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The Wonderful World of Wikis
- In a fresh GoogleDoc (name it anything you want—go wild!), please spend a few minutes recording your reaction to the article. Later, you will post your reflection to your wiki page, but you will have the option of revising it, if you want, before you go public.
- Wiki Wanderings: Please review several sample wikis from the “Spawn of Tracy” and the “Wikis in the Big Educational World” WikiLogs. As you explore and analyze these wikis, please use the GoogleDoc you just created to take notes on the following:
- What is the wiki's purpose? How does the wikster communicate her purpose? How well does the wiki communicate its purpose?
- Does the wiki address or target a particular audience? If so, how? How might you describe a representative audience member?
- In what ways does the wiki engage the reader visually?
- What elements are present? For example, are there links, video clips, photographic images, graphic images, text, etc.? How do these elements help communicate a message?
- Does the wiki elicit response? If so, how and/or what kinds of response are evident? To what extent are readers invited to participate: to comment or to post?
- What can you learn from the wiki's title and URL?
- Websites, Wikis, and Blogs—Oh, Why?
Knowing what you know about blogs and knowing/observing what you have about wikis and websites, how would you characterize the difference between a website, a blog, and a wiki? Once again, please record your musings on your GoogleDoc.
- Writing—Again: How might these different platforms—websites, blogs, and wikis—lend themselves best to different eVentures or projects?
- Discussion: Sharing Our Writing, Highlighting Potential Wiki Applications
- Back to the Wiki: Please record on your wiki any potential wiki project in which you find merit.
