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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
http://7e8as.blogspot.com/ - blog
http://5e4cs.wikispaces.com/ - wiki
Wiki v Blogs – defining features
Blogs
Wikis
1. Distinct, dated entries
1. Group of interlinked
pages
2. Reverse chronological order
3. Easy upload and editing via
web browser (Web 2.0)
4. Outside commenting of
entries
5. Informal, user-friendly
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)
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/
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
Now visit our wiki
• Madrid Wiki Training
http://madridwikitraining.wikispaces.com