Thing #21 Wikis

The video clip( excuse me, I mean podcast/screencast) was superb. Informative and easy to follow it emphasized the collaborative aspect and resource sharing of a wiki. A wiki is a collaborative website that functions as an authoring tool allowing one to easily add, remove or edit content. Three basic functions- edit save and link. Viewing the Comparing Hemispheres I sat there talking to myself because I now understood how things became part of the presentation- embedding videos, inserting pictures.....The web 2.0 NHS professional development wiki looked just my speed! I did delve into some of the WIKI info and educational wikis . The comparing/contrasting of blogs and wikis was helpful. There are many reasons to use wikis but the ones most universal and basic are the sense of organization that they provide, the opportunities to work on consensus building and compromise. For youngsters it is a quick and easy method of getting your information on the world wide web.