Ahola Wikis!

It seems every time I want to "Google" something, the first site that pops up is Wikipedia.  Wikis are part of the Web 2.0 phenomenon and are becoming more popular and surprisingly more reliable than ever expected.  Wikis are easily-edited, automatically interlinked sets of documents. Pages can be created and edited constantly, and allow for collaboration between multiple people.  Students are able to add links, graphics, and attachments.  They can even send you email alerts when pages have been edited.  I wish I had used wikis in college. More colleges should create Wiki pages where students can upload their notes from class and be able to collaborate more.  Students could use these wiki pages to study for test or when writing a paper.  Students could add and contribute over their college career.  Wikis can be searched and help keep students more organized when taking notes.   However, I do see how transferring a diagram or any kind of visual graphic organizers would be difficult.  Personally many of my notes consisted of diagrams, visual pictures that are hard to duplicate in wikis. Even simple things like underlining key words, using highlighter, arrows linking ideas or staring important points within your notes would be hard to create easily in a wiki. Sometimes, maybe, pen and paper is best.