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What is a wiki?

Wikis are an online group of documents/web pages that many different users can add to and edit freely online. The most famous wiki is Wikipedia.

How does it work?

Wikis work on the basis that whoever is in that particular wiki's community will edit and add to the information available.

What's great about wikis?

The community that works with the wiki maintains the integrity and volume of the information.

What do you need to keep in mind if your children are using wikis?

Remind your children not to assume information is correct – there is definitely room for errors and bias.

Want to know more about wikis?

Try the big one – Wikipedia – www.wikipedia.org