Wikis

What is a wiki?

The word 'wiki' is Hawaiian for fast. Read one definition here.

Watch the CommonCraft explanation of Wikis in Plain English. []

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Here are some ideas for using wikis in education at various levels/subject areas and some examples.

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T.H.E. Journal article [|here] may help avoid some challenges when using wikis with your students.

Jen Dorman's Wiki tutorial and other helpful hints.

=Widgets= Widgets are any non-text item that you can add to your wikipace.
 * 1) Find a widget you like (some starting places are listed below)
 * 2) The widget page will have an tag, or a box with HTML coding. Find either of those items.
 * 3) Highlight everything of the code and copy it
 * 4) Come back to your wikispace and choose Edit mode
 * 5) Click on the widget button
 * 6) Choose the widget type you've copied (or 'other html' if you can't find it or aren't sure)
 * 7) Paste the code into the box
 * 8) You will only see the placeholder in Edit mode. Choose preview &/or save to see what you've embedded.

Educational Widgets you may want to add are here Education.com's offerings Widgetbox offers over 3,000!

Some sites to personalize your wiki & or make it more interesting: Use pictures for letters Wiki Avatar Getting Tricky with Wikis has numerous options to change and enhance your wikispace You could add a phto, wordle, voki, prezi, glogster, google calendar, screencast, podcast.......