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=What is a Wiki=

Perhaps one of the most interesting collaborative software applications is the wiki. A wiki is a type of computer software that allows users to create, edit, and link web pages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. The term wiki originates from the Hawaiian word for fast (wiki wiki). They enable those with no more knowledge than how to produce a Word document to create web pages.

One of the best known wikis is [|Wikipedia]. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that has been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world.

This page provides further links and resources to wikis and their use in education.

Wikis in Plain English
A Common Craft video explaining what a Wiki is and how it can be used to aid co-ordination and collaboration. This video is the copyright of Common Craft ([|www.commoncraft.com]) and is made available for educational use via the Creative Commons licence 'Creative Commons Attribution No Derivative Works 3.0.'

This video has been uploaded on YouTube and can be embedded directly within a video using the 'Embed Widget' option on the text editor. A [|text transcript]of this video is available.

[|YouTube Video Link]

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Further links and resources

 * [|Wikipedia Entry on Wikis]
 * [|How Stuff Works - Introduction to Wikis]