Wiki+Lunch+and+Learn




=**Welcome to the Wiki Lunch and Learn wiki page!**=  What is a Wiki?  From Wikipedia.org:

"A **wiki** is a page or collection of [|Web pages] designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified [|markup language].[|[1]][|[2]] Wikis are often used to create [|collaborative] [|websites] and to power community websites. The collaborative encyclopedia [|Wikipedia] is one of the best-known wikis.[|[2]] "

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How can I use a wiki?
__**(Non-Instructional) Uses of a Wiki:**__ 1. To-do lists 2. Plan a Project 3. Checklists 4. Workspace 5. References 6. FAQs 7. Save a Tree 8. Stay Connected 9. Invite Outside Ideas
 * Make it here and have it available everywhere! Need to split up your to-do list with coworkers? Post it here and each person can check off when an item is finished!
 * Just as we saw in the Common Craft video, wikis can be a great place to collaborate with coworkers or friends for project management. Have a page for each part of the project, make a timeline, assign tasks- and store all your files here too!
 * If you have something you do frequently, put your checklist here. That way, you won't have to wonder if you've completed all aspects of it.
 * Use multiple computers? Store your work here and you'll always have it.
 * If you have special codes, lists, or anythng else you refer to frequently, put it here so it will always be at your fingertips!
 * Get asked the same questions over and over again? Make a page of your wiki a FAQ page that you can refer people to for answers to those questions.
 * Instead of running paper copies of manuals and documentation that you know are going to frequently change, post it to a wiki! Everyone will have access and changes are easily updated!
 * Someimes you just need to feel connected...have a page a your wiki dedicated as a "water cooler." Wikis are a great way to stay connected and get fresh ideas from outside your department.
 * Use a wiki to communicate with the community. Community members can edit and add their own thoughts to whatever issues you post.
 * __Instructional Uses__**
 * Collaborate with colleagues by setting up pages for specific topics. Add thoughts and ideas to your wiki instead of emailing.
 * Trying to keep up with student projects? Set up a page for each student or group and have them post progress updates to it.
 * Need a place to post files for your students or colleagues? Post them here!
 * Group projects- Students can work together and place all their research here, collaborate and edit rough drafts all in the same place.
 * Assignments- post homework, notes, and more.
 * Resources- If you need a place to keep track of all the resources you use, place them on a wiki
 * FAQ- post answers to questions you get asked frequently, or let students post questions here.

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