What the heck is a Wiki?

That is a question that I would have uttered a few short weeks ago. Of course I had heard of Wikipedia, the most famous of wikis, but I had no clue that everyone with Internet access could create one. We learned in TPTE about Web 2.0 and Wikis when we created Wikis for Web 2.0 tools and elementary resources I can now understand how they work, how to set up a wiki and the potential benefits. Wikis are interactive Internet sites where multiple individuals can view, post and edit content for any subject. I can student's using this for group project to work together and then use the end product for a presentation. This is basically what we did in our Web 2.0 project. It was a great way for the class to divide up the work to learn a ton of material in a short period of time. This was one of my favorite activities. Wikis can be open to everyone such as Wikipedia or only open to invited individuals.