Working With Wikis: Taking Student Organizations Online Frederic Murray, MLIS Instructional Services...

Working With Wikis: Taking Student Organizations

Online

Frederic Murray, MLISInstructional Services LibrarianAl Harris Libraryfrederic.murray@swosu.edu

10/11/2008 & 10/13/2008

Why have a Wiki Workshop?

What We Are Going To Do Today

• University Policy/University Forms• What are Wikis?• Wiki video: CommonCraft • WetPaint Wiki• Working with the Technology• Basic Website Layout • WetPaint Disclosure Form

SWOSU Web Policy: Student Organization Web Pages • Important Information

– http://www.swosu.edu/administration/web/policies/student-orgs.asp

• Required University Forms– Registration of Off-Campus Web Site– Web Representative Form

Wikipedia

Wiki: A Web application that allows users to add content to a collaborative hypertext Web resource (coauthoring), as in an Internet forum, and permits others to edit that content

(open editing).

Wikis in Plain English

Email Account for your group• When setting up your Wetpaint account

you will need to supply an email account

• For tonight's workshop feel free to use your own account

• You will need to use the generic@swosu.edu supplied to your organization to set up your WetPaint site. If you don’t have it contact the Dean of Students Office.

WetPaint

• A Wetpaint website is built on the power of collaborative thinking. Here, you can create websites that mix all the best features of wikis, blogs, forums and social networks. A social website that’s so easy to use, anyone can participate

• http://www.wetpaint.com/

Name and Describe your Website • Create a site name

– i.e. SWOSU Art Club • Create a URL / Address

– i.e. http://swosuartclub@wetpaint.com • What's your site about?

– concise explanation/use full sentences• Select a category for your site

– Education/People• Who can view your site?

– Everyone: A public site allows anyone on the web to discover, explore and join your site

• Who can edit your site?– ONLY PEOPLE I INVITE !

Hierarchy of WetPaint

• Site Creators/Administrators-Recommend only President & Web

Rep.

• Moderators• Writers• Registered Users• Anonymous Users

Permissions: Sites that require invitation • Only Site Creators & Administrators control

the website

• Writers are allowed to add content

• Registered Users are allowed to send/receive messages

• Anyone is allowed to view

• Explanatory Chart

Elements of a Website

Home Page• Mission Statement• Officers/Photo • Contact Information

Other Pages• History• Requirements• Application• Events/Activities• Contacts• Links• About

WetPaint: Help

• WetPaint Central • WetPaint FAQ

• Getting Started

• Permissions

What We Did Today

• University Policy/University Forms• What are Wikis?• Wiki video: CommonCraft • WetPaint Wiki• Working with the Technology• Basic Website Layout • WetPaint Disclosure Form

Workshop Evaluation

Take Survey: Here

Name of Class: Wiki Workshop

Questions?

• Contact me:– Frederic Murray

• 744-7113• frederic.murray@swosu.edu

Thanks!