what is a wiki?

http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english - video clip

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/07/07/what-is-a-wiki.html

http://www.socialtext.com/whatisawiki

http://www.jot.com/tours/hosted-wiki/1-wiki-definition.php - jotspot

some free wikis to explore

http://pbwiki.com/

 - video clip

http://www.wikispaces.com/

 - free private space for K-12

http://www.jot.com/

 - purchased by google - new account creation suspended

http://www.wetpaint.com/category/education - another free site - worth exploring?

http://www.wikieducator.org/Main_Page - ???

using a wiki -

basalt.wikispaces.com has been set up with no log in, no password protection.

But requires admin sign-in to create a new page.

basalt.pbwiki.com requires an e-mail log in and has password protection. I've posted the current password in the info box when you log in.

basalt.jot.com - no log in or password, but requires admin sign-in to create new page.

wikipedia - editing an entry, creating a new entry (references)

wiki example - AskAway Virtual Reference Wiki (BC post-secondary libraries)

basalt.pbwiki.com

basalt.wikispaces.com

basalt.jot.com

basalt.wetpaint.com