What+is+a+Wiki?

What is a wiki, and how is it used? A wiki is a collaborative website server soft ware that allows users to freely create and edit webpage. Wiki's are used for companies, and schools. You can use a wiki to communicate to people in real time, and collaborate with other people.

How can using the Wiki in the classroom improve learning? In my English class we just recently finished a Conflict project. I could have used a wiki to interview other students and get their ideas to put in a poll, for my report.

In History class we had a webquest, we had to find capitals of states, and certin information about the capital. Wikipedia would have helped alot here to find rankings, capitals, and the population plus a few paragraphs about the States.