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What is a Wiki?

"Heard of wikis? They are Web sites that allow anyone to make changes to them. The word wiki comes from the Hawaiian word wikiwiki which meads "quick." One of the largest wikis is wikipedia.org, a free collaborative encyclopedia that was started in 2001. It currently has over 700,000 articles in 60 languages and is edited and expanded by thousands of people each day." -- Eileen Barnett, Instructional Computing, Lesley University

Research Sheet:

Project: Students will be working in groups of 3 to research one famous African American or American Woman important to U.S. History. They will be using research skills, computer skills, and information literacy skills. This will tie to library and 3rd grade curriculum and standards.