Wikis

//Post information, resources, and tips for disseminating research findings via wikis here.//


 * //Definitions//
 * //Educational Uses of Wikis//
 * //Examples of Innovative Uses of Wikis//
 * //Information//
 * //Rationale for Use in Academia//
 * //Resources//
 * //Tools//
 * //Wiki Providers//

//Wikis are a great way to not only share your findings with others, but also to invite them to collaborate with you on new projects. Here are some resources to get you started://

[|The Whats, Whys, and Wows of Wikis in Education] - Presentation that is useful for orienting beginners

 =Definitions=


 * **[|What is Wiki?] -** An explanation of wikis user:chericem1
 * Wikis in Plain English - A short video that uses the analogy of planning camping trip to explain how wikis work user:chericem1

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 * **[|Bliki] -** What is a bliki? This page will tell you! user:chericem1

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 * [|7 Things You Should Know About Wikis]


 * [|7 Things You Should Know About Collaborative Editing]

 =Educational Uses of Wikis=

General Ideas & Information

 * [|Using Wiki in Education] - Nice blog devoted to all things wiki in education with useful links user:chericem1


 * [|Using Wiki in Education - The Science of Spectroscopy] - A page of information re: wikis in education, including a list of courses using wikis and universities with wiki sites user:chericem1


 * [|Ways to use wiki in education] - Simple list, but links to some potentially interesting tools and examples user:chericem1


 * [|Wikipatterns.com - learn how to use a wiki successfully with your students!] user:chericem1

Collaborate

 * [|Association of Internet Researcher's Wiki - AoIR Wiki] - Self-explanatory! user:chericem1


 * Flat Classroom Project - A project including classrooms from around the world incorporating many new technologies user:chericem1


 * International Collaborative Wiki - Jerusalem - Wiki being used to facilitate cultural collaboration between students in Canada and Jerusalem user:chericem1


 * Loveland High School - Professional Learning Communities - Wiki being used to facilitate professional learning communities in a high school in Colorado user:chericem1

Collect Content

 * [|Curriki] - Wiki designed for resource sharing that contains entries from multiple subject areas user:chericem1


 * [|Literary Allusions in Popular Music] - A collection compiled on a PBWiki by South Lyon HS, MI user:chericem1


 * [|Open Source Windows - Downloadpedia] - A wiki catalog of downloadable open source software user:chericem1

Communicate

 * [|MN Bridge Collapse Wiki] - A wiki that someone in the community set up to facilitate information sharing immediately following the bridge collapse in MN user:chericem1

Deliver Content

 * Edorigami - Extensive wiki with links to examples of how various social technologies can be used for educational purposes (categorized in terms of levels of critical thinking and multiple intelligences), along with rubrics (and sample student entries for each level of the rubric!) for blogging, podcasting, etc. (Courtesy Toni Theisen) user:chericem1
 * Information Fluency - Outstanding list of links (on a Wikispaces wiki) to educational blogs, edtech standards, research reports, tech-related videos, and other web 2.0 resources that would be useful in professional development re: 21st Century Literacies and tech integration user:chericem1
 * Information Fluency - Outstanding list of links (on a Wikispaces wiki) to educational blogs, edtech standards, research reports, tech-related videos, and other web 2.0 resources that would be useful in professional development re: 21st Century Literacies and tech integration user:chericem1

Demonstrate Learning
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 * art110 - Superb example of the many ways a wiki can be used to support teaching and learning . . . note the publication of student work (photo of the week), engaging students with text (daily questions), etc. user:chericem1

Disseminate Information

 * Educational Wikis - A wiki devoted to collecting other wikis that are being used for educational purposes. Simple design, easy to find info., extensive list of educational wikis from around the world user:chericem1


 * Joyce Valenza Workshop - Links to examples of educational blogs, wikis, web 2.0 tools, "generators," etc. user:chericem1


 * MIC USI français - A wiki used as the delivery mechanism for a crash course on wikis (in French) user:chericem1


 * Social Software Research » TandLCase Studies - Case studies re: how social software is being used in votech classrooms in Australia . . . reported on a wiki user:chericem1


 * [|Teens 'N Tech] - Substantive content, suggestions, extensive resources, and sample projects re: tech integration in world language classrooms, but applicable to other disciplines user:chericem1

Scaffold Student Work

 * Historical Thinking - Useful example of how a wiki can be used to scaffold student work. Also a nice resource for professional development re: historical thinking. The section on layering is particularly useful and applicable to other disciplines user:chericem1

 =Examples of Innovative Uses of Wikis=


 * [|Forbes.com Corporate Org Chart Wiki] - Allows you to view (reorganize, and submit?) org charts of Fortune 500 companies, with links to "people trackers," etc. user:chericem1


 * [|Scholarpedia] - Like wikipedia, but each article is written by a scholar user:chericem1


 * [|Search Engines - Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki] - Wiki full of search engines for different purposes. Mooter was especially nice, Kartoo visually interesting. A9 fun too user:chericem1


 * [|TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook] - Looks interesting. Allows storage of nonlinear fragments user:chericem1


 * [|Toulouse Study Abroad Program - Dickinson College Wiki] - Example of how a wiki is being used to support a study abroad program user:chericem1


 * [|Transliteracy / Participatory Media Literacy]- Interesting, wiki-based course and resources re: social media user:chericem1


 * [|Wealth of Networks - Main Page - WikiNotes] - Benkler's wiki with links to a full electronic copy of the book, Wealth of Networks user:chericem1


 * [|Wikijunior - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks]- A collection of short, 10-page books for kids. They are a bit encylopedic in nature for my taste, but some include useful resources user:chericem1


 * [|Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!] - Allows users to annotate Google Earth maps in a variety of languages user:chericem1


 * [|WikyBlog Features]- Wiki service trying to expand the functionality of wikis to interface with other web 2.0 apps (such as del.icio.us, Digg, & Google Maps) more easily user:chericem1

 =Information=


 * [|Internet Encyclopaedias Go Head to Head] - Describes a study in which the accuracy of science entries in Britannica and Wikipedia was compared user:chericem1


 * Tips - Useful tips for creating usernames for students from Wikispaces user:chericem1


 * [|Web2 Showcase: Technology School of the Future] - Handouts and podcasts of 15-min. presentations on blogs, personal start pages, wikis, etc. user:chericem1


 * [|Wiki Pedagogy - Dossiers technopédagogiques]- An interesting article on the pedagogy of wiki use and its potential for reshaping the dynamics of power in the classroom (navigation on the left) user:chericem1


 * [|Wikis and Open Source: Collaborative or Cooperative?] - Great blog post that problematizes the nature of wikis and open source, suggesting that they are cooperative, but that in many ways, they fall short of the collaboration they proclaim to support. Has implications for people using wikis for PD. user:chericem1


 * [|Wiktroscopy: A Wiki-based Knowledge and Learning Tool] - Example of proposal for using wikis (for a spectroscopy project) user:chericem1

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 * [|EDUCAUSE REVIEW | September/October 2004, Volume 39, Number] - Thoughtful article in which the author considers reasons for using wikis for academic purposes in higher education user:chericem1


 * [|O'Reilly Network -- What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects)] - Describes rationale for using wikis to accomplish large, multi-stage projects user:chericem1


 * [|Wiki's wild world : Nature] - Editorial re: using wikis and what they make possible for the scientific community user:chericem1


 * [|Wiki’s and Open Source: Collaborative or Cooperative?] - Great blog post that problematizes the nature of wikis and open source, suggesting that they are cooperative, but that in many ways, they fall short of the collaboration they proclaim to support. Has implications for people using wikis for professional development purposes user:chericem1


 * [|Wikipedia Means More: Hyperreading in Wikipedia] - Article re: affordances of wikis as opposed to common encyclopedias user:chericem1


 * [|Wikis and the Writing Intensive Classroom - Digital Media Center - University of Minnesota] - Describes ways wiki work changed writing process user:chericem1

 =Resources=


 * [|Teaching Hacks.com » Blog Archive » Tips On Developing A Wiki Community] - Super post that discusses the psychology of the development of a wiki community user:chericem1


 * [|Using Wiki in Education] - Nice blog devoted to all things wiki in education with useful links user:chericem1


 * [|Wikipatterns - Wiki Patterns]- A VERY interesting page re: the patterns (and anti-patterns) associated with successful wiki adoption and collaboration user:chericem1


 * WiscWikis - A wiki about wikis--geared toward issues of wiki implementation in higher education, includes links to administrative issues, instructional tips, research, and technical issues user:chericem1



=Tools=


 * sealwyf » Sandbox004 - An AWESOME page full of wiki tips, tricks, and hacks that allow users to embed iframes, insert pull quotes, etc. user:chericem1


 * [|Wikibooks] - A collection of thousands of open-content books in a variety of languages, with links to libraries of dictionaries, encyclopedias, media, quotes, & species directories. You can begin your own! user:chericem1


 * [|WikiMatrix - Compare them all] - AWESOME options that users can use to compare wiki providers, including a "choose the best service for you" wizard, a comparison matrix, links to user fora, etc. user:chericem1


 * [|WikiMindMap] - Use this simple form to select Wikipedia for the country of your choice using the drop-down menu, type your topic into the search box (no quotation marks), then watch this generate a quick concept map of the topic (based on Wikipedia content) user:chericem1


 * [|Wikirage: What's Hot Now on Wikipedia] - Monitors Wikipedia pages that are receiving the most edits by unique editors . . . indicator of what is currently capturing social and cultural attention user:chericem1

 =Wiki Providers=


 * [|MediaWiki] - Has a wikipedia-like appearance and requires that you download the software and install it on your own server user:chericem1


 * [|PBWiki] - Free wiki hosting service, nice appearance, visual editor is not as nice as Wikispaces user:chericem1


 * [|PikiWiki] - A wiki-like environment for young children (marketed to adults). Graphic interface. Upload multimedia onto single pages (no linking of pages) w/ drag & drop capabilities, save & share, then comment on one another's work. Check out the "10 things" link user:chericem1


 * Wikispaces - Although there are lots of different free wiki hosting services, this one is especially robust, new features added regularly, and the support is nearly instantaneous user:chericem1 user:chericem1


 * [|WikyBlog] - Wiki service trying to expand the functionality of wikis to interface with other web 2.0 apps (such as del.icio.us, Digg, & Google Maps) more easily user:chericem1

See also: Blogs, Digital Storytelling, Movies, Podcasts, Posters, PowerPoint Presentations, Publications, Representing the Data, Wikis, Writing up the Research

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