What's+a+wiki

 **Q1. What is a wiki?**

|| Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. Source: [] ||  || Two advantages of using a wiki are: Source: [] ||  || Two disadvantages of using a wiki are: Source: [] || || ** (A) Room 17math ** * link to a students scribe post
 * Q2. What are two advantages of using a wiki? **
 * anyone can edit
 * easy to use and learn
 * Q3. Give two disadvantages of using a wiki. **
 * Anyone can edit so this may be too open for some applications, for example confidential documentation. (However it is possible to regulate user access).
 * The flexibility of a wiki's structure can mean that information becomes disorganised. As a wiki grows, the community plans and administers the structure collaboratively.
 * Q4. Visit the wiki at http://room17math.wikispaces.com/ . Answer the following: **
 * A) What is the name of the wiki? (B) Who uses this wiki ? (C) What does it contain? **
 * (B) High school students who study Mathematics. **
 * (C) Students homework **
 * link to a students growing post
 * link to a students BOB
 * 1 page containing 5 questions for parents to answer
 * 1 page containing the answers to the parent quiz ||

|| ** (A) ** March 7, 2007
 * Q5. Go to the ‘Discussion’ part of this wiki. Check Raiden’s message and answer: **
 * (A) When was this message posted? (B) What does Raiden’s message say? Copy it. **
 * (B) ** Hello everyone,

I was just cruising around your wikispace.. and these students seem to be taking full advantage of it. Nice to see more classes and schools using it as a learning and studying tool.

Hello from Canada! =P || ||