Fancy a wiki?

Wiki trivia The word wiki means: “humanity towards others” in the Zulu language “fast” in the Hawaiian language “beam me up Scotty” in the Vulcan language

Wiki trivia The word wiki is: an acronym a backronym both of the above neither of the above

Well-known wikis Wikipedia – online encyclopedia Wikicommons – copyright-safe material collection Wikitravel – sub-division of Wikipedia Wikibooks – open content textbooks Wikibooks Junior – as above but for YLs and to be published in print Wikispecies – free species directory

Wiki v Blogs – defining features Look at these two examples and note the similarities and differences - blog - wiki

Wiki v Blogs – defining features Blogs 1. Distinct, dated entries 2. Reverse chronological order 3. Easy upload and editing via web browser (Web 2.0) 4. Outside commenting of entries 5. Informal, user-friendly Wikis 1.Group of interlinked pages 2.Support individual / team work 3.Editable by many 4.Simple markup / WYSIWYG 5.Edited via web browser

Listen to a wiki champion (Vicki Davis of Westwood Schools, Georgia)

What type of writing activities? Text editing / correction Story chains Building a bank of information / knowledge over a period of time. Contibute to existing wikis – wikipedia, wikitravel Writing inspired by embedded media objects – video, audio, photos etc. Integrated web logs – reflective writing Reviews Web page design

Why use wikis? All in on place – portfolio Accessible from anywhere Students understand technology – “digital natives” Motivational element User-friendly, simple web publishing Encourage collaboration Can revisit and edit later Can take their work with them after course has finished

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