Thing #15: What in the World is a Wiki?

I enjoyed learning more about Wikis. I think it is an interesting concept, but I can see where integrity of information is at risk. I will have to admit, I am the sort of person who is happier where things are more black or white, true or false. OK, I will admit that I am also a bit of a control freak too. The idea that anyone can modify published information without accuracy verification is odd to me. I just seems to fit the society idea that there really are no real absolute truth and that if enough people believe and speak it, then it must be true. I don't really buy into this philosophy. I do see where wikis could be used to communicate, collaborate, plan, brainstorm, etc. If used for that, I think they have many possibilities for the classroom. I liked the classroom examples given here and they gave me some ideas for how I might use them in my own classroom.