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What is a wiki? Wiki wiki means quick or fast. An easy-to-use web page/website that
multiple people can edit without knowing HTML or other coding.
Two kinds: Wiki farms DIY wikis
With a wiki you can … Create
a database a paper Portfolio Project Meeting
Publish Comment Converse
Post ideas Respond Share Edit Collaborate Engage
Wiki Advantages Accessible anywhere with a web browser Multiple authors Promote collaboration and negotiation - involvement Easy - No knowledge of HTML needed Familiar Point-and-click editor No version issues with software Edits are time-stamped (you know when changes and
sometimes who made them) Easily revert to previous version
Wiki Drawbacks Disorganized Concurrent editing Too open Evaluation is complicated Vandalism and spam
Examples of wikis Wiki Wiki Web http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiWikiWeb the original project
wikiHow http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page the How-to manual you can edit
Flu Wiki http://www.fluwikie.com/ Mitt Romney in 2012 http://myclob.pbwiki.com/
Education 2.0 Wiki http://edu20.wikispaces.com/
SmallBusiness.com http://www.smallbusiness.com/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Tips for working in a wiki Small edits Communicate Use the history Discuss Refresh before writing Negotiate
Useful websitesYummy WikiStyle
http://yummy.pbwiki.com/WikiStyle explains basic formatting
PBwiki Central AdvancedWikiStylehttp://pbwikicentral.pbwiki.com/AdvancedWikiStyle
WikiMatrix http://www.wikimatrix.org a comparison of different wiki software options
Free places to create wikis PBWiki www.pbwiki.com Seedwiki www.seedwiki.com Wikispaces www.wikispaces.com
Creating a new page on your wikiThere are two ways to create pages. New page button (or create button) Create a new link
Click to “Edit Page” you’re linking from Type your text Highlight it Click the link button
Templates can be used to automatically create a formatted page with either of these options.