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" What I Know Is WIKI 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!
Today we will use…. You must set up an account Two choices to participate… –Find it yourself: CourseConference –Be invited by sending an to…
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?
Who has worked with a wiki before? 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
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)
Thank you! Lisa Friedrichsen