Wikis in Plain English
commoncraft.com A short explanation of wikis and how they can be used to coordinate a group. This video comes in an unbranded "presentation quality" version that can be licensed for use in the workplace. http
Zionist course on Editing Wikipedia
Facebook Links: www.facebook.com - www.facebook.com - News Link: www.guardian.co.uk Since the earliest days of the worldwide web, the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has seen its rhetorical counterpart fought out on the talkboards and chatrooms of the internet. Now two Israeli groups seeking to gain the upper hand in the online debate have launched a course in "Zionist editing" for Wikipedia, the online reference site. Yesha Council, representing the Jewish settler movement, and the rightwing Israel Sheli (My I srael) movement, ran their first workshop this week in Jerusalem, teaching participants how to rewrite and revise some of the most hotly disputed pages of the online reference site. "We don't want to change Wikipedia or turn it into a propaganda arm," says Naftali Bennett, director of the Yesha Council. "We just want to show the other side. People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day." Wikipedia is one of the world's most popular websites, and its 16m entries are open for anyone to edit, rewrite or even erase. The problem, according to Ayelet Shaked of Israel Sheli, is that online, pro-Israeli activists are vastly outnumbered by pro-Palestinian voices. "We don't want to give this arena to the other side," she said. "But we are so few and they are so many. People in the US and Europe never hear about Israel's side, with all the correct arguments and explanations." Like others involved with this project, Shaked
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Wiki-Based Training Adding Interactivity to Wiki Content (Part 1 of 5)
Matt Kurtin, an e-learning consultant, at Innovative Learning Group discusses wiki features and adding interactivity to wikis to create wiki-based training. This is part 1 of 5.
Wetpaint Wikis in Plain English
Wetpaint makes easy-to-use wikis and this video was made for use on wetpaint.com to answer the question "Why would you ever wiki?"
Professor Wikipedia
The funniest video of the year. [Citation needed.] See more at www.collegehumor.com Free CHTV video podcast on iTunes: phobos.apple.com CH Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com Watch this on CHTV and view credits at www.collegehumor.com
