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WikisWikis

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What is a Wiki?What is a Wiki?

AA wikiwikiis a type of website that allows usersis a type of website that allows users

easily to add, remove, or otherwise edit andeasily to add, remove, or otherwise edit and

change most available content.change most available content.

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How is a WikiHow is a Wiki

Constructed?Constructed? A single page in aA single page in a wikiwikiis referred to as a "wikiis referred to as a "wiki

page", while the entire body of pages, whichpage", while the entire body of pages, which

are usually highly interconnected viaare usually highly interconnected via

hyperlinks, is "the wikihyperlinks, is "the wiki in effect, a wiki is actually a very simple, easy-to-in effect, a wiki is actually a very simple, easy-to-

use user-maintained database for searching anduse user-maintained database for searching and

creating information.creating information.

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Are Wikis Safe?Are Wikis Safe?

Wikis are generally designed with theWikis are generally designed with the

philosophy of making it easy to correctphilosophy of making it easy to correct

mistakes, rather than making it difficult tomistakes, rather than making it difficult to

make them.make them.

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Are Wikis Safe?Are Wikis Safe?

Thus while wikis are very open, they provideThus while wikis are very open, they provide

a means to verify the validity of recenta means to verify the validity of recent

additions to the body of pages.additions to the body of pages. The most prominent, on almost every wiki, is theThe most prominent, on almost every wiki, is the

"ecent !hanges" pagea specific list"ecent !hanges" pagea specific list

numbering recent edits, or a list of all the editsnumbering recent edits, or a list of all the edits

made within a given timeframe.made within a given timeframe.

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Tracking ChangesTracking Changes

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Tracking ChangesTracking Changes

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Using Wikis as a SourceUsing Wikis as a Source

Wikipedia is as reliable as other e#ternal sourcesWikipedia is as reliable as other e#ternal sourceswe rely on.we rely on.

$roperly written articles cite the sources, and a$roperly written articles cite the sources, and areader should rely on the Wikipedia article asreader should rely on the Wikipedia article asmuch, but no more, than the sources the articlemuch, but no more, than the sources the articlerelies on.relies on.

%f an article doesn&t cite a source, it may or may not%f an article doesn&t cite a source, it may or may notbe reliable.be reliable.

'tudents should never use information in a wiki'tudents should never use information in a wikiuntil they have checked those e#ternal sources.until they have checked those e#ternal sources.

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What the Experts areWhat the Experts are

SayingSaying Wikis are helping young people developWikis are helping young people develop

writing skills and social skills by learningwriting skills and social skills by learning

about group consensus and compromiseallabout group consensus and compromiseall

the virtues you need to be a reasonable andthe virtues you need to be a reasonable and

productive member of society.(productive member of society.( )immy Wales, founder of Wikipedia)immy Wales, founder of Wikipedia

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What the Experts areWhat the Experts are

SayingSaying The media is controlled by people who haveThe media is controlled by people who have

the resources to control it,( he says. Wikisthe resources to control it,( he says. Wikis

show that all of us have an e*ual opportunityshow that all of us have an e*ual opportunity

to contribute to knowledge.(to contribute to knowledge.( Andy +arvin, head of the igital ivide etworkAndy +arvin, head of the igital ivide etwork

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Ways to Use WikisWays to Use Wikis

se wikis as formats for sub/ect guides.se wikis as formats for sub/ect guides.

%nvite students and teachers to annotate your%nvite students and teachers to annotate your

catalog on a wiki.catalog on a wiki.

0ake wikis meeting places for communities0ake wikis meeting places for communities

inside the school.inside the school.

1ink librarians and teachers in your school in a1ink librarians and teachers in your school in acollaborative enterprise.collaborative enterprise.

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Class WikisClass Wikis

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