Here are some of the things that I learned about Wikis during this assignment:
- free
- simple
- easy and fast way to create a community website
- benefit from the expertise of other people
- basic control buttons are EDIT, SAVE, and LINK!
- endless links to other sources on the same topic
- initial information entered is constantly changing and ongoing
- Ward Cunningham is the original creator of Wiki
- most comments/additions to the wikis are added by people who have a passion for this topic
- easy to glimpse at the history of each article and verify validity
I did find some great wiki thoughts on marketing which coordinated with some of my ideas for the assigned section of the Media Clerks Manual Wiki.
I feel so much more comfortable about Wikipedia after this assignment! I had been somewhat hesitate to have the students rely on this website for their research information. Now I know how to show the students the history about their site, and especially how to explore other links related to their topic!
2 comments:
I too enjoyed this weeks reading. An hour after I had logged onto the computer to do this weeks homework, I still had not even started on my editing the manual.
Once I got around to the manual part of the assignment, I was unable to edit. You are doing a wonderful job!
Anne: Your wiki explanation was great! I haven't had time to explore much, but I liked the way you bulleted the information. I also love your panoramic picture in thing #10! Good job and nice blog!
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