"Wikis are an exceptionally useful tool for getting students more involved in curriculum. They're often appealing and fun for students to use, while at the same time ideal for encouraging participation, collaboration, and interaction. Read on to see how you can put Wikis to work in your classroom."
this is wat web 2.0, but more then that this is a example of a web 2 medium
a collaborative medium
The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design,[1] and collaboration on the World Wide Web. A Web 2.0 site allows users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media d
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This website gives a detailed description of numerous wiki's related to education. It also explains how to use the wiki, what grade its aimed at and teacher and student tips.
Web 2.0 (or Web 2) is the popular term for advanced Internet technology and applications including blogs, wikis, RSS and social bookmarking
The two major components of Web 2.0 are the technological advances enabled by Ajax and other new applications such as RSS and Eclipse
One of the most significant differences between Web 2.0 and the traditional World Wide Web (retroactively referred to as Web 1.0) is greater collaboration among Internet users and other users, content providers, and enterprises.
a few characteristics often noted as descriptive of Web 2.0:
bloggingAjax and other new technologiesGoogle Base and other free Web servicesRSS-generated syndicationsocial bookmarkingmash-upswikis and other collaborative applicationsdynamic as opposed to static site contentinteractive encyclopedias and dictionariesease of data creation, modification or deletion by individual usersadvanced gaming.
Critics of Web 2.0 maintain that it makes it too easy for the average person to affect online content and that, as a result, the credibility, ethics and even legality of Web content could suffer.