edited or added information to the site. This can be for assessment purposes.	D When adding or editing new information, if there is more than one person trying to add info at the same time it won’t save any data. D Little confusing at the start of setting up a wiki space especially when adding new people to the page. D If you aren’t sure how to set your wiki to private, it can be viewed by strangers all over the world.	A Instead of having to meet up for collaborative sessions, it can be easily done from home via wiki space. A You can view how many times your group members or students have accessed or edited information to the page.

I personally believe that wiki spaces aren’t as successfully as initially thought out to be. They can become quite time consuming if you have to add information all over again if it was erased. However, I do believe there is an upside towards wiki spaces because it allows for collaborative learning not just together but at home as well.

CLASSROOM TIP: Wiki spaces can be a vital tool when working on group assignments. Teachers can assess the students in terms of cooperating effectively to group work.

CLASSROOM TIP:  Wikis are more suited to a higher age group as it's a little more complex then other digital learning tools.