Create+a+Wiki

media type="custom" key="8203822" =Integration Ideas= Use wikis to:
 * Communicate: homework, announcements, homework or behavor policies, calendar... anything that you would hand out in paper form*
 * Collaborate: post a prompt and have students respond to you and each other, have students complete projects and post them to the wiki, have students work together to create a wiki
 * Share: simple way to get internet links to your students

Today we will demonstrate: =1. Learn how to edit a page, change font size, add bar, bullet points, table, etc.= =2. Add links (options to turn key words into links)psm website= 3. Add files 4. 2 ways to import images, add captions 5. make image link to [|website] (a.k.a. making a button) and make it a link to that website (see NY times at bottom) 6. add videos (widgets) 7. other special effects 8. Navigation Bar organizing



===*Examples: 1st grade 3rd grade 5th grade HS Social Studies Spanish Special Ed./Autism HS Science Music Art Elem. Special Ed===

__What is a Wiki?__
Watch this short video, "Wikis in Plain English", for a quick and amusing explanation:

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__Reasons for use__
Wikis are collaborative online environments in which users can publish writing as well as add elements to their pages such as images, videos, slide shows, polls, audio, and thousands of other widgets available online. In addition to merely collaborating on publishing documents, users can discuss the pages on the discussion tab forums. Also, all past edits can be tracked and users can revert back to past edits.

__Ease of use__
Fairly easy after a short tutorial. Editing is very similar to Microsoft Word and adding elements is as simple as a few clicks.

__Getting Started on Your Own Wiki:__
View this presentation to learn how to get started with wikispaces. media type="custom" key="8202002"
 * Working with Wikispaces**

Wikispaces Menu
a = make text bold b = make italics c = underline e = change the side by choosing heading size f = create a numbered list g = create a bulleted list h = adds a horizontal line i = add a wiki link or external link j = No longer available. An easy way to break a link is to [|click] on the link and click on 'remove'. Viola! k = add (upload) pictures, images, files (documents, powerpoints...) l = add embed code (widgets, calendars, glogster, videos...) m = insert a table n = insert special characters o = edit html code

=How to Add Images and Files:= media type="custom" key="8201904" width="120" height="120"

=How to Embed Widgets:= media type="custom" key="8201908" width="120" height="120" =Other Resources:=
 * = **Wikispace Basics**

Teacher's First Wiki Walk-Through Help for K-12 Teachers Wikispaces Help Page Wikispace Video Tours Wikispace Tutorials ||= **Helpful Links**

Teach with Tech Wiki Sources Educational Wikis Eduwiki.us (subject specific wikis) FAQs ||

=Examples:= [|Best Educational Wikis of 2010] AP Biology Systems Project Educational Origami Civil War Project - Become the Historical Character Examples of existing educational wikis

Ideas for content area wikis

=Beyond the Basics=

Spice it Up
Sparklee Letters [|Fodey] (Newspaper Generator) [|Glogster] (Great for teachers and students) Getting Tricky with Wikis Automatically Generate Horizontal Heading 1 Links Remove border from tables in wiki Create rounded corners in a content box (see html download at bottom of page) Turning Images into Links (adding buttons) (see image below) Steps:
 * 1) right click logo for NYTimes, or any image to save image as..
 * 2) add image to wiki as usual
 * 3) click on link to select and add link as you would to any text. Try it!

Using Embed Code
When you create something on another site that give you embed code, highlight and copy the code. Click the TV set on your wiki, select "Other HTML," and paste the code in there. Click save, then save again. If there are advertisements within the code, you can remove them. Look for the brackets containing the advertisement and delete them.