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WIKI’SBrought To You By: Mrs. Swanson and Ms.
Faase
(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 www.wikipedia.org
Want to learn more? Visit wikipedia! Wiki’s in Plain English
What is a wiki???
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
The history of a wiki
They are used to create collaborative community websites
It gives a group of people one common place to work
Why use a wiki???
A typical wiki combines text, files, images, hyperlinks, and other media related to its topic.
Comments from other people
What’s on a wiki?
YES! You have the ability to edit, delete, or modify one or more pages!
You can comment on some wikis!
Is it interactive???
Site Security◦ Anyone can edit the pages
Credibility of authors Legal liabilities and other often unforeseen
consequences. ◦ The release of confidential information.
Can using a wiki be bad?
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.
Tips for your wiki
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
Remember!!!
Now…you get to try to post to our classroom wiki!!!
Now…you get to try it!!!