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Exploring the Tools of Internet Technology Series: So, What's a Wiki? |
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With a standard website, visitors can read the content but can't change it. A Wiki website allows visitors to add and edit content collectively. This podcast discusses how to use Wikis as a learning and organizational tool.
Listen to the Podcast - 6 Minutes
Download the transcript in Microsoft Word, which includes a list of resource links
What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects) by Tom Stafford & Matt Webb
This article includes specific tips on developing a Wiki for a work-based project, particularly a writing project.
Wikipedia
This is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. The Wikipedia includes more than two million articles in English.
wikiHow
(another example of a Wiki)
wikiHow is a collaborative writing project to build the world's largest how-to manual. With user contributions, wikiHow is creating a free resource that helps people by offering clear, concise solutions to the problems of everyday life. wikiHow contains more than16,000 articles written, edited, and maintained primarily by volunteers.
Wetpaint
Make your own Wiki for free
PBWiki – Create your own Wiki for free
PBWiki is the world's largest provider of hosted business and educational wikis.
Wiki Spaces
Create your own Wiki - an inexpensive option at $5/month.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 July 2008 )
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