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Line 1: {{short description\|iPad app for browsing Wikipedia}} '''WikiNodes''' is an app for the [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]] [[iPad]] built by [[Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement\|IDEA.org]].<ref>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2011-06-13/In the news\|Wikipedia's 'The Signpost']] 13 June 2011, In the news.</ref> WikiNodes was the first tablet app for browsing Wikipedia using a [[radial tree]] approach to visualize how articles and subsections of articles are interrelated. It is a visual array of related items (articles or sections of an article), which spread on the screen, as a spiderweb of icons.<ref>Mossberg, Walt. "Encyclopaedia Britannica Now Fits Into an App." 28-September-2011. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204226204576598870117070318.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Wall Street Journal]. The article mentions WikiNodes, while discussing the Britannica app, noting that "This kind of visual array of related items isn’t a new idea. In fact, there is an iPad app called WikiNodes which does something similar for Wikipedia content."</ref> ▼ {{distinguish\|WikiNode}} ▲'''WikiNodes''' is an app for the [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]] [[iPad]] built by [[Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement\|IDEA.org]].<ref>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2011-06-13/In the news\|Wikipedia's 'The Signpost']] 13 June 2011, In the news.</ref> WikiNodes was the first tablet app for browsing [[Wikipedia]] using a [[radial tree]] approach to visualize how articles and subsections of articles are interrelated. ItThe isapp adisplays ~~visual array of~~ related items (articles or sections of an article), which spread on the screen, as a spiderweb of icons.<ref>Mossberg, Walt. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204226204576598870117070318 "Encyclopaedia Britannica Now Fits Into an App."], 28- September- 2011. ''[~~http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204226204576598870117070318.html?mod=googlenews_wsj~~ [The Wall Street Journal]]''. {{subscription required}} The article mentions WikiNodes, while discussing the Britannica app, noting that "This kind of visual array of related items isn’t a new idea. In fact, there is an iPad app called WikiNodes which does something similar for Wikipedia content."</ref> ''Other definition:'' The term ''WikiNodes'' is also the plural form of "[[Wikipedia:WikiNode\|WikiNode]]" which is a standard page that shows how a wiki relates to other wiki projects and communities on the Web. == Operation == The app uses the [[SpicyNodes]] visualization technique which was awarded a "best for teaching and learning" award in 2011 from [[American Association of School Librarians\|American Association of School Librarians (AASL)]],<ref>AASL. June 2011. [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25.cfm Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning].</ref> and voted #edchat's 35 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools in 2010.<ref>edudemic.com, "[http://edudemic.com/2010/07/the-35-best-web-2-0-classroom-tools-chosen-by-you/ The 35 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By You]" (August July 2010).</ref> The user interface is based on two display modes: * '''Page view''' --– displays Wikipedia articles in long form, similar to how they appear on the main Wikipedia web site.<ref>WikiNodes: app that presents a keyword to a word association game. Ideal for expedition Wikipedia! (Japanese) [http://www.appbank.net/2011/06/20/ipad/264833.php AppBank]</ref> * '''Node view''' --– ~~digests~~divides Wikipedia articles into sections, and links articles to related articles, similar to [[mind mapping]].<ref>"The interface presentation of information [is] similar to that of mind mapping, which I love." -– Jess Seilheimer, [http://jaeselle.com/2011/05/loving-wikinodes-ipad-app/ Digilicious] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727095629/http://jaeselle.com/2011/05/loving-wikinodes-ipad-app/ \|date=2014-07-27 }}</ref> The user can drag nodes, taps any node to display it in detail, with a panel to scroll to read the contents of the section.<ref>"The interface is a freestyle drag and zoom bonanza that lets you jump between related articles easily." -– [http://applicationsipad.org/wikinodes iPad Apps] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708175039/http://applicationsipad.org/wikinodes \|date=2011-07-08 }}</ref> This provides a visual way to see the relationships between articles.<ref>"[WikiNodes]...could redefine the way that you use Wikipedia on the iOS." -– Blake Grundman, [http://www.148apps.com/news/wikinodes-brings-perspective-knowledge/ 148Apps]</ref><ref>"WikiNodes takes the huge sprawling maze of information that is Wikipedia and organizes it into a spider web of knowledge." -– Phil Hornshaw, [http://www.appolicious.com/articles/7968-fresh-iphone-apps-for-may-12-trove-dictionary-com-ipad-update-wikinodes Yahoo! News & Appolicious]</ref> As of June 2011, the app supports the 36 [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias top Wikipedia languages] (by number of articles). == Reception == The app was highlighted as a "Staff pick" by Apple's U.S. [[App Store (iOS)\|App Store]], Week of May 28, 2011; as "New and Noteworthy" by Apple's U.S. App Store, Week of May 5, 2011; and at other times by Apple's app stores for non-US countries.<ref>To see history of prior features in the Apple app store, adjust the date on this [http://www.appannie.com/wikinodes/features/#device=ipad App Annie page] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323161819/http://www.appannie.com/wikinodes/features/#device=ipad \|date=2012-03-23 }}</ref> It has been favorably covered by several bloggers, including those in the references below.<ref>WikiNodes for iPad – Making Wikipedia Fun to Explore by Patrick Jordan on May 11, 2011 / http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-app-reviews/wikinodes-for-ipad-making-wikipedia-fun-to-explore/ {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822090019/http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-app-reviews/wikinodes-for-ipad-making-wikipedia-fun-to-explore/ \|date=2013-08-22 }}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of Wikipedia ~~iOS~~mobile ~~apps~~applications]] -– Other iOS mobile apps providing access to Wikipedia * [[Radial tree]] -– the general type of layout algorithm * [[SpicyNodes]] -– Information visualization technique ==References== {{reflist\|2}} ==External links== * [~~http~~https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wikinodes/id433834594?mt=8 Direct link to listing in Apple app store] {{Wikipedia\|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Graph drawing software]] [[Category:IOS software]] [[Category:Wikipedia]] [[Category:2010 software]]