Wiki+Workshop

=Wiki Workshop=

I.What is a Wiki?

 * A**. "Wiki" ( English pronunciation: [|/wiːkiː/] ) is a [|Hawaiian] word for "fast".
 * B.** A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web browser. It's so terrifically easy for people to jump in and revise pages that wikis are becoming known as the tool of choice for large, multiple-participant projects. [|O Reilly]
 * C.** A wiki is an example of [|Web 2.0] - the read and write web.
 * D.** Use wikis to collaborate with participants of a class, group or project globally or locally. Consider the collaboration:
 * [|Youtube Unites Musicians Of The Global Village].** To facilitate the groundwork of this project a wiki would be an excellent vehicle for asynchronous planning by the musicians.

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 * E**. Wikis in Plain English

II.Free Wiki Web Sites
[|Wikispaces] [|PBwiki]

III.Sample Wikis
[|Wikipedia] [|Wikis in the K-12 Classroom] Educational Wikis West Bay Wiki Pre Columbian Era

IV.It's All About the Content
[|Pros][|Cons] Special Learners Dance Mrs. Suprock's Wikispace [|Artsed PBworks] 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story

V. How to Create a Wiki
[|Video Tutorials] [|Wikispaces for Educators] Teacher Help at Wikispaces

Adding pages is easy. Click on "Edit Navigation" Then delete " Page List" Type in a name for a new page. Highlight the page name. Click on the Link icon and click "add link".
 * Pictures:** Click on the green icon with the red dot to upload pictures and other files.
 * Widgets:** Click on the blue screen TV icon to add a map like the one pictured below. You can also add video, audio and more.

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