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Wikispaces for Teachers and Students. Adapted by Jo-Anne Gibson Acadia Junior High Winnipeg, Canada. What is a Wiki?. A “quick” easy-to-use web page that multiple people can edit. Wiki Terms. User Account: Your identity on Wikispaces, consisting of username, password, and e-mail address
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Wikispaces for Teachersand Students Adapted by Jo-Anne Gibson Acadia Junior High Winnipeg, Canada This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
What is a Wiki? • A “quick” easy-to-use web page that multiple people can edit. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Wiki Terms • User Account: Your identity on Wikispaces, consisting of username, password, and e-mail address • Space: A wiki on which you can collaborate • Page: Each space can consist of multiple pages This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Wiki Terms Continued Wikispaces has different permissions settings for your space • Public: Anyone can view or edit your Wikispace • Protected: Anyone can view your space but only members can edit • Private: Only members can view or edit your space This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
To Create an Individual Wikispace Account & Wiki • Go to: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers Teacher (or individual student) step only This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Teachers can create multiple student accounts using this feature once they have an account To Create Multiple Accounts Students should write Wikispace username and password that the teacher gives them in a Word document and save it for future refererence. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
To Create a Wiki from a Wikispaces Account Go to: http://www.wikispaces.com/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Sign In and Make a New Wiki Add Username and Password Choose a Name Select a Privacy Level (Protected recommended) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Wiki Features This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
To Manage Your Wiki This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Add Members This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Members can invite other members (use email) but the “organizer” still has to approve them Add Members This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Invite Members Organizer can invite others (use email) and they either accept or decline This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
To Join an Existing Wiki This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Check Permission Level This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Wiki Permission This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Change the Look and Feel This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Colour, Style, Logo This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
To Add a Page This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Add a Comment This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Restore previous edit This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
See Recent Changes This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Editing Your Wiki • Click the Edit This Page button at the top of your wiki. • Write the text you would like on your page. • You can format it with bold, underline, italics, headings, and more. • Once you are done editing, click Save. • Only one person at a time can edit the same page. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Adding Links on Your Wiki • Click Edit This Page. • Highlight the text you would like to link and click on the earth icon in the toolbar. • Another window will appear allowing you to create a link to another page in your space or another website. • Click Ok. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Adding Images to Your Wiki • Click Edit This Page. • Click the icon that looks like a tree. • Browse your computer for the image you would like and click Open. • Upload the chosen picture or file. • Place your cursor where you would like the image on the page. • Double click the image or file to place it on the page. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Adding Media to Your Wiki • Click Edit This Page. • Go to the icon of the TV in the toolbar. • Choose the type of object you’d like to embed. • Follow the instructions for embedding each object. • Click Save. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
Questions? • Visit us: http://www.wikispaces.com • Email us: help@wikispaces.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License