This document introduces wikis and their collaborative features. It encourages readers to contribute to wikis by editing pages, adding information, and checking others' work. Wikis allow many users to author and edit pages together to build more content and share information quickly. The document suggests using a class wiki to make novel fact sheets and share quotes, notes, and ideas about books to help with writing reviews.

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Wiki-wiki
(quick)
Where YOU
(and me and him and that other person, too)
are Author and Editor!
Wiki-wiki (quick)

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Wiki: an expandable set of
webpages written
and
edited by everyone!
Don’t forget
good ol’ Wikipedia
There’s
wikitravel
A Wiki
about
Star Trek

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Can I believe a Wiki?
Use at least one other source (print source,
newpaper or magazine article, a primary
source—all available in the library) to double
check your facts
To change elements of any info on a public wiki
You decide
YOU HAVE the POWER

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Why use Wikis?
Together we can:
• Build more content
• Share information
• Check one another’s work
• Add information as it occurs
We vs. Me You
InfoTeacher
Them
Me Student
Him
Her
You
Info

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What will we use a wiki for?
• We’re going to make Novel Fact Sheets
• Sharing
– Quotes
– Notes about the Book
– Notes about the Author
• This wiki should help you write your review
Collecting the ideas of 250 students

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• Four options: View, Edit,
Links & History
• Pages with some info
already are listed in Blue
• “Wanted Pages” (pages
that need to be created)
have a ? at the end. Click
this to begin creating.
All on Moodle
What does our Wiki look
like?

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Are you ready?
Then
– Share thoughts and ideas
– Ask questions
– Make mistakes and fix others’
– Contribute at least twice to the 21 Century
Learning wiki found on Moodle
To become a better
reader, writer & editor!

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Slideshow created by
K. Covintree
Fall 2008