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CGHS Student Resources (Canvas)

Wikis Explained

Wikis have gotten a bad rap thanks to the Wikipedia website, but they are one of the most powerful collaborative tools.  Wikis allow the participants to collaborate on course documents in real time. A wiki tracks participation and document versions, so all participants can see what has been done by whom and when. Wikis can contain text, file attachments, and multimedia.

Some uses for wikis include:

  • group projects
  • student-generated FAQs
  • annotated bibliographies
  • content repositories

If you've ever used a Google Doc to share information, you've used a wiki! In Canvas, Pages or Google Docs will be used for wiki assessments.