How to set up a wiki

A wiki is like a public website started by one person, but which subsequent can add to, delete or change as they wish.

You can visit our wiki at: http://lense4to.pbwiki.com/Thesauruses

There are several free sites for setting up wikis, and some of the best known are:

Pbwiki http://www.pbwiki.com/
Media Wiki http://www.mediawiki.org/
Wikihosthttp://wikihost.org/

Advantage:

• When a web page in a wiki is edited, changed or deleted by mistake, previous versions of the page are automatically saved.
• By giving the wiki a password, only those who know the password can edit it, which gives your wiki some measure of security, but it allows it to be accessed and read on the Internet.
• Knowing that the wiki will be viewed by readers outside the classroom, and will be available on the Internet for public scrutiny, is an added incentive for learners.