Wikis

A Wiki at its simplest, is an editable webpage.
[|What is a wiki?]

This is the most famous use of a wiki [|Wikipedia] [|Screencast on how wikipedia works] (viewer discrestion)

=Wiki tools=

[|Wikispaces] [|PBWiki] [|Writely] [|WetPaint] [|Jotspot] [|Jot Live]
 * This is a free site with unlimited pages and uploads...not a bad deal!
 * Conference Planning
 * Presentation Planning
 * [|Administrators Wiki]
 * [|My writely page]
 * Works much like a word processor
 * Also has the ability to upload documents and create multiple pages
 * Works more like a webpage but has wiki qualities.
 * [|Assessment Site]
 * Free for 5 users and 20 pages. Nice place for uploading documents as well.
 * Tool for simultaneous notetaking

=How and why your local could and should use Wikis=
 * easy collaboration
 * open or closed
 * track revisions
 * instant creation