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Presentation used with the Seton Faculty to introduce them to Wikis.
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Working with WikisSeton Catholic School
August 27, 2009
Agenda• Welcome
• Introductions
• Wiki What??
• Examples of Wikis
• Your Turn
• Getting Help
• Next Steps
What is a Wiki?
• A Web site that...
• enables visitors to modify content
• is easy to use
• permits easy linking to other pages and documents
Wiki What???
• Wikis in Plain English
• http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
Examples of Wikis
• EduWiki - http://eduwikius.wikispaces.com/
• Reporting Back - http://reportingback.wikispaces.com/
• First Grade Classroom - http://b-7bobcats.wikispaces.com/
• Fifth Grade Classroom - http://jabernethy.wikispaces.com/
Your Turn
• Point your browser to:
• http://setonschool.wikispaces.com
• A Look Around
• Navigate to the Prof Development page
Create Your Wiki
A Few Account Tips
• Use first initial last name
• anoonen
• Make note of your password!!
• NO spaces
Permissions
Editing Your Page
• Click on
• One person can edit a space/page at a time
Edit Toolbar
• Bold
• Italicize
• Underline
• Text color, alignment, shading
• Font Size
• Numbered list
• Bulleted list
• Insert horizontal line
• Insert hyperlink (URL)
• Remove hyperlink
Edit Toolbar (Continued)
• Insert images and files
• Embed widgets
• Insert table
• Insert special characters
• Insert code
Begin to Edit
• Enter some text about your class/classroom
• Enter the following text:
• Visit our school Web site at http://www.seton-school.com/
• Click Save
Inserting a Link• If you don’t want to type the entire
URL...
• Click
• Highlight the text
• Click on the
• Click the External Link tab
• Enter/paste the URL
• Click Add Link, then Save
Add A Page
• Click New Page
• Enter the Name of the New Page
• Schedule
• From the Toolbar, select Insert Table
Working with the Table
• Define table
Newsletter Page
• Click New Page
• Enter the Name of the New Page
• Newsletters
• Click the mountain icon in the toolbar
Newsletter Page (con’t)
Newsletter (con’t)• Position the cursor where you want the
file/file link placed. Double-click o the file to insert it.
Meet Your Teacher
• Click New Page
• Enter the Name of the New Page
• A Little About Me
Look and Feel
• You can change your Wiki’s theme, color scheme and logo.
• Select Manage Your Wiki.
• Settings
• Look and Feel
• Logo
• Help for K-12 Teachers
• http://www.wikispaces.com/help+teachers
• Wiki Walk-Through
• http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/
• Video Tutorials
• http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction
• Educational Wikis
• http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/
Next Steps
•October session•TBD•4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
•November 5th session•4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.