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What is a Wiki? ! Presented by: i r C a n i st Julie Nata li e

This furry guy is a Wookie, not a Wiki!

A Wiki is… software that allows users to create, edit, and link web pages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. These wiki websites are often referred to as wikis, for example, Wikipedia is often considered one of the best known wikis.

Wiki history… Wiki is a reduplication of wiki, a Hawaiian word for "fast. " Wiki. Web was the first site to be called a wiki. Ward Cunningham started developing Wiki. Web in 1994, and installed it on the Internet domain on March 25, 1995.

Ward Cunningham described the essence of the Wiki concept as follows: *A wiki invites all users to edit any page or to create new pages within the wiki Web site. * Wiki promotes meaningful topic associations between different pages by making page link creation easy. * A wiki is not a carefully crafted site for casual visitors. Instead it seeks to involve the visitor in an ongoing process of creation and collaboration that constantly changes the Web site landscape. http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Wiki

Introducing…. Peanut Butter Wiki! http: //www. pbwiki. com PBwiki lets you quickly set up your own free, hosted, password-protected wiki to edit and share information. It's as easy as a peanut butter sandwich!

Did you know that PBwiki has over 300, 000 communities, and more pages than Wikipedia? Who uses PBwiki? ?

How will this help my students? “As Mike Lawrence, Executive Director of CUE, noted: "When students write a paper, they're usually writing for one person: their teacher. When students know their peers will read what they write, students care and they try harder. " When you use a wiki, your students get a gentle introduction into online collaboration, and they'll remain engaged beyond the classroom. Many of our educators tell us about their students getting hooked on PBwiki and editing it from home and on the weekends! Karen Nelson of Vacaville, California says, "I use PBwiki as a website and a student resource. Today after school I got an email from a student asking for the password so he could add content. An hour later I got the wiki notification that the page had been edited by that student. This student has not completed one assignment outside of class yet this year. How great is that!!“---http: //pbwiki. com/education. wiki

Now it’s your turn to try!!. . .