Great Collaboration with Wikis

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

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

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

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

You have a history of every edit You are notified of every change

Wiki Drawbacks Disorganized Concurrent editing Too open Evaluation is complicated Vandalism and spam

Disorganized

Concurrent editing

Too open

Evaluation is complicated

Vandalism and spam

YOU control who sees your wiki You set the password. You choose who participates .

You set the password.

You choose who participates .

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

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

Small edits

Communicate

Use the history

Discuss

Refresh before writing

Negotiate

Useful websites Yummy WikiStyle http://yummy.pbwiki.com/WikiStyle explains basic formatting PBwiki Central AdvancedWikiStyle http://pbwikicentral.pbwiki.com/AdvancedWikiStyle WikiMatrix http://www.wikimatrix.org a comparison of different wiki software options

Yummy WikiStyle http://yummy.pbwiki.com/WikiStyle explains basic formatting

PBwiki Central AdvancedWikiStyle

http://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

PBWiki www.pbwiki.com

Seedwiki www.seedwiki.com

Wikispaces www.wikispaces.com

Make a free wiki as easily as a peanut butter sandwich!

Set it up and it works just like typing in Microsoft Word

Set it up and it works

just like typing in Microsoft Word

Creating a new page on your wiki There 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.

There 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.

Please play! http://ritaswikisandbox.pbwiki.com/FrontPage