1. Wikis - What, Why and How By Sukhdev Singh

2. What is a wiki? a special type of website that can be edited by its readers.

3. Example of Wiki - Wikipedia

9. Key concepts of wikis Different wikis look different – formatting may differ Basic concepts of wikis are: – fast editing – collaborative – retains previous edits

10. A wiki is not just for Wikipedia

11. Other uses of a wiki Project management. Assign tasks, make a timeline, add notes, paste images and other media. Operations manuals. Things change so quickly these days that a printed version of a manual is outdated as soon as it’s printed and distributed.

12. continued Checklists, Notes, Snippets and To-do lists. Put it on your wiki. Plan an event. Conferences, seminars, off-site meetings, parties … events of all kinds have been planned with wikis, Multiple people can access the plans, you can create different sections for different planning areas, create checklists, add notes, ideas, images, contact info, and much more.

13. continued FAQs. If you get a lot of questions about your work, or product, or just about yourself personally, you can keep an ever-growing FAQ to prevent having to repeat your answers too many times. Then just point people to your FAQ url.

14. Collaboration Collaboration. – Wiki was originally used for collaboration in technical fields (programmers). – You can work on a project or even just one document with another person or group of people or the entire Internet. – Changes are made and tracked, and you can revert to previous versions if necessary.

15. Knowledgebases Wiki for knowledgebase – Content is keyword searchable – Content can be organized by category to allow easy browsing – Anyone can add/edit/read content regardless of location – RSS feeds available for new edits

16. Let us have a walk through a wiki

17. Let us choose a hosted service for our walk all you need is an email address and Internet Connectivity Pbwiki – a Freemium wiki http://pbwiki.com/

45. Wiki Software Now you’re ready to pick a wiki! So many out there… how to choose? Wiki Matrix – http://www.wikimatrix.org/ http://www.wikimatrix.org/ – compare wiki features

47. Self-Hosted vs. Hosted Service Self hosted: – software is installed on a server computer at your location Hosted Service: – software is accessed online – does not involve local servers

48. Self-Hosted Positives: – more control/customization of wiki Negatives – may have system requirements (Apache, MySQL) – will likely require some software installation experience – may require some programming experience (PHP, Java) Some popular choices: MediaWiki, PhpWiki MediaWikiPhpWiki

49. Hosted Service Positives: – no software experience needed – very quick set-up Negatives: – less control over wiki – usually charged a fee for this service Some popular choices: PBwiki, SeedWikiPBwikiSeedWiki

50. Related Resources http://www.opal-online.org/5weeksBoeninger_files/frame.htm http://www.opal-online.org/5weeksHoffman_files/frame.htm http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki http://www.sociallibraries.com/course/week3#intro http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/courses/wiki/ http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki.htm THANK YOU