Handwritten Text Recognition for manuscripts and early printed texts
Wikis In Your Business Class
1. Wikis in your Business Class
Al Samsa
2009 OBEA Spring Conference
April 24, 2009
2. What is a Wiki?
A wiki is a collection of Web pages
designed to enable anyone who accesses
it to contribute or modify content, using a
simplified markup language.
- Wikipedia
3. Why use a Wiki?
• Alternative to posters, presentation,
powerpoints, etc.
• Easy to insert images, videos, graphs, etc.
• Great for collaboration
• Discussion threads help learning
9. Wiki Sites
• Wetpaint
Attractive Templates
Discussion threads on each page
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Four levels of membership
• Wikispaces
Two level membership
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• PB Wiki
10. Getting Started
• Create a suitable site name
• Create a descriptive front page
• Allow members to join or invite
• Invite or Limit number of discussion
questions but promote entries
11. Adding Content (Wetpaint)
• Add new page (add tags, template or
blank)
• Hint: check level, e.g., under home page
• Click
17. Suggestions
• Require Works CitedBibliography in
proper format at bottom of every student
page
Join bibme.org
• Upload PowerPoints to a
site, e.g., slideshare.net, then link to
embedded ppt in wiki
• Identifiable student names, e.g., johnr or
• Page name as group name, e.g., planning
18. Helpful Links
• Tips for a successful (Wetpaint) site:
http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/page/Tips+for
+A+Successful+Site
• Tip of the day archives for Wetpaint
http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/page/Tip+of+t
he+Day+Archives
• Consider Edu20.org for the whole class
experience