WACKY WIKISusing wikispaces as a classroom tool

Lori SheldonApril 2009

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What is a wiki???

Hawaiian word meaning “QUICK”

website that is quick and easy to build

free for teachers

classroom & home communication

collaboration tool

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Wikis in Plain English

Commoncraft Show: Wikis in Plain EnglishMonday, April 20, 2009

Educational Uses Of Wikis

share links

post homework

home/school communication

collaborative projects

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Some Examples...

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HS Science

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Elementary

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Technology

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Social Studies

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Joining Wikispaces

http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

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Making a Wikispaces account...

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3 Steps1. Edit2. Type3. Save

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Editing Your “HOME” Page

Click “EDIT” to make changes.

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Type a “Welcome” message...

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Click the PALETTE to make changes in the font, color, alignment...

Changing Font, Color, Size, Alignment

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Make changes and click “Apply Styles.”

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Side navigation = links to other pages

Decide what pages you want in your wiki.

Subjects?Periods?Topics?

Homework?Upcoming events?

Calendar

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Editing the Side Navigation

Click “edit navigation”to add your linking pages.

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Type your page names.

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Make it a link, by highlighting it, and clicking the little link icon.

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To link to another page, choose, “Wiki Link.”The name is filled in for you.

Click “Add Link.”

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You will notice that the word turns blue & is underlined once you create a link.

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Save when you are finished. Notice that your links don’t work while you are still editing your page.

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To add an “external link,” meaning a link that goes somewhere besides your wiki...

Click “link” icon, then external link. Type in the address and click “add link.”

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Add documents to your wiki...

First, click:

Next...

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Find the document on your computer.

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Upload it to the wiki...

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Add the document to the wiki....

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Time to save.

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What else can you upload to a Wikispace?

images, clip art, photos

powerpoint, keynote presentations

songs, podcasts

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Widgets/Gadgets...Embedding code in a Wikispace.

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Select your category....

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Paste code that you get from a website....

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Cool widgets:

http://cffwikiwidgets.wikispaces.com/

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