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=**WELCOME TO BMO5650 WIKI** =

**Getting Started**

 * Request to join this Wiki by‍ clicking on the join ‍button in the top ‍right hand button‍.
 * You have been assigned to a Team and Topic. There are about 5 of you in a team.
 * Each team has a different topic. So please ensure you get into the correct topic page and collaborate with the team you have been assigned to.
 * //Team Topic 1 Members: Mohammed Alamrah, Sara Albatti, Abdullah Alqahtani, Hong Tu Anh Chau, Kon Karavias//
 * //Team Topic 2 Members: Duc Thanh Huynh, Churalak Khanijou, Yhoana Sandoval, Tom Razmovski, Rachel Riak//
 * //Team Topic 3 Members: Thuy Thai, Najib Trad, Rosa Ventieri, Adel Haji//
 * Click on your __//TeamTopic//__ heading in the left hand column that you have been assigned to and start your collaboration.
 * **Before you start, read the following below to get a background understanding to WIKI.**

**What is a WIKI?**
 "A [|**__wiki__**] is a page, or collection of Web pages, designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content using a simplified markup language. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites." In other words, a wiki is a virtual content management platform where anyone accessing the content can upload, modify and exchange documents and files. The best known wiki is our old academically challenged friend, Wikipedia.

The greatest advantage of using this wiki is that only those invited to the wikispace by the administrator can make changes to the documents. Wikispaces can be searched and viewed by the public, but cannot be altered unless you are invited to the space. There is also an option of requesting an invitation if you find a wiki that interests you. This virtual platform has been a great way to share documents and collaborate without the necessity of sending multiple revisions as email attachments.

Wikis often use WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) technology that does not require programming or computer language knowledge or experience.

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** TYPES OF WIKIS **

 *  Wikispaces (free and low-cost wiki software)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Mediawiki (free software engine used for Wikipedia)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> TikiWiki (open source and free wiki software)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> DokuWiki (targeted at developer teams and small companies)

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Wiki Examples**
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Check out these public wiki examples:
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">[|SAP Community Network]
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> [|Catawiki:] a wiki of catalogs for collectors
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> [|Open Street Map] : creates and provides free geographic data and mapping
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> [|Wikitionary] : a multilanguage dictionary

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**References**

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> [|Social Media for Trainers] : Techniques for Enhancing and Extending Learning: Bozarth, 2010.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> [|Social Media at Work] : How Networking Tools Propel Organizational Performance: Jue, Marr and Kassotakis; 2009
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> [|Exploring Web 2.0: Second Generation Interactive Tools] - Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis, Networking, Virtual Words, And More: Bell, 2009.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> [|Wikis for Dummies] : Woods and Theony, 2007.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Need more Help?**

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Click on the help link above to learn more about how to use your wiki.