Wikispaces

Creating and editing your own wiki

Table of ContentsObjective 4Grid 5What and Why 6-7Give One, Get One 8Wiki Tutorial 9-10Practice Page 11-14Wow With Wiki 15-18Wiki or Tricky 19-20Rubric 21 References 22

Objectives

This wiki workshop worked if you are able to:• Create and edit a wiki page• Think of three different ways you could use a

wiki page to enhance learning in your classroom

Activity Time Group

Intro 2 minutes Whole group

Give one, Get one 5 minutes Small Groups

Wow With Wiki 8 Minutes Whole Group

Practice Page 12 Minutes Small Groups

Wrap up 3 Minutes Whole Group

What’s a wiki?

• A wiki is a simple web page or collection of web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together

• The collaborative encyclopedia “wikipedia” is one of the best known wikis

Why Wiki?Students can …

• collaborate to create and edit web content quickly and easily

• share their website with others• be creative!

… and wikis are easier than learning html to make a webpage!

Wikis to check out …

• Mr. Cargill’s Class Site http://mrjaysclass.wikispaces.com/

• Report Wiki – Collaborative research project on the history of pirates by students in grades 4-6 http://arrrpirates.wikispaces.com/

• Sample Wiki http://rosenbel.wikispaces.com/

Give one, Get one

• On a blank piece of paper, write down one way you might like to use a wiki page in your classroom

• Find a partner and tell him or her about your idea. Learn from this person how they imagine using a wiki page

Visit my sample wiki page• Go to http://rosenbel.wikispaces.com/

I made a wiki page about Lots To Gardens

To edit, go to “edit page” tabYou won’t need to log in, because my website is set to “public” and everyone can view and edit my sample page

(you could also set your page to “protected” which means everyone can view the page, but only wiki members can edit, or “private”, which means only wiki members can view and edit pages)

Thanks for visiting my webpage!

Let’s get started!

Go to: wikispaces.com

1. Pick a username2. Set your password3. Enter your email address4. Name your wikispace (this name will go here in

the url

here .wikispaces.com)

Here’s what it looks like:

Making it yours: personalize your wiki

To change the back round of your wiki, and try outnew layouts and color, go to:

• Manage wiki … and then click on …

• Look and feel (under settings)

Try experimenting with different back round colors and themes! You can also create a cool logo for your group

Here’s a screenshot of my page with the “Notebook” theme

Pictures, files, and feeds, oh my!

Remember: to upload pictures, click on:-edit page-photo icon (click on “file” to upload

images and files)-browse and upload photos from your

desktop

Don’t forget to save your work!

Pictures, files, and feeds, oh my! cont.

Did you know? You can upload a word document or pdf to

your webpage. Just follow the instructions for uploading pictures.

You may wish to put your files under a new page. To do that, click on the “link” icon and select “wiki link”. The link will be red until you add content to that page by clicking on your link, and going to “edit page”

Pictures, files, and feeds, oh my!By clicking “recent changes”, you can see all the new edits and discussion at your wiki.You might want to keep track of the recent edits and discussion posts at your webpage by using a feed-reader such as “bloglines”. Simply click on the “notify me” tab, indicate which wikis you’d like to keep an eye on, and copy and paste the url into a feed reader such as blogline. Viola! You can view recent changes all in one place.

Personal Settings

Click on your username to change your settings. You can bookmark pages by putting a star next to them. You can also change your email, or time zone here. You could have email notifications sent to you if someone responds to your discussion post. You can also upload a picture that will appear with your username whenever you make an edit!

From the hat, you will randomly select a task from this list:-make headings of different sizes

-create an internal link-create an external link-upload a photo

-upload a file such as a word document or pdf-change the theme of your page cont.

Wiki or Tricky

Wiki or Tricky cont.

Teach your partner how to make a change to their website!

I appreciate your feedback!Descriptor Yes No Comments

Content conveyed clearly

Preparation and organization apparent

Positive, audible, enthusiastic

Responsive to participants: pace, depth, can respond to questions

References• www.wikispaces.com• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki• http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WelcomeVisitors• http://gslis.simmons.edu/wikis/

fall08tor/Main_Page• http://gslis.simmons.edu/wikis/

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