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=Welcome to "Transforming Students to Collaborators"!=

What is a Wiki?

 * First described as "the simplest online database that could possibly work"
 * Inspired in part by Apple's HyperCard.
 * Later descriptions elaborate the wiki as a specialized type of Content Management System (CMS)
 * CMS have more control over layout and design.
 * Wikis allow more collaboration on interlinked pages of a website.
 * While preventing the execution of hidden code that could be used to install malware or limit other users ability to edit the wiki.
 * "The whole is greater than the sum of it's parts." -- Aristotle

Why do we need to teach Wikis?

 * Teaches useful Netiquette skills
 * ALL CAPS
 * Flame Mail / Flame War
 * Be conservative in what you send and liberal in what you receive.
 * Collaboration
 * Multinational Business
 * Effective communication over the web