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By: Brandy Reed

By: Brandy Reed. EDT 180: Wikis A WIKI-SITE. OUTLINE. Page 1: Outline Page 2: What is the purpose of a Wiki-site? Page 3: Popular Features of a Wiki-site Page 4: Who Would Use a Wiki-site? Page 5: Wiki-site: A Form of Social Media Page 6: Wiki-sites: Are They Important?

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By: Brandy Reed

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  1. By: Brandy Reed EDT 180: Wikis A WIKI-SITE

  2. OUTLINE • Page 1: Outline • Page 2: What is the purpose of a Wiki-site? • Page 3: Popular Features of a Wiki-site • Page 4: Who Would Use a Wiki-site? • Page 5: Wiki-site: A Form of Social Media • Page 6:Wiki-sites: Are They Important? • Page 7: Popular Wiki-sites to Explore • Page 8: Contact Information 1

  3. What is the purpose of a wiki-site? • A Wiki-site is a collaboration of ideas that allow users to create, organize, and modify webpages. 2

  4. Popular features of a wiki-site • Wiki-sites are not owned by anyone. This allows content to instead be updated by people around the world. • There is not a set deadline or schedule with wiki-sites. They are updated as new material becomes available. • Wiki-sites often include relatable links to other wiki-sites that are relevant to topics being searched. 3

  5. Who would use a wiki-site? There are many different reasons why people would use a wiki-site? • Educational purposes (assignments, projects, ect.) • Local community information • Business projects Technology Percentage of Net Gen Users Mobile Phones 89% Mobile Apps 78% Social Networking Sites 72% Instant Messaging 64% Online Collaborative Tools 60% Open Source Software 54% Source: Accenture

  6. Characteristics and traits Innovative Convergent Everyday Appropriative Networked Global Generational Unequal Generally free or relatively inexpensive. Online availability to anyone to access, share or publish information. Capable of reaching small / specific or very large audiences. Usability requiring very little specialized skills / training. Immediacy: instantaneous information and responses. Allows job seekers to establish their credentials, locate jobs, network and gather information.

  7. Wiki-site: A form of social media • Wiki-sites are pages that users share in a social environment, for example on the web. • The main reason people care for this resource is because of it’s easy access. Wiki-sites collaborate facts expressed and gathered by users that provide simple information instantly. • Material collected is all in one place that makes adapting this resource into our lives very manageable. 5

  8. Wiki-sites: Are they important? • Wiki-sites are platforms that enable acquired information to be shared with anyone. • Simple searches on the internet will provide access to comprehendible wiki-sites. • Personally, I have found wiki-sites very convenient and popular. They have been adapted as a common form of social media. Wiki-sites are becoming more and more respected and appropriate to gain informative concepts from. 6

  9. Popular wiki-sites to explore Wikipedia Wikileaks Citizendium MyWikiBiz Lostpedia WelkersWikinomics Green Wiki Gardening Wiki Wookieepedia http://weblist.me/top-wiki-sites-0 Knol Recipes Wiki Conservapedia Uncyclopedia Scholarpedia Dickipedia Mahalo Chickipedia WikiHow Lyric Wiki 7

  10. Thank you so much for watching! Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments. The best way to reach me is by email at : bmreed2@asu.edu Have a great day! 8 • 8

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