*"Simplest online database that could possibly work."
*A wiki is a software that allows users to create, edit and link web pages easily.
*Best known wiki: Wikipedia
*Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and
crosslinks between internal pages on the fly.
History of Wikis
*Wiki Wiki is a Hawaiian word for "Fast"
*Ward Cunningham developed WikiWikiweb in 1994 and
installed it on the internet domain on March 25th 1995.
*Cunningham named it after a Honolulu shuttle bus line named "Wiki Wiki."
*Cunningham developed Vannevar Bush's ideas by allowing users to "comment on and change one another's text".
*Today some companies use wikis as their only collaborative software and as a replacement for static intranets.
*There may be greater use of wikis behind firewalls than on the public Internet.
How Wikis can be used in the Classroom
*Students, teachers and parents can collaborate and present information on a wiki.
*A wiki could be used to build a classroom dictionary of terms or historical events.
*Students could research new topics, and collaborate what they find on a wiki.
*Wikis can be a great study tool for students. Students could each contribute a set of notes and commentary for other students to have access to.
*Wikis could also be used to enhance professional collaboration amongst teachers.
*For example, teachers in a department or district could build a curriculum, or simply just post lesson plans and assignments.
*Teachers can use wikis as a portfolio showing development of a project.
How to create a Wiki
*First locate the "New Page" link on the side menu on the left side of the screen.
*A new page with a single text box at the top will appear. Enter the name of your new page. Make sure that you don’t include any spaces in your title. If you need a space between words in the title, put an underscore _ in place of a space.
*When editing a Wiki open the page you wish to edit, and click on the button “Edit this Page” at the top.
*When editing only one person can edit the page at a time.
*If you are familiar with word, wikis use very similar tools such as bold, underline, italics, font size, style and color.
*To add an image, while on an edit page, simply click the "insert image" link and browse your files to find the image. After you upload image, save and test.
*To add a document, while on an edit page, simply click the "Attach file" link and browse your files to find document. After you upload, save and test.
* Once you edit your page make sure you save! Save as often as possible!
This video will help you create your very own Wiki page!
wikis.ppt
Project for edu.. CLASSROOM WIKI HANDOUT.doc
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