The use of wikis is exploding at the two schools where I work. One of the most dramatic demonstrations of how wikis can be used is in Matt van Raalte’s Grade 9 Math class. 
Matt has literally thrown the textbook aside, and has placed all his course materials, from class notes to review and self-correct answer sheets and links to web-based resources, on a wikispaces site. His daily lessons, reviews and homework help are all managed through a wiki.
Parents and students have responded fabourably, and Matt tells me it has made his approach to teaching far more student-centered. He is even dabbling into self-paced learning – which by his own admission is a BIG stretch!
The textbooks are stacked in a corner of the room – never opened by student hands. Students are engaged, and have access to the information (digital and networked) from anywhere, anytime.
You can check out his class wikisite here.
It wanted to take the opportunity to congratulate Andy on his tenure and thank him for all his hard work on our behalf (I actually think politicians get a bad rap!). After introducing him to David, our discussion turned to Andy’s passion – our penal system. As our federal Solicitor-General, he was