WIKI 101Prudy Menard
OBJECTIVE
To develop a competent level of understanding of the Wiki technology and share this with my peers
WHAT IS A “WIKI”?
• “A wiki is a space on the Web where you can share work and ideas, pictures and links, videos and media — and anything else you can think of. Wikispaces offer visual editing and various other tools to make sharing all kinds of content as easy for students as it is for their teachers” (Wikispace.com)
WIKI HISTORY 1995 - Ward Cunningham invented the
Wiki The idea for the name came from a
Hawaiian airport ‘Wiki Wiki shuttle’ (meaning quick shuttle)
2000 - many institutions began using it as their collaborative software
2007- officially became a word in the online Oxford English Dictionary
(Wikipedia.org)
WHAT IT DOES It allows group communication by
storing data and enabling group members to communicate by adding to or changing the data
A wiki template ensures a consistent layout
Wikipedia has empowered community members to work collaboratively by providing transparency of edits on its content pages.
WHAT IT DOES Watch this youtube video to get a
better understanding of the Wiki concept
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
HOW TO GET IT1. Wiki is free for teachers and students2. Click on the link below to start your
Wiki journey http://www.wikispaces.com/
TEACHER’S INSTRUCTIONS1. Read the entire screen, click on
‘Teachers’ green box
WATCH THE SCREEN VIDEOS “CREATING EDUCATIONAL WIKIS” AND “BULK USER TOOL”
CLICK ON SIGN UP AND GET STARTED
STUDENT’S INSTRUCTIONS As noted, wiki has been useful in group
collaborative projects, so I have created a Wikispace for our group to give you an idea of what your student’s would be experiencing
As the teacher, I have created the Wiki space and will need your email addresses to invite you into this space
Once you receive your email to join Wiki, you must accept and create a password to be allowed onto the site
NOW THAT YOU HAVE SIGNED UP…. Think about the following questions.1. How would you use Wiki in your
setting?2. Could you see Wiki being a useful
teaching/learning tool that you would use on a daily bases?
3. What pros and cons do you anticipate for yourself and your students?
REFERENCES Barsky E., Giustini D. (2007),
"Introducing Web 2.0: wikis for health librarians", Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association 28 (4): pp. 147–150, http://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/handle/2429/497/c07-036.pdf, retrieved May 14, 2012 .
Cubric, Marija (2007), Analysis of the use of Wiki-based collaborations in enhancing student learning, University of Hertfordshire, https://uhra.herts.ac.uk/dspace/handle/2299/3672, retrieved May 14, 2012
Müller C, & Birn L (2006), Wikis for Collaborative Software Documentation, Proceedings of I-KNOW ’06
Roth C, Taraborelli D, & Gilbert N (2008), Measuring wiki viability. An empirical assessment of the social dynamics of a large sample of wikis, The Centre for Research in Social Simulation,, http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=cress