Wiki+Training

Wiki Training

June 19, 2012 1:00-3:00

Facilitator: Kristi Reynolds

Goal: Our goal for today is to set up a wiki that you can use in your classroom.
What is a wiki [|video]?

Plan:
> ===== ===== > === === > ===== ===== > ==== ==== > = = > == == > === Go back to your "Wiki Home" page and click edit. Let's take a look at the toolbar. === > ===== ===== > === === > ===== ===== > ==== ==== > = = > == == > === Great wiki tools to try today..... === >> Only one person can edit a page at a time. If you are doing individual assignments, they need to be on different pages within your wiki. Use a sign up table and have students create links to their own pages. This can NOT be done at the same time They either need to sign up outside of class time so they do not edit at the same time, or use the "Groups" tool.
 * 1) Go to www.wikispaces.com . Click on Education. Click on “teachers”. Click on “Sign up and Start Your Wiki”
 * 2) On the “Join Now” screen. Pick a name for your page. I would suggest using the name Lipscomb in the name. Such as LipscombChemistry or LAChemistry or LipscombReynolds.*Very important** Choose PRIVATE for your “Permissions” setting. Select K-12 Education for WikiType. Click in the box to certify that it is for K-12 Education.3
 * 3) Click on "Manage wiki", then "Look and Feel", "Themes and Colors" Pick one that you like. Don't take too much time because you can change this later.
 * 4) Click on "Manage wiki", then "Look and Feel", "Logo". Upload a very small picture (50X50 is good). Use paint to resize and crop if the picture you find is too large.
 * 5) Click on "Wiki Home". On your home page, click edit. Erase the writing on the page and type a welcome message to your students.
 * 6) The next step is inviting students to your page. Since we are not ready to do that, invite me to your page. Do to this, click the "+ " that is next to the work "Members". In the "Send to" box, type my e-mail address "kristi.reynolds@lipscomb.edu" hit Enter and type the e-mail address of someone else in the room. Hit "Send". (Elementary NOTE: It is easy to create usernames and passwords for students who do not have e-mail addresses. Use the "User Creator" tool. Find it by clicking "Manage Wiki", under people you should see a "User Creator" button.) (Middle and High note: Please require students to use their school e-mail accounts.)
 * The left side of the tool bar has the normal font buttons such as Bold, Italics, Underline, colors, font size, and bullets.
 * "Link" button is very important. This lets us link to both pages within our wiki and external web pages. Please try both. On your page type the name of another page that you would like to create. Highlight the page with your mouse and click the link button. It should automatically create the page and all you need to do is click "Create Link" Now hit the "Save" button and test your link.
 * "Link" to an external site. Now do the same thing and link to a "Web Address" by typing in the url.
 * "File" button allows you to files such as Pictures, documents, pdfs etc. Try inserting a picture on your page.
 * "Widget" button is the most fun button. This is how you will embed videos, calendars, discussion tables, any html coded links can be inserted here. For right now try this. Click "Widget" on the Wikispaces heading click "Discussion Area." "Embed Discussion Area". Save your progress. Now you have a discussion area on your page. Next your your edit button, click the button with two "bubbles" . Click "New post" and type a subject and message.
 * "Table" button is great for organizing your page and really great for sign up pages. Try inserting a table.
 * History/Revert button. Oh no, I accidentally deleted my work. Don't worry you can get it back. Click the button that is close to the "Edit" button that looks like a clock. This will show every change that has ever been made to the wikipage. It is great to see if someone deleted someone else's work. It also shows exactly what time the work was completed.
 * Notifications. I am a control freak and I like to get e-mails every time a student edits the wiki. Make sure you have your notifications set the way you like by clicking "Manage Wiki" then click "Notifications". I like like to manage the whole wiki and for it to send me e-mails any time things are changed.
 * The "..." button next to the clock button allows you to do things such as print a page or lock a page so students can not change anything on that page.
 * "Projects" button. This is a new tool that I have not tried yet, but plan to try next year. This would be perfect for a project that allowed students to work in groups. You can assign students to different groups and it creates pages that only those groups members and you can see and edit. This would work great for group presentations. It is very easy. Click "Projects", "Create Project" Name the project and the teams. After you create the project you can just drag and drop the members into their teams. Watch this video for an introduction to a wiki
 * 1) Warnings