How Do I Do That?

1. How Do I Do That? Creating Wikis Presented By: Stefanie Rosenberg-Cortes Joshua Wager Joshua Brown Email:stefanie.rosenberg-cortes@dmps.k12.ia.us joshua.wager@dmps.k12.ia.us joshua.brown@dmps.k12.ia.us

2. What is a Wiki? What can it do for me? • Wiki means “fast” or “quickly” in Hawaiian. • A wiki is a webpage or collection of web pages that can edited by you or others. • How can wikis benefit me? • Share resources within the district through the DMEA wiki. • Create a wiki to post websites or other documents for each class you teach as a way to communicate with parents and students. • Create a wiki within your school or department to post resources each teacher might want to share. • Have students create and maintain a wiki throughout the year. • The possibilities are endless!

3. Creating a wiki…. • Go to http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers • Under the box that says Join Now, follow the directions to create a username, password, etc. • Then, enter your email address. • Wiki name: • This is the name that will appear as your “website,” so choose wisely. Example: www.roosevelthighschool.wikispaces.com • Some common names may already be taken so you may have to come up with something a little more unique. • Wiki permissions: • Decide who you want to view and edit your wiki. Most people choose protected which allows only registered users that you accept to edit your wiki. • Educational Use: • Check the box that says “I certify this wiki will be used for K-12 education.” • When you are done click Join.

4. Examples of Wikis…. • http://dmea.wikispaces.com • http://mrwager.wikispaces.com • www.roosevelthighschool.wikispaces.com

5. Creating a wiki….(Continued) • Once you get an approved wiki name, a screen will come up that says Getting Started With Your Wiki. • Click on Introduction to Your Wiki. Take a few minutes to scroll through the basic aspects of Wikispaces. • Once you feel comfortable, click out of box. You should see the “shell” of your wiki. • If you need help in the future you can always click on the Help button in the upper right hand corner.

6. Creating a wiki….(Continued) • Click on Manage Wiki (upper left-hand corner). Here you can: • Change the look of your wiki • See uploaded files or delete them • See members of your wiki • Track the usage of your wiki • Etc. • Click on New Page (upper left-hand corner). This creates a distinct page from your “home” page. You can create as many new pages as you need. For example, you might want to make a new page for each unit you teach. • Note: New pages will not show up on the left side of your wiki until you enter content within the page.

7. Creating a wiki….(Continued) • How do I put my pages in the order I want? • Go to Edit Navigation at the bottom of the left-hand column. Type pages in the order you want them to show up on the left-hand column. Highlight each one individually and then click on Insert Link. • How do I link other websites to the left-hand column of my wiki? • Go to Edit Navigation. Type in the page name as you want it to appear. Highlight it and click on Insert LinkExternal Link. Type in the website address. Click Add Link.

8. Creating a wiki….(Continued) • How can I add something to a page? • Click edit page • Always remember to click SAVE when you are done. • What can I do within each page? • Post documents, PowerPoints, etc. • Add tables, video, etc. • Add text • Add weblinks • Post comments • Questions?????