In looking at the examples, these are some very comprehensive wiki sites. I was impressed with them all, really. Many people have spent quite a bit of time working on them. The one that I like the best was the educational wiki site. I was able to dig through some and this is a wiki that I could recommend to other teachers to use as a reference when trying to figure out the wiki world.
Some hurdles that I can think of off hand would be access to students. If I were to create a wiki for my students to add to and work on, I would need to trust them. Also, there would be the chance that others who shouldn't have access, would gain access from students. It would need to be monitored very closely. There is also the fact that many wiki sites are blocked at school and that is a hurdle that I may not be able to jump. I would need to prove its necessity and I don't know that I could justify a wiki over another tool.
There is also the problem of students posting inappropriate things on a wiki, more monitoring. It just seems very time constraining. Absolutely, guide lines would be set up, but there are always those kids who like to be "funny."
Under the best of situations, this could work, but I'm not sure that the hassles are worth the fight when there are other tools to use.
CR
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