Wiki+-+What+are+Wikis+Assignment

**What Are Wikis?** **Expected time to complete this assignment: 45 minutes**
 * HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #1**

1. Your first homework assignment is to watch the following short video, Wikis in Plain English.

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2. After watching the video, browse through the Help Menu of wikispaces.com. Knowing where to look for help on a topic is very important when exploring a new tool!

3. Using the DISCUSSION TAB Assignment Finally, contribute to a discussion __ABOVE__ on the __DISCUSSION TAB__ with your thoughts, impressions and ideas about wikis. · First, go to SITM2011.wikispaces.com · SIGN IN to wikispaces · Click on Wikis: Collaborating, Interacting and Organizing For Ministry link in the NAVIGATION BAR (left side of page) · From the page that opens, click on "What are wikis? assignment" link. · Click on the DISCUSSION TAB at the top of the page. · From the page that opens, click on the "wiki homework discussion" link in the discussion tab. When you do, a "Reply" dialog box will open. · Type your comment in the dialog box. What did you learn? What surprised you? What difference is there between a wikispaces wiki and other kinds of wikis? Any thoughts you wish to share are welcome. The purpose of this homework is to show you that there is a discussion tab, and to make you more comfortable with finding it and using it correctly. · POST before you exit. · Click on "Return to Discussion Forum" and you will see that your reply is recorded. · To get back to the wiki homework page, just click on the PAGE tab right next to the DISCUSSION tab.

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