Collaboration… through Wiki By: Anna, Renee, and Craig

What is a Wiki? A wiki allows a group of people to collaboratively edit a web page without knowledge of HTML coding. A wiki is not a carefully crafted site for casual visitors. Instead, it seeks to involve the visitor in an ongoing process of creation and collaboration that constantly changes the Web site landscape.

A wiki allows a group of people to collaboratively edit a web page without knowledge of HTML coding.

A wiki is not a carefully crafted site for casual visitors. Instead, it seeks to involve the visitor in an ongoing process of creation and collaboration that constantly changes the Web site landscape.

Pros and Cons of a Wiki… Pros… Cons… Wiki pages can be viewed by the public (where anyone can edit the page) or set to personal (where you can invite users to share and edit your page). Wikis are easy to update since every page has an edit button. Creating new pages is simple and there is no limit to how many pages you can create. You do not have to know about HTML coding. Wikis have history. Wiki saves all of your old versions of a page in case you make a mistake and want to revert back to an old page. Also, you can compare old and new pages. Many Wiki servers are free of charge. Anyone can edit the page to add inappropriate comments. Anyone can add information that is incorrect.

Pros…

Cons…

Wiki pages can be viewed by the public (where anyone can edit the page) or set to personal (where you can invite users to share and edit your page).

Wikis are easy to update since every page has an edit button.

Creating new pages is simple and there is no limit to how many pages you can create.

You do not have to know about HTML coding.

Wikis have history. Wiki saves all of your old versions of a page in case you make a mistake and want to revert back to an old page. Also, you can compare old and new pages.

Many Wiki servers are free of charge.

Anyone can edit the page to add inappropriate comments.

Anyone can add information that is incorrect.

Let’s See How it’s Done… Let’s visit a Wiki – Renee’s Wiki , and review: Settings Public vs. private Search Control panel Tool Bar View Edit Sidebar Navigator Editing Layout Tool Bar Saving Importing Plug-ins History Comparison Creating New Pages and Links

Let’s visit a Wiki – Renee’s Wiki , and review:

Settings

Public vs. private

Search

Control panel

Tool Bar

View

Edit

Sidebar

Navigator

Editing Layout

Tool Bar

Saving

Importing Plug-ins

History Comparison

Creating New Pages and Links

Time to Try on Our Own… Visit Pbworks and click Create a wiki that includes the following: A title, background color, and a picture of you Three (or more) linked pages Insert one (or more) video or google gadgets Two (or more) external links Try it Now!

Visit Pbworks and click

Create a wiki that includes the following:

A title, background color, and a picture of you

Three (or more) linked pages

Insert one (or more) video or google gadgets

Two (or more) external links

How Will You Use It??? Tell us how you would use your wiki in your classroom or place of work. What about pbworks do you like/dislike? Share your wiki with us by posting a screen shot of your wiki in our discussion forum.

Tell us how you would use your wiki in your classroom or place of work.

What about pbworks do you like/dislike?

Share your wiki with us by posting a screen shot of your wiki in our discussion forum.

Collaboration… through Wiki By: Anna, Renee, and Craig