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__About Wikis__: Definition of a wiki Common Craft "Wikis in Plain English"

Murray Hill Middle School http://mhmsmedia.wikispaces.com http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com

View the video "Intro to Wikis" @http://www.blip.tv/file/3469901 (click on viewer to enlarge)

__Independent Activity__: 1. __Create a wiki__: - Go to http://www.wikispaces.com and select "Get Started". - Select a wiki name that is reflective of yourelf, identify it as "protected", and identify it as "Educational Use". Only use your first name to register your own Wikisite. - Follow on-screen instructions to finish your registration. Make sure to choose "K-12 Educational Use"- - Please print out the page after you have created your Wikis and turn in to your librarian. - Select Manage Wiki > Settings > Look and Feel. Select a desired Theme & Color and apply. Insert your school logo or other custom design and save.

2. __Creating pages__: - Click on "New Page" at the top left of the window to create new page. - To lock pages that you don't want others to alter, click on Manage Wiki > Pages. Select the page you want to control and then lock the page in the upper right corner of the window.

3. __Editing/Saving Content__ - Click on a page to edit its content. In edit mode, a tool bar will come up that will allow you to select font customizations and to add bullets, horizontal lines, links, files, widgets, and tables. Click the save button to update the page. - Add internal wiki links and external links by clicking on the "Link" button. For external links, click the"New Window" box to keep visitors from exiting your wiki. - Insert files by clicking on the "File" button. Navigate to the file on your computer, upload it, and click on the uploaded file to embed the link in the wiki.

4. __Discussion/History/Notifications__ - Use the Discussion tab to discuss items on a particular page with others. - Use the History tab to look at earlier versions of a particular page (also good to document student work at their wikis) and to roll back to a particular version of a page if it is inadvertently damaged. - Use the Notify Me tab to receive notifications about changes to specific pages (good to track changes in student work and to know to provide feedback). Use Manage Wiki > Tools > Notifications to receive notification of changes to any part of the wiki.

__More Video Tutorials__ __@http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour__

__Standards__: AASL: 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.4.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 3.2.3, 4.3.1 ISTE NETS-S: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2d, 3b, 3c, 4c, 6a. 6b