Slide 2 Creating a Classroom Wikispace This tutorial will guide
you through steps to create a classroom Wikispace. It would be
beneficial to go through the entire lesson once before creating
your own Wikispace to get a feel for what Wikispaces are their
benefits to educators. ET502 Jennifer Bouska Tiffany Kile Julie
Stout Slide 3 What is a Wikispace? Wikispaces are groups of web
pages that can be edited by anyone. As the creator, you can set
your permissions to allow certain people to view and edit your
page. Wikis are simple web pages that groups, friends, and families
can edit together. Starting your wiki at Wikispaces is fast, free,
and easy. www.wikispaces.com Slide 4 Where can I locate Wikispaces?
Wikispaces can be located at the internet address below.
www.wikispaces.com Slide 5 What is a Wiki page? A Wiki page is a
page within a self created Wikispace. What would I use a Wiki for?
Collaborative writing Discussion Brainstorming Classroom
Information/Newsletters Networking Slide 6 What does a Wiki look
like? Here are some educational Wikis you can explore before you
begin. www.kile4.wikispaces.com www.jen283.wikispaces.com
www.daviesteach.wikispaces.com www.cm4eric.wikispaces.com Slide 7
What do I need? A computer with internet access Basic knowledge of
PowerPoint and using the internet 45 minutes of dedicated work time
to complete this lesson Slide 8 Tasks Addressed 1. Getting Started
2. Creating a Wikispace 3. Personalizing and Editing 4. Add a Page
5. Start a Discussion Go OnStop and Try Slide 9 Getting Started
Open your internet and type the Wikispaces address in the address
bar. www.wikispaces.com Select and enter your own username and
password. Example: username -ET502 email
******@bears.unco.edu******@bears.unco.edu password - ******* Then
click Get Started. Slide 10 Creating a Wiki Page Click Create a New
Wiki. Choose your Wiki Name and enter it into the box to the right
of Wiki Name. Choose a name between 3 and 32 characters long. A
wiki name must be at least 3 characters long. A wiki name can
contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens, without any spaces, and
it cannot start with a hyphen. A wiki name cannot be blank. Our
lesson Wiki name ET502 Slide 11 Select a Public, Protected, or a
Private Wiki type. If you want others to be able to edit and view
your Wiki without being members, choose a Public Wiki. A Protected
Wiki can be viewed by anyone, but only edited by Wiki members. A
Private Wiki is not free and can only be viewed and edited by Wiki
members. Select the Wiki Type. Wiki Type For teachers there is a
K-12 option and a Higher Education option. For this tutorial, we
are selecting Higher Education. K-12 Higher education Business
Personal Non-profit Government Other I prefer not to answer Click
the Create button. Slide 12 Invite members to your Wiki Go to
Manage Wiki People Invite people Add in the email addresses of all
the people that need to be a part of this wiki page and send. You
can find and add new members by going to Manage wiki, members. If
you created a Public Wiki you do not need to invite members since
the page is meant to be viewed and edited by outside members. Slide
13 Eliminating Advertisements Go to Manage Wiki Settings Click on
Subscriptions Scroll to the bottom Select free educator upgrade
Confirm you are using the Wiki for educational purposes Submit The
advertisements will be removed within a few days! Slide 14 Editing
Personalizing your Wiki Wikispaces will provide you with a message
to assist in this process. Editing your page If you are not at the
home page, click Home Click on the Edit button on the upper right
side of your screen to begin editing your Wiki page Slide 15 Delete
preset text Clear out the text that comes with your new Wiki. You
do this with the backspace or delete key on your computers
keyboard. This is similar to any text deletion on the computer.
Begin adding your own text Start by typing your Welcome Message to
students, parents, or peers When finished, press save. Slide 16 To
change font formatting on your page, highlight the text and click
on the T-color pallet. This function allows you to change text
color, text alignment, vertical position, background color, and
adding strike through. Slide 17 To change the color, click the Text
Color box. Click on your new color and then Apply Styles. Click the
Save button after making any changes. Slide 18 To insert a link to
an outside webpage Click External Link Type in the words you would
like to be hyperlinked into Link Text box Type the address in the
address box If you would like the linked website to appear in a new
window, check the New Window box Click Add Link Click Save Slide 19
Insert images You must first be sure that you have a picture file
saved on your computer. You can Use an existing picture file or
photo Save a picture from a website or document to your computer To
save, find a picture you would like and right click on it Then
select save image as and choose the location to store your image
You are now ready to upload your image to your wiki! Slide 20
Insert images or file Click upload files to find a file currently
on the computer Then click file to upload Embed file Post it
directly to the page Link to file Create a link to take the worker
directly to a site. Slide 21 Embed Widget insert outside movie
(example: Teacher Tube or You Tube) Click on the widget button
Choose a Wikispaces widget or a category provided to you Click save
Slide 22 Inserting and manipulating a table Click insert table
Define your table Number of columns Number of rows Insert table
Click save To change table size after creating, click on the table
and a small table will appear. Click on small table and a menu will
allow you to choose what you want to change. Click save To re-align
the table within the Wikipage, click on the table and a small table
will appear. Click on the small table and a menu will allow you to
align your table at the right, left or center of the page Click
save Slide 23 Preview Before saving any work, you can preview what
changes you made. This will allow you to decide to keep your work
or discard it. Cancel This button will cancel any changes you have
made prior to saving. It will take you back to the last page that
you saved. Save One of the most important buttons to push. Be sure
to save any work that has been done unless you want to lose it.
Slide 24 Changing the Color or Theme of your Wiki Go to Manage Wiki
Click on Look and Feel Click on Themes and Colors Choose your theme
from the samples Choose a color scheme Click Preview to view the
layout on the screen You can choose: Preview Preview and Customize
Change the colors to your exact specifications. Apply Remember to
click Save to keep your choice Slide 25 Add a Page Click New Page
Give your page a name Click Create Edit your new page the same way
you did your initial page. Your new page will be listed on a
sidebar of your Wiki page. Click on the new page name to view the
page. Slide 26 To insert a link to another page in your Wiki Click
Link Insert the name of the page that you want linked to this page.
Give it a name: Link Text Attach it to a current page within the
Wiki Click Add Link Click Save Slide 27 Start a Discussion Click on
the discussion tab at the top of your Wiki page. Select New Post
Name a subject and type in your discussion topic. If you would like
email reminders when discussions happen, click on monitor this
topic. Click Post Click on discussion subject name to reply to the
post. Type in your reply and click Post. The moderator for the
discussion will receive an email saying you replied. Slide 28 Do
you know how to create a Wiki? Slide 29 Under Manage Wiki, which
button do you press to change the look of your Wikispace? a)
Content Manager b) Badges c) Look and Feel d) Space Usage Answer:
c) Look and Feel Slide 30 Under Edit, which button do you press to
change font formatting such as color and size? Answer: a) T-color
pallet Slide 31 True or false, once I begin to edit, I cannot go
back. Answer: False, by pressing cancel, the Wiki will go back to
the previously saved choices. Slide 32 Under Edit, which button do
you press to align text? Answer: d) T-color pallet Slide 33 Which
button do you press to add a page? a) Templates b) New Page c) Tags
d) Exports Answer: b) New Page Slide 34 Under Discussion, you can
post your discussion question by a) Clicking on Search Posts b)
Entering your question into the blank box c) Clicking + New Posts
d) Double clicking the Discussion button again Answer: c) Clicking
+ New Post Slide 35 Under Edit, which button do you press to add a
picture to your page? a) Widget b) Link c) File d) Table Answer: c)
File Slide 36 True or False, the discussion button can be found
along the top of the home page. Answer: True, the discussion button
is Between Page and History tabs at the top of the Wiki. Slide 37
Under Edit, which button do you press to add a video to your page?
a) Video b) Preview c) Widget d) Movie Answer: c) Widget Slide 38
Under Manage Wiki, which button do you press to change protections
so that only certain people can view your page? a) Permissions b)
Content Manager c) Wiki Info d) User Creator Answer: a) Permissions
Slide 39 True or false, I can upload large files to share with
others. Answer: True, the Wiki page is capable of very large files.
Slide 40 True or false, I am the only person who can edit my pages.
Answer: False, depending on the permission level that the Wiki is
set at, you can determine who can edit my pages. Slide 41 Under
Manage Wiki, which button do you press to eliminate the
advertisements? a) Members b) Notifications c) Wiki Statistics d)
Subscription Answer: d) Subscription Slide 42 True or false, Wikis
are unsafe because anyone can edit them at any time. Answer: False,
a Wiki can be set at different levels of permissions to allow for
collaboration on many different levels. Slide 43 Use these videos
to refresh your memory. Slide 44 Slide 45 You are now ready to
utilize your Wikispace!