Wikis are wonderful tools for a school librarian! Wikis allow multiple people to edit and add information into a document that everyone can see. This allows users to compile and exchange information in a manner that is both efficient and useful. Wikis can be great tools for librarians because they make it very easy for librarians, teachers, administrators and students to collaborate with each other. I think that wikis are awesome tools to communicate with other people. The downside to wikis is that anyone can edit one. Although this is the very thing that makes wikis amazing, it can cause problems. For instance, a number of years ago I had been thinking about some things and I wanted to remind myself of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. I went to the wikipedia page and much to my dismay someone had edited to have the word "fart" about every five words. Even though the content was still there, an experience like that definitely made me question the validity of wikipedia as a source, even for background information.
One wiki that I think is really awesome is my Mom's wiki for the Albion Middle School Library . It has some really interesting and awesome links that would be helpful for both teachers and students. Some of those include booklists, book trailers, educational games, links to flash cards for various subjects, and common core information.
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