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Here is information for creating infoboxes for MediaWiki. | Here is information for creating infoboxes for MediaWiki. | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A90cXhmnz50 How to create and use infoboxes on a wiki] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A90cXhmnz50 How to create and use infoboxes on a wiki] | ||
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| + | ====MediaWiki==== | ||
| + | Here is information for using MediaWiki. | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User_Guide MediaWiki User Guide] | ||
| + | * [http://www.sjbaker.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_simplest_possible_guide_to_writing_MediaWiki The simplest possible guide to writing MediaWiki] | ||
| + | * [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_color_formatting_help Wiki color formatting help] | ||
| + | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents Help:Contents] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Wikipedia:Cheatsheet] | ||
| + | * [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Welcome2WP_English_Flap_081810.pdf Wikimarkup quick reference] | ||
====Miscellaneous Wiki Tips==== | ====Miscellaneous Wiki Tips==== | ||
Revision as of 12:10, 18 June 2012
| Wikis Release status: new | |
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| Description | A Wiki is a Web-based site where one or more individuals can build knowledge on a topic. |
| Author(s) | Stan Skrabut (skrabutTalk) |
| Stan Skrabut | |
| Location | Room 120 |
| University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture | |
| Phone | 307-766-3722 |
| Last Updated | 18 June, 2011 |
Contents |
Description
A Wiki is a Web-based site where one or more individuals can build knowledge on a topic.
Through topical association, individuals can add and arrange content, the wiki Website then catalogs the information for easy retrieval. To better understand a Wiki, you must visit wikis. Here are some of the more popular Wiki sites:
Wikis require little programming knowledge. They are simple to use and maintain. With easy text formatting and docs linking tools, individuals can create content (articles, manuals and other documents) independently of each other. Wikis are collaborative workspaces.
Wikis can be create for any discipline, project, or program. They can be created for businesses, education, religion, non-profits, or just for the fun of it.
Essential Requirements
Wikis will operate on both a Mac or PC, as well as an iPad or mobile phone.
Equipment
The only equipment needed is a computer, smart phone, or iPod with a Web browser.
Software
Access to wikis is accomplished through a Web-browser. These are the most common browsers:
Common Wiki Applications
Here are common Wiki Websites:
- MediaWiki, used to support this Wiki.
- DokuWiki
- TikiWiki
- WikiSpaces
- PBWorks
Here is a comparison of wiki software.
Since the University of Wyoming Extension uses MediaWiki, any reference to a specific Wiki product will be mainly focused on this software application.
Learning resources information
Reading List
Here are a number of articles and books worth reading on the use of clickers.
Key Web links
Guides and Beginner Instructions
Here are a number of great guides to help you better understand wikis and their capabilities.
Wiki Ideas
Here are wiki ideas in case you are stuck.
Education
Here are a number of great ideas for using wikis in a education environment.
- Wikis in University Teaching and Learning - Richard Buckland UNSW (Video)
- How to Build An Educational Wiki (WikiSpaces)(Video)
- Using a wiki in class (Video)
- University of Leeds: Example Wiki applications in learning and teaching
- Tips for Using Wikis for Teaching and Learning
- Wikis in Teaching
- Wikis for teaching and learning
- Wikis and Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool (PDF)
Info Pages
Here is information for creating infoboxes for MediaWiki.
MediaWiki
Here is information for using MediaWiki.
- MediaWiki User Guide
- The simplest possible guide to writing MediaWiki
- Wiki color formatting help
- Help:Contents
- Wikipedia:Cheatsheet
- Wikimarkup quick reference
Miscellaneous Wiki Tips
These are tips that did not neatly fit in other places.
Professional Development
Here are some articles to put purpose behind your wikis.
Tips for a Successful wiki
Here are ideas for improving your wikis.
Wikipedia
Here are instructions for adding to Wikipedia.
MediaWiki Video Tutorials
Here is a collection of videos that will help you use Mediawiki.
- Navigating edit tabs
- User registration on a wiki
- Creating wiki pages in MediaWiki
- Adding sections to a wiki
- Creating internal links in a wiki
- Creating external links and references on a wiki
- How to format text on a wiki
- Adding categories to a wiki page
- How to create a table / chart on a wiki
- Add images to a wiki
- Wiki Dynamic Page Listings
- Using color on a wiki
- Talk pages on a wiki
- Creating and using project pages on a wiki
- Stopping vandalism on a wiki
Wikipedia Video Tutorials
Here is a collection of videos that will help you contribute to Wikipedia. Wikipedia uses MediaWiki as the software application, therefore, the video tutorials above apply.