So this week we had the opportunity to learn about working with wikis. Wikipedia defines a wiki as "a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users." I'm not going to waste more time explaining what a wiki is because you all are well aware about wikis yourselves now.
I have been using wikis for years now. Or perhaps I should say I've used Wikipedia for years now. Although I've been an avid reader of Wikipedia, I've only edited articles a few times. That's why I'm excited that we'll be working on making our own wiki this term.
My opinion on wikis goes unchanged. Wiki are amazing. To me they are the holy grail when it comes to finding information and making it available to the world.
Figuring out how to edit and work with our wiki wasn't too hard. I'd say after a few minutes of playing around with one just about anybody could get the hang of it. The reality that technology so powerful and yet so simple is in our hands is remarkable to me. I'm looking forward building our wiki throughout the term.
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