A wiki provides for many different types of collaboration in and out of the classroom, such as: students can create resources for the whole class, students can participate in reviews of materials, create portfolios, collaborate on group projects, create classroom archives, community guides, and help organize thinking.
I really like the idea of my students creating a guide. During 3rd grade students study Ancient Greece, Rome, and Mali. Students could make a wiki that describes the various aspects of life in all of those civilizations. Each group of students could be assigned a civilization and would complete a wiki based on home life, education, sports, work, religion, etc. These are assignments that students have typically completed in Power Point. A wiki would provide them with more room for text.
In the future these wikis could also be used to help teach each unit of study. I think I've just come up with my wiki lesson!
For more information about teaching with wikis, visit: http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/
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