HISTORY WIKI WISCONSIN 4-H Collaboration

WHY A WIKI AND NOT FACEBOOK, LINKED IN or other software? Actually is being used by Wisconsin 4-H! Different types of software and internet experience have there own positives and negatives. For collecting history and colloboration wiki software is unique. Let’s at each software a bit… facebook

WHY NOT FACEBOOK ? Facebook is: good at checking status, pokes, chat difficult for looking up older content – things get buried – where is the Facebook archive? content owner & users must register not good with privacy & security issues. not good with indexed content.

WHY NOT Linked ? LinkedIn has some similarity to Facebook which brings similar disadvantages such as: – users must register with Linked In – not great with indexed content LinkedIn is frequently associated with searches for jobs and networking with others in related industries or types of work. in

WHAT ABOUT OTHER WIDELY AVAILABLE SOFTWARE? You ? Great for sharing video but not for sharing text and communication. Flickr? Great for sharing photos, but not quite right for what the wiki can do. A blog? – best suited to a single narrator & commenters, but not many contributors. A website?- not enough tools for collaboration. Tube

WHAT IS A WIKI? A wiki (i/ˈwɪki/ WIK-ee) is usually a web application which allows people to add, modify, or delete content in a collaboration with others.wiki This definition brought to you by Wikipedia A wiki grows according to needs of users.

WHY A WIKI? Wiki promotes collaboration volunteers, youth, leaders, and staff. Wiki is invites more contextually deep collaboration like Wikipedia. Wiki helps overcome geographic dispersal of 4-H and Extension.

Where is the story of 4-H in Wisconsin? With 4-H participants… and staff… and volunteers… and local communities, etc. all have something to contribute to the 4-H story as well!

What are other wikis like? Minnesota Historical Society has PlaceographyPlaceography UW Whitewater has UW-W History: Then and Now W%C2%A0History:%C2%A0Then_and_NowThen and Now W%C2%A0History:%C2%A0Then_and_Now Natural History of Southeast Alaska Schistostega pennata Schistostega pennata

Where is the story of Wisconsin 4-H? Everywhere in the state ; in county and municipal historical societies, in private collections, at UW-Madison Archives at Steenbock Library, and in archives and affiliated Area Research Centers (ARCs) of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The map indicates location of ARCs. UW-Madison ArchivesArea Research Centers

What archive sources are available? Area Research Centers: UW-Milwaukee Golda Meir Library Archive – Edward A. Benoit papers Edward A. Benoit papers UW-Eau Claire, McIntyre Library – Family characteristics and…4-H club Family characteristics and…4-H club Milwaukee County Historical Society – Diderrich Family 4-H programs4-H programs

What sources are available? At Wisconsin Historical Society? Reaper centennial.. Photos enter 4-H Photos At the UW Madison Archives Source materials Photos Such as: 1922 Rock Co. 4-H Parade

Sample “portal” or doorway for 4-H Multiple portals can be developed.

How can YOU contribute to Wisconsin’s 4-H story? You can add facts or figures to a post

How can YOU contribute to Wisconsin’s 4-H story? You can add a memory to an existing post…

How can YOU contribute to Wisconsin’s 4-H story? You can upload a photo from your collection

Suggestions Comments Questions Contact: Dennis Larsen, Records Officer UW-Extension and UW Colleges 432 N. Lake Street, Room 211 Madison, WI