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=**Wiki Basics**=

Youtube. Wikis in Plain English. [Online video clip] April 7,2008. <[|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY>.] This is a video off of Youtube showing the viewer what wikis are in a very basic and entertaining presentation.

Blog. “Wiki Basics.” Online posting. 2 July 2007. Blogging. 14 April 2008.  This is a blog site containing information, specifically six items explaining what is a wiki, how to create and change content, creating a user name, tracking changes, discussing, user pages and how to talk to a specific user. The blog also provides a link to a “sandbox”, a page where a person can ‘play around’ and learn how to edit things. It talks about how a user can create a signature to accompany your edits using the signature button(which only works for logged in registered users). CosmoCode. Wikimatrix Compare them All. 15 April 2008.  There are literally 100’s of types of wikis and this wiki site provides a matrix of the different types and a feature that allows you to compare two of them or all of them at once. It helps you to choose, get help, compare, or enhance a wiki. The site features an announcement section about “whats new.” You can join the discussion on this page and share your knowledge. The site picks some random wiki and tells about the many features of that particular wiki such as the plugins provided and its design features. Bo Leuf and Ward Cunningham."For Teachers New to Wiki." 18 April 2008. < http://writingwiki.org/default.aspx/WritingWiki/For%20Teachers%20New%20to%20Wikis.html >

This is an excellent site for teachers to begin with who are learning or want to learn more about wikis. As stated at the top of the first page, it provides evolving information for teachers on how to incorporate wikis into your classroom. Some items mentioned are: how teachers can use wikis to facilitate teaching, writing development, and learning; where teachers can find appropriate writing spaces; how teachers can introduce wikis to students; and what obstacles teachers can expect and how they can get started.

Nathan Matias. "What is a Wiki?" 3 November 2003 http://www.sitepoint.com/article/what-is-a-wiki

This site provides basic and indepth information on the concept of wikis. Each subheading introduces another feature and how it is used. One advanced features that it explains is creating links within a page using CamelCase. The article also includes information on when and why were they developed, uses of wikis (not teaching related) and how to select a wiki.

Information Today, Inc. 24 April 2008 http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr03/mattison.shtml

This article by David Mattison is what might be called a one stop shop about wikis. It discusses Wikis, Weblogs, Wikis with RSS, backlinks, wikiclones, comparisons of wikis and blogs, just to name a few. It is basic at times and still provides much more information to the experienced user. It’s a wealth of information and links on one site.

"Wikis: Basics, Tools, and Strategies." Meredith Farkas 22 October 2006. http://meredith.wolfwater.com/presentations/il06/preconf.ppt

Presentation by Meredith Wolfwater on wikis. The presentation goes into what a wiki is providing background, structure, and components of a wiki. She also talks about what wikis are good for and what they are not so good for, how libraries and other groups are successfully using wikis, and tips on developing a successful wiki. There are lots of examples and links to informative text and other wikis.

"7 Things You Should Know About....Wikis" Educause Learning Initiative July 2005 http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7004.pdf

List of seven things that people should know about wikis. The list includes what it is, who is using it, how it works, where it is going, why it is significant, what the implicationa for teaching and learning are, and what the downsides of wiki are.

Ideas for Using Wikis in the Classroom
"Wikis in a k-12 Classroom." 20 April 2008. 

This site provides examples of how to use wikis in a classroom; such as: science fair projects, collaborative textbooks, student portfolios, organization, collaboration amongst teachers, students in a classroom sharing their thoughts and comments on a particular book they were all required to read, collaboration by a large group of people about a project they all may be involved with, or a group project between a class in one country with a class in another country.

"Using Wiki in Education." April 22, 2008 http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education

//How many Wiki people does it take to change a lightbulb? One, but anyone can change it back.//

This site gives many examples of how a wiki can be used in education. You can use a wiki to create simple websites, project development with peer review, group authoring, track a group project, data collection, review classes and teachers, presentations, and tracking progress in a research group. The site also gives examples of how college courses have been using wikis. "Educational Wikis." 22 April 2008 

This is an excellent resource for ideas of how to use wikis in education. Some of the ideas and/or statements are: "We started with the idea that anything that needed to be taught could probably best be learned by the students themselves ...shifting the focus of the class from the teacher to the student". "Since we will not be using textbooks this year, this wiki will be used for hosting the majority of information students will need to know for class." "This site is devoted to building resources for the classroom and professional-development use of Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies." "Grade 6 students learning about the human body open their 'own online medical clinic'." "The wiki is designed to teach students, and teachers, about Web 2.0 and how to apply the technologies for learning." This site is well worth reviewing.

Auger,N. Raitman,R. Zhou,W. "Teaching and Learning Online with Wikis." 24 April 2008 

An article introducing wikis, how wikis work, comparing wikis, wiki clones, some research on e-learning, and a part in the article called the "Ice Breaker Exercise." The article explains some fine points about the exercise and is a great example of how wikis can be used in a school setting. The article goes on further to talk about the School of Information Technology Wiki, or SITWiki and the SITWiki commandments and how they are incorporated into the exercise. Also briefly mentioned is how deterrents are set in place to stop inappropriate comments and deletions. Finally, included in the article are many visual examples.

Wiki Types and what they are for:
"WetPaint." 22 April 2008. 

What Wetpaint does is it powers free wikis websites that are available to anyone. To view the features go to: http://www.wetpaint.com/page/Wetpaint-Features. Wetpaint wikis are used to launch customized brand-centric communities in a short period of time.

"PBwiki" 23 April 2008. http://forums.pbwiki.com/

Pbwiki is a personal wiki which is generally used for yourself and is password protected from the world. It can be used for making lists, project ideas, and anything you may want to jot down, yet still want to access from any computer.