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WIKI Workshop for Beginners

WIKI Workshop for Beginners. What is a wiki? Why wiki? Building a wiki Which wiki to use? PBWorks , Wikispaces , Google Sites. Whatever WIKI you’re using, the basic process is the same:. Get an account Start a new WIKI Create your home page Add members (users) Create content

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WIKI Workshop for Beginners

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  1. WIKI Workshop for Beginners What is a wiki? Why wiki? Building a wiki Which wiki to use? PBWorks, Wikispaces, Google Sites

  2. Whatever WIKI you’re using, the basic process is the same: • Get an account • Start a new WIKI • Create your home page • Add members (users) • Create content • Add pages • Create more content . . .

  3. What is a WIKI? http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english

  4. Can students use wikis? To read the entire document http://www.coppa.org/comply.htm AUP for new Web Tools? http://www.toolsfortheclassroom.com/page23.html A sample Web 2.0 AUP http://www.battlegroundacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=105850

  5. Why should students WIKI? Skills that students will learn and practice:

  6. Why should teachers WIKI? In addition to all those same things . . .

  7. How to build a WIKI in

  8. don’t need an email address

  9. http://bodiewvde.pbworks.com/

  10. How to build a WIKI in Google sites

  11. For students over 13, who are ready to start building their own wikis . . .

  12. As with all wikis – Create a shell Add pages Add content Add users Add content . . . Etc.

  13. must have an email address

  14. How to build a WIKI in wikispaces

  15. As with all wikis . . . Add pages, add content, add users, etc.

  16. Navigation panel to order pages

  17. Will generate a username and password, but also creates an email address (just for wikispaces). Teacher will be emailed a list of usernames and passwords

  18. Which WIKI should you use? • Under 13: PBWorks • + Teacher-created members without needing email accounts • + Students learn to add content, collaborate, publish, etc. • Very limited creativity tools • Ages 13 and older: Wikispaces or Google Sites • + Students learn to create and manage an account safely • + Students add content, collaborate, publish, etc. • + Students can add widgets, calendars, etc. to their sites • + Many more options to personalize and control a unique “look” • + Google is ALWAYS free, Wikispaces has some cost accounts

  19. Tutorials and Help Guides

  20. To reach today’s training wiki: http://bodiewvde.pbworks.com Getting started videos: Part 1: Adding a page, linking to a page, and starting to add content http://screencast.com/t/MjczNDVlMzEt Part 2: Creating a hyperlink, adding images and files to a page http://screencast.com/t/NDA4NzAzZTYt Part 3: Editing the sidebar and adding users to your site http://screencast.com/t/NDY0MGZjY2It

  21. Google’s help guides Some of my tutorials and some youtube videos https://sites.google.com/site/buildawebsitewv/design-tips/tutorials

  22. http://tinyurl.com/39on7zq Free icons/graphics to make your wiki more appealing http://www.iconfinder.com/ check the license to make sure you’re allowed to use them! http://www.iconarchive.com/ Free images http://pics.tech4learning.com/ (pics4learning) http://creativecommons.org/ (use this site to understand creative commons license) http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/(free clipart from Florida Educational Tech Clearinghouse)

  23. Please complete this short survey. At the end, you’ll be able to request a certificate for attending today’s session. http://tinyurl.com/27278pr Register your attendance here in the WVDE database. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon my work non-commercially, as long as they credit me and license new creations under the identical terms. http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

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