I’m an ITRT for four very different schools.  I set out to teach my teachers how to create their own wiki page, to create a collaborative classroom for their students and make their instructional lives more productive.  I learned some important lessons in this process.  Lesson one, even though you see the importance in creating and utilizing a wiki for instructional use, you have to be creative and convincing in getting your teachers to embrace the idea of using a wiki for instructional and collaborative projects.  Lesson two, have a check list for you teachers, providing as much guidance as necessary for them to quickly and easily begin using their wiki.  Lesson three, provide them with a list of teacher wiki web sites that they can access to help guide them in their wiki layout design.  As an ITRT, you can not only know and value the importance of the tech tool but you have to be a salesperson for the tool in order to get your teachers to embrace the tool.

Mrs. ITRT,

Could you explain to me what exactly a Wiki is and how to use it.  I have heard them sporadically mentioned for the first time the last month of the school year and a couple of times during discussion in my Master's program.  I would like to become educated about them and create one.

 Thank you,

a2ndldr10

I hope that this helps to explain wikis for you.  Teachers are working collaboratively to create a 21st Century Skills classroom for their students. It is a virtual eToolBox of resources for integrating technology into the classroom and curriculum. It is resources, how-tos, use in classroom, examples and more.