Wikis – Quick Fun, Fast Support

by Lisa Friedrichsen

Johnson County Community College, Overland Park KS

lisalfri@jccc.edu

New Perspectives: Portfolio Projects for Business Analysis

Microsoft® Access 2013: Illustrated Series

What is a wiki?

• Wiki is a Hawaiian word for “quick” or "fast"

• A wiki is a collaborative web site which allows users to add, modify, or delete content to get fast, quick answers

• Wikipedia on Wiki

Wikis are so easy…

…that I taught my dogs how to wiki!

…yes, I taught. I didn’t say they learned!

What is a wiki good for?

• Storing shared knowledge

• Community note taking

• Wikis in plain English

What are some good wiki applications?

• Sharing and saving class notes, materials

(great flipped classroom tool)• Project or event planning• User groups, advisory boards, committees• Others?

Who has worked with a wiki before?

• www.wikispaces.com• Others?

Today’s Session

• Work with a wikispaces wiki to…– Edit Pages– Share files– Post and respond to discussion groups– Share and preserve conference knowledge

Today we will use….

• www.wikispaces.com • You must set up an account• Two choices to participate…

– Find it yourself: CourseConference– Be invited by sending an email to

lisalfri@jccc.edu

www.wikispaces.com

Home page has great information

Wikispaces activities…

• Invite People• Navigate among the pages• Edit, Format, Save content• Create a hyperlink• Insert a File• Insert a Widget• Start a Discussion• Add a Page

Wikispaces activities…

• Explore recent changes• Change member status• Change wiki colors, layout, logo• Edit the style sheet• Monitor the wiki• Switch between wikis• Update your account (picture, info)

Thank you!

Lisa Friedrichsen

lisalfri@jccc.edu