Knet for Kids

What is it?What does it look like?

How is it organised?What can I do on it?

Where you can

give and get

feedback

Place to go for resources to help your learning

Place where you can share

your work

Place to discuss things, find notices and dates

What is KnowledgeNET?

How is it organised?• My Zone - My Home Area– Your own individual space that you can edit but everyone

sees it– Your own E-Portfolio of your work (Learning Journals,

Learning Stories, Assignments, Web Diary, Filing Cabinet)

• My Zone – Class Area: – place to go to find resources your teacher puts up for

you to help you with your learning

• School Zone – To get information about things that are going on in the

school: calendar, daily notices, school info

• Help: Help Wiki• Bookmarks

Let’s get Started!1. Change your password2. Edit my profile and put a photo on3. Participate in a forum – Is the Rugby World Cup a good thing for NZ?4. Edit your home area

a) Delete the templateb) Put your name on it – flaming text, glitter text

5. Add subpagesa) Add important websites to the subpagesb) Add images and text on the subpages

6. Put things in your filing cabineta) Upload documents, photos, images…

7. Create Links8. Embed Media

a) Youtube, voki, kizoa, fodey, wix…

9. Search for resources in the research centre10. Upload photos, files and video into my learning journals, stories and

assignments

Skill: Add subpages

TIP! To change this later on go to Action > Properties to get this box again

TIP! Remember to always go back to the parent page that you want the subpage to appear under!

Refer to:

KN Help Wiki – click here This will show you how to add, delete, rename and move subpages

Skill: Manage filing cabinet

TIP! Good idea to resize your photos using an image resize website

TIP! Good idea to add folders (Action > Add New Folder) otherwise it becomes difficult to find your files and images

Refer to:

KN Help Wiki – click here This will show you how to add, upload, copy and change your folders

Skill: Use Text EditorRefer to:

KN Help Wiki – click here

Document Properties Embed HTML Code

Filing Cabinet

Insert Images

Create a link

Skill: Add Image from Internet

TIP! You can also download images off the internet into your my documents and then upload to filing cabinet.

Skill: Add Image from filing cabinet

Skill: Add Document from filing cabinetRefer to:

KN Help Wiki – click here

OrDrag and drop a document in filing cabinet into Links box on page

Action > Edit Content > Put cursor where you want document to appear

Drag here

Skill: To create links: To a websiteRefer to:KN Help Wiki – click here

Or you can put it in the links box

Action > Edit Links > Add External Link >Paste Address > Give it title>OK >OK

Skill: To create links: To another area in KnetRefer to:KN Help Wiki – click here

TIP! Don’t forget to click on the + sign so you can see the subpages underneath!

Skill : To create links: To a document or file in filing cabinet

Refer to:

KN Help Wiki – click here

Skill: Embed Media Refer to:KN Help Wiki – click here

Skill: Search for Resources in Research ZoneRefer to:KN Help Wiki – click here

Skill: Add Resources from Research ZoneRefer to:KN Help Wiki – click here