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Working With Wikis: Taking Student Organizations
Online
Frederic Murray, MLISInstructional Services LibrarianAl Harris [email protected]
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 [email protected] 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://[email protected] • 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
Thanks!
