Wiki Using Google Docs

Jennifer, Susan, and myself decided to learn how to use a wiki for collaborative writing. We already had a Gmail account, so all we needed to do was load google drive. It was very confusing at first, but once we were told that the person writing the paper needed to give it a title, it started to work for us. After someone writes a document and titles it, they share it with others by putting in their email address.   The people you share it with can edit, add to, or help you with your document. Each person has a different color when they type, so you can see who is typing. We were thinking this might be fun to have one child write a paragraph and their partner could add adjectives, more specific verbs, etc. Another idea might be where one student writes a main idea sentence and the next student adds a detail to go with it. This could ping pong back and forth until the wrap-up sentence. If you have a buddy class, a wiki would be fun to do collaborative writing during the holidays.