(mysql): SHOW TABLES

(mysql): SELECT * FROM mdl_modules WHERE name = 'dfwiki' LIMIT 1

dfwiki installed. Upgrading dfwiki (start) 

(mysql): SHOW COLUMNS FROM `mdl_modules`

(mysql): UPDATE mdl_modules SET name = 'dfwiki', version = '2006052502', cron = '2007053101', lastcron = '0', search = '', visible = '0' WHERE id = '23'

dfwiki installed. Upgrading dfwiki (end) 

wikis to dfwiki (start)-> 

(mysql): SELECT * FROM mdl_wiki

(mysql): SELECT * FROM mdl_wiki_entries WHERE wikiid='1' LIMIT 1

(mysql): SELECT * FROM mdl_modules WHERE name = 'wiki' LIMIT 1

(mysql): SELECT * FROM mdl_course_modules WHERE module=22 AND instance=1 LIMIT 1 

Setting_up_module_tables.pdf

• Students create a page together and put an "add to the page" box at the top for the teacher. The teacher, who has numerous ones to look at, can just hit the page, type in the "add to the page box" and press submit. The box, depending on options chosen, time stamps with the user name, and can stay at the top of the additions or move down.
• In-class group work. This is essentially the same as real-time brainstorming. Students quickly add comments and thoughts to pages as they work on them.
• Real-time brainstorming. In meetings, when we have a projector going and everyone has there laptops, we'll take a 1 minute brainstorming session. That is, everybody types in the "add to the page box" and then presses submit at the end of one minute. Since the page is locked only for the very brief update period, all of the comments end up in the page.
• Selections. This is similar to brainstorming, but when I have a 500 photos to sort and we need to choose the best, it's fastest to have everybody at the computer and we just quickly project each picture. If they like it, they type the photo number (I use a renaming program to give all of the photos a sequential number starting at 100), but all in the "add to the page" box on the same page. At the end, I dump the list into a spreadsheet and rank from most votes to least votes. This bring in the "wisdom of crowds".
• Discussions about topics. While the discussion page does exist, you loose the page with content while discussing it. This is good if people when people are only adding two or three lines at a time.
  
• In class evaluation: We have 20 students in class writing comments on each others work. Editing with page locking just doesn't work.
  
• Multiple points to add: Sometimes, we must have comments in several places. Placing an "add to the page" box makes that very simple.