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=(under construction for 11/5 workshop)= =**Wikis: WIIFM?**= A wiki is a great tool for collaboration, but you might be wondering, 'What's in it for me?' In this session, we'll share ideas and examples for using wikis beyond collaboration. Using wikispaces.com, we'll explore the use of wikis for course sites, professional portfolios, wikitations, and more. Participation is encouraged, so please bring your ideas, examples and questions.

Concepts:

 * 1) Wikis are often introduced as collaborative tools, where you can quickly create a site, invite members, and start collaborating.
 * 2) It rarely works that way.
 * 3) A wiki is a place to share **stuff.** Online.
 * 4) We still heart collaboration.

That brings us to:

 * 1) We have 50 minutes to **do something.**
 * 2) I didn't get copyright permission on my coloring book, so let's each do something different.
 * 3) Yes, I mean **you.**
 * 4) Here we go...
 * =WIIFM?= || =Course Site= || =Portfolio= || =Wikitation= || =More= ||
 * What is it? || A wiki can serve as a central site for an online or face-to-face course. It can replace or supplement an LMS, with the advantage that students have more opportunities to participate in the development of content. || A wiki is a simple solution for organizing a professional portfolio. You can create the basic pages, and adjust the navigation structure, depending upon your current needs or audience.

You can manage the privacy and the security of each page, and easily integrate media from other sources. || There's a time and place for PPT (maybe), but if you know your topic, why not turn a presentation into a conversation? With a wikitation, you can create a space to host your resources and materials, and access them as they come up in the conversation. While there may be a linear structure to the site, it is easy to adapt to the needs of your audience. || A wiki is a great place to put stuff you want to share with other people. Any stuff. || around: || IS 904
 * Look

SJS Web 2.0 Class

EDTS523

EC&I 831 || Beth Kanter

Dr. Helen Barrett

Julie Lindsay

Sarah Stewart || Social Media Presentation

Free Web Tools Presentation

Screencasting Primer

http://bcvista.wikispaces.com/ || Project planning

Sharing content

Committee Site

http://ewucareerguide.wikispaces.com/ || account: |||||||| Create an account at [] || profile: |||||||| Click on the **Settings** tab to edit your profile and preferences. || new wiki: |||||||| Click on the **Create New Wiki** button at the top right side of the screen. For a portfolio wiki, try to use your name. || you like: |||||||| If you see a wiki you like, check the copyright licensing at the bottom of the page. You may be able to copy it to use on your own page, with appropriate attribution. || Page of resources or FAQ Syllabus page Chat widget Calendar widget Embedded external media || Bio/About page Links to blog and web publications Artifacts (files) Chronological or topical CV Photos Testimonials Audio or video file Goals Reflections || Intro/Explanation Photos Embedded media External links Resources Linear outline/navigation Contact/discussion for follow up || Meeting, lecture notes Aggregated content Idea space Links to resources Embedded feeds Discussion Planning ||
 * Create an
 * Set up your
 * Create a
 * Plan: |||||||| Click the **New Page** button at the top of the page in **your** wiki. Add a page for planning. Click **Edit**, and start listing ideas. Check out the sample planning page. ||
 * Copy something
 * Resources: ||  || http://eportfolios.wikispaces.com/how-to ||   ||   ||
 * Possible Components: || Pages for modules/weeks

Play With This
Wikispaces has a lot of very useful, but underused, features. Try these at home.


 * 1) Discussion page headers
 * 2) Widgets - click through all of them
 * 3) Choose your license
 * 4) Free wikis for K-12
 * 5) Be creative with the navigation
 * 6) Learn some wikitext tricks
 * 7) Use your CSS skills
 * 8) Redirect pages
 * 9) Embed wiki page (You can embed the content of other wiki pages on one page and it will update as the other pages change!)
 * 10) Explore the **Page** tab. **Download as PDF**.