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Wiki is a Hawaiian word that means “fast” or“quick.”A wiki web site is an easy-to-create and easy-to-use web site that allows many people to add,modify, or edit content. The largest wiki in the world is Wikipedia. In this hands-on session you’ll work with an existing classroom wiki to experience how wiki technology helps support and teach any class. You’ll join the wiki as a student, create and edit wiki pages, share files, and post and respond to wiki discussion groups.
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Wikis – Quick Fun, Fast Support
by Lisa Friedrichsen
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park KS
New Perspectives: Portfolio Projects for Business Analysis
Microsoft® Access 2013: Illustrated Series
What is a wiki?
• Wiki is a Hawaiian word for “quick” or "fast"
• A wiki is a collaborative web site which allows users to add, modify, or delete content to get fast, quick answers
• Wikipedia on Wiki
Wikis are so easy…
…that I taught my dogs how to wiki!
…yes, I taught. I didn’t say they learned!
What is a wiki good for?
• Storing shared knowledge
• Community note taking
• Wikis in plain English
What are some good wiki applications?
• Sharing and saving class notes, materials
(great flipped classroom tool)• Project or event planning• User groups, advisory boards, committees• Others?
Today’s Session
• Work with a wikispaces wiki to…– Edit Pages– Share files– Post and respond to discussion groups– Share and preserve conference knowledge
Today we will use….
• www.wikispaces.com • You must set up an account• Two choices to participate…
– Find it yourself: CourseConference– Be invited by sending an email to
www.wikispaces.com
Home page has great information
Wikispaces activities…
• Invite People• Navigate among the pages• Edit, Format, Save content• Create a hyperlink• Insert a File• Insert a Widget• Start a Discussion• Add a Page
Wikispaces activities…
• Explore recent changes• Change member status• Change wiki colors, layout, logo• Edit the style sheet• Monitor the wiki• Switch between wikis• Update your account (picture, info)
