Intro+to+Wikis

Share Organize Collaborate Communicate Edit Rearrange
= = =Introduction to WIKIS =

Aim
To be able to use a wiki for communication and collaboration

Objectives
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
 * Add content to a wiki:
 * Add pages
 * Edit pages
 * Format text
 * Add images
 * Create links to other pages
 * Navigate through wiki pages
 * Describe the main features and characteristics of wikis
 * Give some examples of how they are being used in education

 "A **wiki** is a collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it. Ward Cunningham, developer of the first wiki WikiWikiWeb, originally described it as "the simplest online database that could possibly work". One of the best-known wikis is [|Wikipedia].
 * What is a WIKI ?**

**What it is:**

 * Web tool invented by Ward Cunningham in 1994 that allows anyone to add content and anyone to edit it, allowing several people to write, edit, delete and rewrite content on the same page
 * Wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian
 * Good for collaborative projects - subject knowledge sharing, administrative collaboration, course based teaching and learning
 * Intended to be simple so you can focus on the writing, not the technical mechanics and syntax
 * No HTML know-how required

**What it isn't:**

 * Wiki is not like email: You may write things, but in a wiki your words don't belong just to you or even stay where you put them.
 * Wiki is not like a discussion board: It is not about everyone speaking in turn.
 * Wiki is not like a blog: Your point of view matters, but mostly as food for thought.
 * You can't mess it up: Any pages can be fixed so be brave and relax.

Wikis V blogs
[|*From Introduction to Wikis]
 * ~ wikis ||~ blogs ||
 * Group voice || Individual voice - more personal in tone ||
 * Unstructured, organic || Default is by date, reverse chronological ||
 * Anyone edits (depending on your admin rights) || Anyone comments ||
 * Fluid medium: change any time || Post medium like email (comment, reply, comment, ...) ||
 * Better management: versions, rollback and change log, syndicate changes || Edits aren't tracked usually, new items are syndicated ||
 * Less familiar || More familiar ||

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=7237

[|Some Videos to help introduce you to Wikis.]