What is a Wiki?
Wiki is a Hawaiian term
meaning "fast".
The first such software to be called a wiki,
WikiWikiWeb, was named by Ward Cunningham
In 1995. There are many Wikis. The
most widely
known is Wikipedia
which is a free on online
encyplopedia that anyone may edit.
Can anyone view or edit my
Wiki?
Yes and no. You may restrict
access to
any of your Wiki pages. You
may also limit
editing or any other function
to members of
your user group.
What is “A K12 Teacher
Wiki”?
“A K12 Teacher Wiki” is a
group at tappedin.org
to discuss how to Wikis for
educational purposes.
The actual Wiki is a free public
service provided by
Helping Students Education
Corp., a non profit
501 (c) (3) organization and
available at www.helpingstudents.org
We are listed as a parent
information resource in the
U.S. Department of
Education’s Resource Organization
Directory: http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_cd=PRC#V
(The listing does not serve
as an endorsement and is provided for informational purposes only)
Teachers may add unlimited Wiki
pages to share in
their community or create a
private Wiki for a class
project.
Guidelines for using “A
K12 Teacher Wiki”:
1. Only teachers and school administrators and users
authorized by them are able to receive a Login.
2. Students may request an editing account only from a
teacher.
3. Student names or emails that may identify them are not
permitted to be stored on this Wiki.
4. Teacher names are permitted.
5. Teacher accounts will not become active until your
contact information and username preferences is provided to accounts@helpingstudents.org
6. Advertising
links related to your Wiki content may appear and help us cover service costs.
You may request any advertisement be blocked from your Wiki by sending a
request to accounts@helpingstudents.org.
We have many advertisers. Your request will processed as soon as it is received
7. Technical administrators have full control and may
upload new web applications.
May I download Wiki?
Yes. Technical users may
download a blank Wiki from www.jspwiki.org
or other
source and restrict all Internet access. You may also select
public content and copy that
to “A K12 Teacher Wiki.”
We are happy to help.
What is the difference in
a Blog and a Wiki?
A blog
is simply short for web log. A blog provides
information
in sequential format.
Wiki offer sequential and
relational indexed entries.
Why use Wikis?
1. Wikis offer you an easy, fast and fun way to organize
and customize your learning environment or provide information for students and
parents.
2. You can monitor all changes as they are happening
3. If you make a mistake, you may restore any page to a
previous version. You may want to have a template version and each time to
begin a class project.
4. A collaborative group may always find the latest
information.
5. If you share editing access to a page, you may select
content and easily copy and paste into any of your Wiki pages in a few seconds.
May I add pictures, files,
audio or video?
You may add pictures, power
point presentations, files, audio video links, etc...
May I add or edit the
State or school communities?
Yes. Each State Wiki has a
link to their Department of Education.
Every school district and
school in the United States has a Wiki available.
We encourage teachers to add
content to these areas. If you have access
to edit a page, please feel
free to make improvements. For example,
if your state has
standardized testing resources, it would be an improvement
to add these valuable
resource for parents.
Virginia Standards of
Learning Resources:
http://helpingstudents.org/JSPWiki/Wiki.jsp?page=SOL
Public School Wiki Example:
http://helpingstudents.org/JSPWiki/Wiki.jsp?page=WesternBranchHighSchool
References:
2. Raitman, R., Augar N., Zhou W. “Employing Wikis for Online Collaboration in the E-Learning Environment: Case Study” IEEE Proceedings of the Third International 3Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA ’05)
3. Hampel, T., Selke, H., Vitt, S. “Deployment of Simple User-Centered Collaborative Technologies in Educational Institutions – Experiences and Requirements” Proceedings on the 14th IEEE International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprise (WETICE ’05)
4. Dahl, D. “The end of e-mail: It’s suppose to make life easier, but email has become a big pain. Enter the wiki, a new software that could change the way you communicate” Inc. The Handbook of the American Entrepreneur (Inc. February, 2006)
6. Ceravolo, P., Marchesi, M., Damiani, E., Pinna, S., Zavatarelli, F. “A Ontology-based Process Modelling for XP” IEEE Proceedings on the Tenth Asia Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC ’03)
7. Deursen, A., Visser, E. “The Reengineering Wiki” IEEE Proceedings on the Sixth European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering (CSMR ’02)
8. Viegas, F., Wattenber M., Dave, K. “Studying Cooperation and Conflict between Authors with History Flow Visualizations” Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Vienna, Austria April 2004
Research & Development References:
http://www.helpingstudents.org/JSPWiki/Wiki.jsp?page=References