A Tutorial By Jennifer Wagner

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• A TutorialByJennifer Wagner
• jlw_at_technospud.com

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Whats A Wiki

• is a type of website that allows the visitors
  themselves to easily add, remove and otherwise
  edit and change some available content, sometimes
  without the need for registration. This ease of
  interaction and operation makes a wiki an
  effective tool for collaborative authoring.
• Definition of Wiki." Wikipedia. 0355, 19
  September 2006.. 21 Sep 2006 lthttp//en.wikipedia.
  org/wiki/Wikigt.

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Why A Wiki??

• Using a wiki allows you to collaborate with
  people online (students, parents, peers,
  administration, etc.)
• Wikis allow you to paginate your thoughts rather
  than show your thoughts chronologically (as with
  a blog)
• A Wiki will show the times of editing (and who
  the editor was) to keep consistency and accuracy
  in the data you are gathering.
• Wikis are an easy tool to use much like a
  word processor.

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Sign Up

• Sign Up for an account at http//www.wikispaces.c
  om/t/x/teachers100K
• Wikispaces is offering a free NO ADS space to
  educators
• You can add text, websites, images, and media
• Wikis are a great way to communicate
• on the internet with students, parents,
  teachers, etc.

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Sign Up

• Fill in all the spaces and make sure you mark
  where indicated!!

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View your Page

• Once you have created your account, you will need
  to sign in.
• You will see this screen

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Opening Page

• Left side is your navigation
• New Page, Recent Changes, Manage Space, Search
  Home

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Opening Page

• Top area are your page tools
• Edit, page, Discussion, History, Notify Me

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Opening Page

• The Center Area is where your text will go

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Edit Your First Page

• Click on the word Edit
• You will see this toolbar

• It works just like a word processor
• You can add lines, links, pictures, media
  sources, tables, and special characters

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Edit Your First Page

• Type in some information.
• Use the bold, underline, etc to see what happens.

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To add a hyperlink

• Type in either a website name such as
  Technospud or the complete URL such as
  http//www.technospud.com
• Highlight the text and click on the WORLD icon
  (the first world on the toolbar.)

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To add a hyperlink

• You will see this window

If you wish to link within the wiki, you would
use the wiki link that is how you can link from
page to page within your wiki. For right now
try using the external link and type in the link
you wish to go to once you click on the text.
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Save Your Page

• Once you have added text to your page, make sure
  you SAVE your page.

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Working With Your Wiki

• The left side tools allow you to work through
  your page.

If you wish to create a NEW page, just click on
NEW page. All editing, etc stays the same on
each page. Recent changes is a great way to track
what is added to your page. (more on this
later) Manage your space gives you control over
your page.
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Manage Space

• The Manage Space page gives you four items to
  work with
• About
• This lets you know who controls your page, if you
  have any other people who can post (members), and
  also your page license.
• Space Contents
• Lets you see what pages you have created, files
  you have uploaded, statistics, import a blog, and
  backing up or exporting your page. (except for
  pages and filesthis is advanced wikiness in my
  humble opinion!!) ?
• Space Promotion
• Lets you brag about your page or post a wikispace
  image on your personal home page/email/ etc.

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Manage Space

• The next area is pretty important..
• Space Settings
• First of all you can set the name, description
  and license.
• The license area should be read carefully because
  it gives you control over what people can do with
  what is posted in your wiki.
• The Look Feel area gives you the ability to
  colorize your wiki to your liking. Also the
  layout and if you wish to add an image as your
  logo. Grins, and if you are brave (I am not) you
  can edit the wiki styles sheet.
• Members Permissions allows you to invite people
  to View And/Or Post (such as students, fellow
  teachers, etc)
• Subscription Double Check this area you
  should have an ad-free site!!!

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Ways to Use Wikis

• To create a place to share ideas, gain
  information, and troubleshoot
• To create an environment where students can share
  information.
• To allow parents the ability to view homework,
  students thoughts, interact with the teacher.
• To allow staff to communicate during staff
  meetings and to ensure everyone is aware of same
  information.
• To create a site where students/parents/teachers/a
  dmin more can come as a portal to other
  sites.

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• A TutorialByJennifer Wagner
• jlw_at_technospud.com