The first time I was told about wikis I was left with the impression that it was an online encyclopedia where anyone could add their own comments and entries. I guess they were referring to Wikipedia. I now learned that a wiki is a lot more than that. A wiki can be a lot more than just a "community encyclopedia." It can be about any given topic or subject. I can see how a wiki can be used in a literature class where students can write book reviews, how it can be used in a science class where students can use it as a journal as they are working on their experiments, how it can be used in a history class for student discussions on any historical event, etc.
I don't think I would allow a class to use a wiki as a dependable source of information for conducting research, but maybe a particular wiki might provide them with a list of sources for the students to examine.
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