Wikispaces

=Basic Directions for [|Wikispaces]= 1. Once you have right clicked on the Wikispaces link above and opened it in a new window. Start filling in the boxes. Do you want a generic name for your wiki or is it for a specific project? Use your school email address for the wiki. 2. It should always be a protected or private wiki in education. Protected means others can view it, nothing else. Private means only those who are invited can view it. ( I have created both regular and educational wikis and can't remember if they require you to go back to your mail to verify your wiki account.) 3. Now that you have your first wiki page click on E**dit this Page** and start typing your first wiki page. **Save**. 4. To change the drab gray wiki, click on the **Manage Space** icon on the upper left. Scroll down to **Look and Feel** to change colors and themes. 5. While your here check out **Space Promotion** and **Invite People**. With individual accounts it's easier to track who has made changes to a page. Invite someone to join your wiki. I find that people are more likely to reply if I've talked to them about it first and change the canned message Wikispaces provides. 6. Click on your Home button to go back to your original page. Under **Actions** choose **New Page**. Name it and start typing. **Save** your page. 7. Let's add the new page to the **Navigation** bar. Use the **edit navigation** button to get to the menu. Add the name of your new page to the menu. Highlight the new page and go up to the link icon and choose the internal link and the name of your page. Do the same for your home page. 8. Add pictures, links and video using the icons at the top. 9. If you want to have control of space and want to align text and pictures, you may want to consider using a table. The table holds everything together, nothing floats.

1. To see what others have changed, click on **Recent Changes**. Use the **History** tab at the top to revert to previous versions of a page, their version of undo. 2. Changes in wiki pages can be sent to you via an RSS feed. I've set mine up on my iGoogle account. There are directions on the main Wikispaces page for setting up an RSS feed. 3. Students will all need a page of their own. They can't work on the same page at the same time. Prepare for this by creating, linking and adding students pages to the navigation bar before the lesson. 4. In the **Manages Space** section choose **Permissions**. This is where you can protect the privacy of the site and control **Comments**.
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