Wikis

=Wiki What?=

A wiki is a collaborative website than can be edited by anyone with access to it.

The following list was copied from Mike Fisher's WikiWhoa wiki:

**What it is:**

 * Web tool invented by Ward Cunningham in 1994 that allows anyone to add content and anyone to edit it, allowing several people to write, edit, delete and rewrite content on the same page
 * Wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian
 * Good for collaborative projects - subject knowledge sharing, administrative collaboration, course based teaching and learning
 * Intended to be simple so you can focus on the writing, not the technical mechanics and syntax
 * No HTML know-how required

**What it isn't:**

 * Wiki is not like email: You may write things, but in a wiki your words don't belong just to you or even stay where you put them.
 * Wiki is not like a discussion board: It is not about everyone speaking in turn.
 * Wiki is not like a blog: Your point of view matters, but mostly as food for thought.
 * You can't mess it up: Any pages can be fixed so be brave and relax.

Wikis V blogs
[|*From Introduction to Wikis]
 * ~ wikis ||~ blogs ||
 * Group voice || Individual voice - more personal in tone ||
 * Unstructured, organic || Default is by date, reverse chronological ||
 * Anyone edits (depending on your admin rights) || Anyone comments ||
 * Fluid medium: change any time || Post medium like email (comment, reply, comment, ...) ||
 * Better management: versions, rollback and change log, syndicate changes || Edits aren't tracked usually, new items are syndicated ||
 * Less familiar || More familiar ||

This course will show you how to:

Create pages Edit pages Lock pages Delete pages Invite and accept members Utilize the discussion function Add images Add video Add documents Format text Create a wiki

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