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Power of Wiki in Spreading Knowledge: Wikis are easy to use, convenient, and reliable (Augar, N, Raitman, R, Zhou, W, 2004). Wikis are great communication and collaboration tools that create collaborative environments where individuals are engagingly learning with others (Chao, J, Parker, K, 2007). Wiki is a great tool for professional development as it provides teachers with opportunities to communicate, collaborate, and discuss different ideas about key topics in education (Foley, B, Chang, T, 2007). "Wiki users are not just consumers but also producers of information (Tetard, F, Patokorpi, E, Packalen, K, 2009) .”

Wiki participants learn online through reading, discussing, editing, and sharing information.

Wiki pages provide easy access to information and are a great way to incorporate technology into

I believe that Wiki pages are in the beneficial classroom technology category for several reasons. First of all, it engages student interest and gives them a justly-earned feeling of accomplishement. Second, it can be incorporated into all stages of Bloom's Taxonomy, fulfilling requirements for student knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Finally, it is ideal way for students who may not be very verbally-oriented to engage in a text with something a little more hands-on.

valuable group-working skills.