What Are Wikis?
*"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!
Sources
http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?Whatiswiki
http://thwt.org/historywikis.html
http://wiki.binghamton.edu/index.php/a_brief_history_of_wikis
www.youtube.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wiki
Presentation Documents
This is our PowerPoint presentation:
wikis.ppt
Our group also passed out a handout:
Project for edu.. CLASSROOM WIKI HANDOUT.doc
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