To get started collaborating using one of the most famous wikis, Wikipedia, try this exercise:
- Go to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
- Find an article on a topic you know a lot about.
- Read the article to see if there are any inaccuracies.
- If there are, correct them by editing the page.
- If not, add some detail to the article.
- Tell us about your experience on your blog.
You can create your own personal wiki web site using a service like Wikispaces or PB Works. To explore PB Works, do the following:
- Go to http://dpsweb2pointoh.pbworks.com (DPS Media Coordinators will share their ideas via http://dpslmc.pbworks.com).
- Join the workspace.
- Once you have a username and password, login and follow the directions on the homepage.
- Share your thoughts of wikis and experiences in your blog.
AND/OR
You can create a document (or a spreadsheet, form, presentation, etc.) in Google Docs and share it with someone else with a Google account and collaborate on it.
- Go to http://docs.google.com and sign in with your Google account username and password.
- Create a document and share it with your collaborators.
- Share your document with me (Jerry.A.Williamson@gmail.com) or make the document public and link it from your blog so I can see your work.
