Managing+your+Wiki

__ Beginning with the Basics: __ · **//__ Starting your wiki: __//**  Go to wikispaces.com, under the title “Wikis for Everyone” click on the link that says “create your own classroom wiki today” at the end of the section. Once there you will be able to create an educational wiki that will not have ads of the right hand side. · **//__ Adding Pages __//** : Start by adding the pages you need in order to make your wiki complete. To add a page click on “New Page”. Give you new page a name and it will be added automatically (and in alphabetic order). If you wish to add the pages in another way click on “edit navigation” under the column. Erase the title box and add in the pages in the order you want (keep the pages the same as the original name you gave them). After you rewrite the page names highlight them one by one and then click on the chain link (the one that is attached) in the editor box. Match it up with the page as a wiki link and then you are done. ·  **//__Looks:__//** You can make many changes to wiki by clicking on the “Manage Wiki” button. Once here you can change the colors and layout of your wiki by going to “Look and Feel”. You can also change your logo from the flower pot to your own image by uploading the image to the logo section (make sure your image is small)  · **//__ Adding students: __//**  Once again go to the “Manage Wiki” button and click on “User Creator”. Pick the name of the wiki you wish to add the students to and then pick how you would like to start your list (I paste in the list). Now you will be able to enter the students’ user name and with a comma separating the password. Hit continue and then pick the order that shows your list. After a few seconds, yours students will be members without needing an email address.  · **//__ One last basic step: __//** If you are planning to have a public wiki, I highly recommend keeping your wiki “Protected”. You can check your setting by going to “Manage wiki” and then to “Permissions”. Keeping your wiki “Protected” allows anyone to see your wiki but only members can post.  __ Movin’ on up… __ So now you’re ready to do more with your wiki. On a wiki you can post website links, slide shows, videos, and other embedded widgets. (see related websites for ideas on what to add to your page). · **//__ Posting a link: __//**  Click the edit button and write the name of the link (or what you would like to call the link) on the page. Highlight the full title and then click on the chain (the one that looks attached) and select “External Link”. Copy and paste the URL address of the website and your done J. You can also copy a list directly from another wiki and paste in on your wiki (the links will automatically attach). · **//__ Adding Documents or PDF files __//** : There are two ways to do this. You can go to “Manage Wiki” and upload files by clicking on the “File” icon and then uploading them from your computer. Then when you click on the page that you want the file on go to the picture icon and pick the file. You can also upload the file by going to the edit tool bar and clicking on the picture icon and selecting “Upload File”. · **//__ Posting a Picture: __//** After clicking on the edit button you will see the edit tool bar. On the tool bar look for the icon that looks like a picture (make sure you click on the page where you want the picture beforehand). Select Upload file and upload from your computer. · **//__ Embedding Videos & Widgets: __//** You will need this step to upload videos from sites like “Teacher Tube” or other widgets (see Related Websites for ideas). After hitting edit you will need to select the icon that looks like a TV. Here you will need to pick the type of widget you are uploading from the list. Make sure that you have the HTML code and copy and paste it into the box and save it (once again make sure you have clicked on the white space in the wiki beforehand). · **//__ Adding Columns and Rows: __//** Click on the icon that looks like an excel spread sheet. Add how many table and rows you would like and then add the information. Please use the discussion Tab if you have any questions about managing your wiki. We will be checking the discussions regularly throughout the 2009-2010 school year to help teachers create and use wikis in their classrooms.