ONE STOP-SHOPPING FOR DIGITAL RESOURCES— PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER WITH A WIKI Anita Able Media Library Shawnee Mission USD #512 February 18, 2008

What is a Wiki?  "Wiki" is a Hawaiian word for "fast”  aka "What I Know Is“ “A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. “ (Oxford English Dictionary, retreived from Wikipedia on 2/4/09, 9:58 AM)

Or more Simply…… WebPages for Dummies!

Getting Started  (Free) Wikis  Pbwiki  Wikispaces  ZOHOwiki  Sign up!  Settings/Access  Join this wiki  Recent wiki updates

Creating a Front Page  Headings  Fonts  Format  Color  Appearance

Cool Stuff!  Undo!  Links  (Plug-ins)  (not so cool) Autosave  And, for the Super Techno-Nerds…..  (Source)

Now Let’s Play!

Pulling it all together  Identify your resources  Identify your audience  Organize!  Curriculum Topics  Curriculum Standards  Educational level  Media Source  Media type/format  Personal preferences/priorities

Navigation  Internal links  External links  Navigation within page  Return to top

Organization  What goes where?  Color coding  When to start a new page  Customization

Copying, and Cutting, and Pasting, Oh My!  And now the adventure begins…….

Wrap up  Questions? Anita Able Media Library Shawnee Mission School District