Building a Wiki
A wiki is a Web site that many people build together using a Web browser. Wikis provide editing tools to contributors who are signed in, and then display the finished pages to the public afterward. You’ve probably heard of the Wikipedia site, an online encyclopedia edited by volunteers around the world. The Web has other specialized wikis, from medical dictionaries to recipe collections to game sites. You might use a wiki to brainstorm ideas (with links to related information), assemble a group report, publish a Web site, compose an instruction manual, and so on.
Example Class Project Wiki Pages
A This is the first page of a wiki.
B Click to edit the page.
C These are embedded images.
D Green words are clickable links.
E Red words are links to planned pages that don’t yet exist.
Your Turn In a small group, choose a topic suitable for a 6- to 12-page wiki. Build your wiki and then write a group report detailing what was learned from the process. What advice or “best practices” can you share with other wiki builders? Add the report to your wiki as an “About This Project” page.
Example Class Project Wiki Pages (cont.)
A The “Ground Transport” link on the main page leads to this secondary page.
B Note that this page has been assigned but not yet drafted.
A The editing screen lets you format text, create headings, add links, and insert images.
B This button lets you preview your page.
C Saving the page makes it go live online.
D Remember to log out when finished.
