Wikis

=WIKIS = media type="custom" key="5759175" align="left" A **wiki** is a website that uses it's own software, allowing creation and editing of any number of linked web pages using a simplified text editor, within the browser. **Wikis** serve a specific purpose and can be used to build and publish information and content (often used for e-portfolios), and material can be removed by the user community if inappropriate. Such is the case of the collaborative encyclopedia [|Wikipedia]. Ward Cunningham the developer of the first **wiki** software, "**wikiwikiweb**", originally described it as one of the simplest online databases "**Wik****i**" is the Hawaiian word for "fast" or "quick" - hence a "quick web page".

Create your own at Wikispaces and add interesting features by clicking our Web 2.0 activities! link on this wiki. Create your own wiki! View some of the wikis available at our school:
 * ** Knox Network wiki **
 * ** Knox Network Maths wiki **

**Wikis in Plain English** - watch this video to see what they are all about! media type="custom" key="5768617"