Wikis+in+Action

**Activity 1.2 Wikis in Action: Looking at real life applications of Wikis**
OpenStreetMap creates and provides free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive, or unexpected ways. ||
 * ** Purpose & Function ** || ** Wikis site link ** || ** Summary ** ||
 * Website application || http://arborheights.wikispaces.com/ || This school used wikis as a school website for important contact information, announcements, and fundraising events. ||
 * ^  || http://sites.google.com/a/organic-city.com/intranet/Home || This website acts as a company intranet. It provides employees with information about important events, HR documents, company directory and even an interactive calendar. ||
 * Project Development || http://sites.google.com/a/altostrat.com/project-eggplant/Home || Team communication and on-line collaboration is easily facilitated in this wiki site that even provides a pie chart for project completion! ||
 * ^  || http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Fluid+Project+2007-9+Project+Plan || This wiki site demonstrates how to use the wiki as a planning and documentation resource. ||
 * Group Authoring || http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki || The most successful application of a wiki site to date. Wikipedia is the world’s largest on-line encyclopedia with over 75 000 active contributors. ||
 * ^  || http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page || Wikitravel is a project to create a free, complete, up-to-date, and reliable worldwide travel guide. There are 19,085 destination guides and other articles written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. ||
 * Data Collection || http://www.sankofagen.com/ || This website aims to summarize plantation-related data in a way that allows the genealogist to better visualize the lives of enslaved ancestors within a historical context. ||
 * ^  || http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Main_Page ||
 * Reviews || http://caw.wikispaces.com/Course+Index || CAW, Course Advisor Wiki, allows students to create and edit reviews about their courses and professors. ||
 * ^  || http://childrensbookreviews.pbwiki.com/ || This wiki site provides detailed book reports based on children's books from picture books to young adult novels. ||
 * Presentations || http://theshiftedlibrarian.pbwiki.com/ || This wiki site is based on work by [|Steven M. Cohen's] book and was started to post URLs from a librarians presentations about the content. ||
 * ^  || http://couros.wikispaces.com/cyberbullying || This wikis site acts as a presentation board about various education topics, including cyber bullying. During the presentation, the author has the ability to access all of the resources relevant to the topic. ||
 * Portfolios || http://sites.google.com/a/altostrat.com/jkraus/Home || This site is a great example of an employee profile. The site includes a resume, press releases, as well as a picture and slide show from [|Picasa web albums]. ||
 * ^  || http://melzportfolio.pbwiki.com/Assessment+and+Evaluation || This teacher used the wiki site to show authentic examples/artifacts that give evidence of technology integration using NETS standards. Great for assessments/evaluations of teachers! ||
 * Encyclopedia  || http://www.memoryarchive.org/en/MemoryArchive || An encyclopedia of memories. ||
 * Other || http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/WikisInTheWorkplaceBook || This website features two authors collaborating on a book to introduce wikis into the workplace. ||