response to wiki articles esp. the article by standen

I enjoyed reading the articles on wikis as technology. I thought the article by Amy Standen suggesting the wiki is a glorified whiteboard was interesting for the two quotes below.
1. "I hesitate when people say it's a new paradigm," says Frey. "Look at the blackboard, which has been in the classroom since who knows when. A wiki is really a glorified whiteboard -- anyone can add to it, change it. This isn't something that teachers have to evolve to adopt; it's simply an extension of that technology."
I think that wikis are more than just glorified whiteboards. Wikis offer the people across the world opportunities to teach and learn from one another about any topic. There is also a trust factor with wikis and the students editing them.
2. Thanks to the wiki software, each class can collaborate on the same pages, editing and enhancing each others' content as they see fit. But wikis are repositories for more than simply print content, says Frey. "Teachers find wikis very useful for tying together different kinds of technology that they're using in the class. So they can have a wiki that ties into their blog, into their podcasts, videos, a group calendar."
I like the idea that wikis as a link to other technological tools in education. However, resources in school district may be limited.