1. Wikis This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Share Alike 3.0 License. Skills (application development): wiki editing and management IT concepts: Collaborative writing tools, many-to- many application, subscription

2. A wiki is a collection of linked pages that any authorized user can edit. The command sequence Click Edit > Make Changes > Click Save is used to edit a page. Authorized users can add new pages to a wiki Click here to watch Wikis in Plain English (3:40).here

3. Wiki feature illustration Use Wikispaces.com for an illustration All wikis have the features shown here

4. Editing illustration – starting page Click Edit to make changes to a page.

5. Add text using the limited word processor Click Save when finished editing the page.

6. The revised page

7. Other wiki characteristics and features Add a new page Display the edit history of a wiki Compare two versions to see how they differ Revert a page to a previous version Comment on and discuss page revisions (in a separate area, not on the page) One can subscribe (by RSS or email) to be informed when someone changes a page A wiki may be editable by the public or by an authorized group of users Wikis are a many-to-many medium All wikis have these characteristics and features. Again, we will illustrate using Wikispaces.com.

8. Add a new page Click New Page, and you will be asked for a page name. After creating the page, you can link to it from other pages.

9. View the edit history of a page You can view a version, compare two versions, highlighting additions and deletions, or see the author’s profile.

10. Compare two pages Added material is highlighted in green, deleted material in red. (Nothing was deleted in this example).

11. Revert to a previous edit

12. Subscribe for notification of changes Notification by email or RSS feed of changes to a specific page (contents or comments) or the entire wiki

13. Decide permission levels Note that some permission options are only available if one has upgraded to a paid version.

14. Comment on and discuss page revisions Use this page to explain reasons for making changes if there is disagreement. The goal is to arrive at a consensus if possible.

15. The wiki is a many-to-many tool All authorized users can contribute content and all authorized users can view the content.

16. Food for thought What are some ways the students taking a class could use a wiki? What are some ways your family or friends could use a wiki? What are some ways an organization could use a wiki? A wiki is a many-to-many communication tool. What is another many-to-many tool? Are wikis used for synchronous or asynchronous communication? Wikis are used for collaborative writing of documents – what other tool could be used for collaborative writing? All wikis have common features – find the Edit, Save, Display History, Compare Pages and Revert commands on WikiPedia.

18. A wiki is a collection of linked pages that any authorized user can edit. Click here to watch Wikis in Plain English (3:40).here Click here to continue after watching. The command sequence Click Edit > Make Changes > Click Save is used to edit a page. Authorized users can add new pages to a wiki.