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__Using Wikispaces in the Classroom__

What is Wikispaces?
​ Wikispaces is a web tool that can be used to create a wiki. A wiki is an online collaboration tool. Group members may add, delete, or edit information on a wiki from any location at any time.

What does it do?
​ Wikispaces is a tool which allows groups or organizations to host information on the web. This information can be accessed and edited by group members from different locations. Instead of having to save work in a word document and transfer a word document to a group member who is not local, group members can all save their work on a wiki page at any time. The content that is uploaded can be edited, added to, or deleted. This makes collaboration very simple and technologically easy.

This tool is ideal for various groups because it is simple to use. It uses a “What You See Is What You Get,” or WYSIWUG, form of editing that allows users to see the changes they are making as they are making them. Because of this, a wiki can be used for anyone from elementary students to graduate students. 

Where can you get it?
Wikispaces can be accessed online at __http://www.wikispaces.com__.

How much does it cost?
​ An account for a basic account on Wikispaces is free. This basic account gives the user 2 GB worth of storage and a maximum file size of 10 MB. More advanced accounts can be purchased for $5- $800 per month. Wikispaces is currently running a promotion that gives away K-12 education wikis for free. This type of account normally costs $50 per month.