Collaborating with others

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Collaborating with others
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Web 2.0 and Social Networking
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Wiki Wise

• A website that allows a group of people to
  create, add, and edit content
• No programming knowledge is necessary
• First wiki developed was in early 90s for use by
  computer programmers to exchange ideas
• Named WikiWikiWeb after the Wiki Wiki Shuttle in
  Hawaii
• Wiki quick in Hawaiian

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Uses of Wikis

• Whenever content is created and shared by others
• Grant Project
• ALA Conference
• Book club

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Making changes to a wiki

• Look for Edit link
• Some wikis are limited to a specific community
  of users, which require a login
• After changes are made, save the page
• Some wikis have a preview feature
• Get comfortable making changes with
• http//cacpractice.wiki.zoho.com

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Creating a wiki - things to consider

• Whats the purpose of the wiki?
• Will it be a public wiki?
• Read?
• Edit?
• Multiple wikis under a single user?

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Creating a wiki

• Find wiki software
• Zoho.com
• WetPaint
• PBWiki
• Create an account
• Add initial content

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Keeping up

• RSS
• Really Simple Syndication
• RSS Feeds give the ability to subscribe to a
  site
• Sites that use RSS Feeds
• Blogs
• Wiki
• News

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Subscribing to Sites Step One

• Find an RSS Feed Reader or Aggregator
• Google Reader
• http//www.google.com/reader
• Bloglines
• http//www.bloglines.com
• Create an account

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Subscribing to Sites Step Two

• Open a separate web browser and find a site you
  want to subscribe to
• Copy or note the sites website address

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Subscribing to Sites Step Three

• Make sure youre logged into your RSS feed reader
  and look for Add a feed
• Paste or type the sites address
• Follow the RSS Readers instructions to subscribe