What+Can+I+Do+With+A+Wiki?

So, I am going to try this Wiki thing in my classroom...... hmmmmmm Here are some ideas........
 * Wiki ideas appropriate for most subjects and grade levels: **
 * Study guides made by student groups for themselves and peers: each group prepares the guide for one aspect of the unit or responsibility rotates: one unit guide per semester.
 * Vocabulary lists and examples of the words in use, contributed by students (ongoing throughout the year).
 * The wiki as the organizational tool for your class - Wiki all assignments, projects, collaboration, rubrics, etc. Link it to your webpage on your school's website.
 * Products of research projects, especially collaborative group projects: civil war battles, artistic movements, the American electoral process, diseases and prevention, etc. Remember that the products do not have to be simply writing. They can include computer files, images, videos, etc. Creating an organizational structure for the content is an important part if the project.
 * An annotated collection of EXAMPLES from the non-school world for anything: supply/demand, capitalism, entrepreneurship, triangles, alliterations, vertebrates or invertebrates, etc. Include illustrations wherever possible.
 * What I Think Will Be on the Test Wiki: a place to log review information for important concepts throughout the year, prior to taking the "high stakes" test, AP test, or final exam. Students add to it throughout the year and even from year to year..
 * A travelogue from a field trip or NON-field trip that the class would have liked to take as a culmination of a unit of study: Our (non) trip to the Capital and what we (wish) we saw. Include photos, videos clips, captions, etc.
 * Articles by students who miss school for family trips, written about their travels on the class wiki, relating what they see to concepts learned before they left: mammals I saw on the way to Disney, geometric shapes in the Magic Kingdom, the most cost-effective lunches while traveling, etc. Remember: hotels usually have Internet access. Make the world a part of your classroom!
 * A place where the class can add idea and information to certain projects. If a group of students is working on a project and a student from another group has an idea, he could add in his idea!!
 * Novel study - the students could list examples of different literary devices in the novel, character traits of main characters along with examples, and plot summaries
 * A place where students can respond to a quotation, interpreting it and then commenting on it as well as responding to the comments of their classmates
 * Proofreading and editing written assignments (a lost art). Peer revision and comments.
 * For professional development activities: Use a wiki to log your activites, progress, and future action on professional development activities.