понедельник, 5 декабря 2016 г.

SEMINAR 8. WIKI


What is WIKI?
Wiki is a web technology used for collaborative publishing on the web. Wiki is a type of server software that allows you to work with data on a remote server on the Web. Users interact with the software through a web interface that lets them read, edit and publish content.

Wiki in Education 
In a wiki site, students are free to create pages about themselves. A teacher can ask students to create such pages as an entry-level task to get them familiar with wiki and its tools. A student's page can contain a photo, bio information, hobbies, a list of interests, links to favorite websites. A task to create such a page gives the student an incentive how to use formatting, publishing and multimedia capabilities of a wiki platform, thereby preparing the student for more complex tasks.

FREE WIKI TOOLS  

• Wikispaces proves to be one of the best, highly reliable, easy to use and intuitive free wiki platforms to use as your wiki platform. With at least 100 MB of file storage space, it can prove sufficient for most academic needs of a small group. Recent classroom-oriented updates makes Wikispates your top choice for classroom wiki use.
• Wikia offers a more modern look, has more features and a vast fan base for attracting commercially active communities — Twilight fans, healthy food fans and alike. Less suitable for educational use for incessant advertising on every page of your wiki.
• ZohoWiki provides state-of-the-art interface and functions for a modern corporate-inclined wiki. Best for tech-savvy classrooms.
• Wiki Site is a native WikiMedia-based free wiki hosting with limited features and resources. 
• WikiDot offers free plans for wiki sites with advertising. Standard wiki functionality.

WIKI EXPERIENCE

TEFLPedia — A great example of a professional teachers’ community that comes together by means of a wiki site.
Student Wiki Guide is ready-to-use student manual for Wikispaces.
Using Wikispaces At UMB (presentation)could be used as an introductory presentation of Wikispaces. More in-depth instruction and clear structure will help your students quickly get used to the new platform.
Richard Doyle, English Fifteen in 15 Weeks! is a fascinating ESP wiki-based project held at Penn State. 
Gabrilovich, Evgeniy and Shaul Markovitch. 2006. Overcoming the Brittleness Bottleneck Using Wikipedia: Enhancing Text Categorization with Encyclopedic Knowledge. A fascinating insight into using Wikipedia in education the way it was supposed to be used.
Wikiversity, a Wikipedia-Like Learning Community is an example of a vivid and vibrant learning community operating with the help of wiki technology. 
Briann Laugher, Teaching Responsible Use of Wikipedia is an inspiring and very instructive presentation on the ethics of wiki collaboration and the exact mechanisms of improving the wiki knowledge.
Henry Jenkins, Wikis in Professional Learning can be interesting for its cases in industrial use of wikis. Contains testimonials from industry professionals regarding the use of wikis in occupational and corporate training.
Vicky Davis, Wonderful world of Wikis — Vicky Davis offers a wide selection of beautiful wiki examples in education.


My opinion :  The wiki is an excellent resource for teachers and  in the future I will definitely use it. 

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