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 (n.) This is a website that includes the collaboration of work from many different authors. A wiki site allows anyone to edit, delete, or modify the content on the web  The world’s best known wiki is  Want to learn more? Visit wikipedia!wikipedia  Wiki’s in Plain English Wiki’s in Plain English

 The first wiki was called WikiWikiWeb.  The wiki name was derived from a bus in Hawaii and means “fast” in Hawaiian  On March 15, 2007, the word wiki was added to the online Oxford English Dictionary

 They are used to create collaborative community websites  It gives a group of people one common place to work

 A typical wiki combines text, files, images, hyperlinks, and other media related to its topic.  Comments from other people

 YES! You have the ability to edit, delete, or modify one or more pages!  You can comment on some wikis!

 Site Security ◦ Anyone can edit the pages  Credibility of authors  Legal liabilities and other often unforeseen consequences. ◦ The release of confidential information.

 Do not share your password  Never offer any personal information  Never post inappropriate pictures  Assume what you publish on the Web is permanent. ◦ Anyone that belongs to your wiki can easily print out a wiki page or save it to a computer.  Use wiki provider sites with clearly stated terms of use ◦ Make sure there is password protection  Keep wiki’s positive and don't use them for slander or to attack others.

 PROOFREAD and EDIT your posts ◦ You can use Microsoft Word to spell check  Your posts portray YOU as a person  ALWAYS get permission from your parents to create a wiki

 Now…you get to try to post to our classroom wiki!!!