So, What is a Wiki?
A Wiki is a platform for collaboration. It is a computer program that lives on a web server. You can add/delete/edit information hosted on it. A Wiki enables a group of people to come together and create a knowledge base on a particular topic.
(See this page for a history of Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History)
Can you show me some examples of Wikis?
Sure, Here are some Wiki sites
- Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.com)
- Travel Wiki (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Main_Page)
- Juggle Wiki (http://www.jugglingdb.com/jugglewiki/)
Are there some examples of Educational Wikis?
Here are some educational Wiki sites.
1. Class Wiki (http://ipt.byu.edu/~wiki/28x/Fall04/HomePage)
2. Texas A&M First year Wiki (http://firstyear.tamucc.edu/wiki)
3.Collecting Ideas at Elec. Portfolio Action Group (http://graphite.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eportfolios/wiki)
How do I set up a Wiki in NP?
Follow this procedure
1. Go to the web address http://153.20.23.112/wiki
2. Click on the "Edit" Tab on top. You will see the text of the page
3. Find the part where the department names are listed. Say you want to add FMS, just type in
* '''FMS:''' [[Film and Media Studies]]4. Save the page - the save button is at the bottom.
5. Now you will see a new link on the page called FMS. Click on this link and you will be taken to a new blank page.
6. On this blank page you can create other topics like * '''Journalism:''' [[Journalism]]
Are there free Wiki hosting sites?
A. Yes, you can register for a free account at http://www.seedwiki.com/
Aiyya, so I have to learn some of this HTML like codes in order to use a wiki. What are the other codes that are commonly used?
Well, it is not really HTML but a simplified form of HTML. After you have used these tags a couple of times, you will get used to them. Following are some useful codes.
1. Creating Sections and Subsections
== New section ==
=== Subsection ===
==== Sub-subsection ====
2. Numbered and other lists
* Lists are easy to do:
** start every line with a star
*** more stars means deeper levels
(A new line in a list marks the end of the list)
*Of course
*you can
*start again.
For numbered list use the "#" character instead of "*"
3. Line Break
<BR> introduces a line break. For example if I write
We were walking and <BR> we saw her.
The "we saw her" part appears on a new line.
4. Internal Links
The states of matter are<br>
[[Solid]]<br>
[[Liquid]]<br>
[[Gas]]<br>
[[Plasma]]<br>
In this example, new pages called Solid; Liquid etc. will be created on the Wiki.
5. External Links
[http://www.yahoo.com Yahoo Homepage]
Note that the first part is the address of the page you want to send your viewers to. The second part is a short description or the name of the website.