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== What is a wiki page? ==


 * Wiki offers another way to engage student in reading and writing
 * A wiki is a website that can be revised by multiple authors, and it allow for people to see the revision history as well as have a conversation about individual pages through discussion.
 * Wikis are websites that can grow and develop over time, with additional pages added as a writer (or class of writers) finds new ways to share work.
 * Each page on a wiki allows for feature that support the act of revision, including instant editing ability in the same page, a history page that outlines the revision the page has gone through, and a discussion page that allow for the author(s) of the page to carry on conversations with responders.

= What makes up a wiki page? =


 * Main Page: acts as the public face of an every-evolving draft.
 * Pages may be kept by individuals, small groups, or entire class.
 * History Page: allows writers and responders the opportunity to go back and look at previously saved version of the main wiki page. All versions are saved as new versions are edited and saved.
 * Discussion Page: allows for writer and responders to carry on a conversation about the main page’s text.

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