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Wikipedia and Wikis

Wikipedia and Wikis . What is Wikipedia ?. An online encyclopedia that has millions of articles relating to just about any subject. Some popular topics are: academics current news events popular culture. Is Wikipedia a G ood Source ?.

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Wikipedia and Wikis

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  1. Wikipedia and Wikis

  2. What is Wikipedia ? • An online encyclopedia that has millions of articles relating to just about any subject. • Some popular topics are: • academics • current news events • popular culture

  3. Is Wikipedia a Good Source? • Wikipedia is a good tool to use for research; since the site can go very in-depth about various subjects. • An example of why Wikipedia is a good source would be: • You can see details about the initial search and rescue efforts, the nationalities of the ill-fated passengers, and a brief report on the aircraft’s conflicted airspeed readings, among other features.

  4. Suggestions to Improve Wikipedia? • Have a section of the company working to check posts and to make sure they are from credible sources. • To not let just anyone post to Wikipedia. Information should be filtered by staff and they can decide whether it should be posted to Wikipedia.

  5. What is a Wiki Space? • Wiki space is a simple web page that friends, family, and groups can edit together.

  6. Different types of wiki spaces: • Wiki spaces private label • Wikispaces.com • K-12 plan • Higher education plan

  7. Wiki spaces private label: • For a large organization (school, district, university or company) - comes with unlimited wikis • Offers easy-to-use tools with additional advanced settings • Cost: $1000/year

  8. Wikispaces.com: • This is useful if you have a small group and are looking to collaborate • Cost: free for basic or $50/year for the upgraded version with extra features

  9. K-12 Plan: • Used exclusively for primary/secondary education • Ad free and you can make it extra secure for the students • You can create students accounts in bulk without e-mail addresses. • Cost: free

  10. Higher Education Plan: • Used exclusively in higher education • Free wiki with more complete privacy settings • You can create student accounts in bulk

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