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"Travels with Mr. T"
"Travels with Mr. T" is a three-part geography-based elective course for students in grades 6, 7, and 8 at Waterloo Junior High School (WJHS), Waterloo, IL, USA. Students in grades 6 and 7 are introduced to regional **Geography** using a tutorial website, videoclips, and a variety of research projects and software. In grade 8, students will use their regional geography skills to study **Current Events** and how those events affect our World.

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"Wikispaces are Free to K-12 Teachers"
Wikispaces offers **//free//** Plus spaces (which are free with no advertising) to K-12 (primary and secondary) teachers. Registration information is available in the Teacher Help Information below. A K-12 educator that has registered their wiki for the free K-12 education Plus plan can create **//student accounts//** in bulk. They can make up to 100 accounts at one time.

"Why Use a Wiki?"
What is a Wikispace? A Wikispace, in simple terms, is a group of web pages with “edit” buttons on them. You can collaborate with anyone you choose on your wikispace. Wikispaces is simple enough to use, but has enough sophistication so that students can be creative and get things done. For a video on "Why use a Wiki?", see the video below. media type="custom" key="4156949"