How+to+Wiki

=What is a Wiki?= A Wiki is a type of Web site that allows users to add, remove, and edit plus change some content. It is a website that people can edit together through collaboration authoring.


 * [|Video: Wikis in Plain English] - A short and concise introduction to wikis (3:52) produced by Lee Lefever for [|The Common Craft Show].
 * Help Document: [[file:Wikispaces+Tutorial.pdf]]
 * Learning Outcomes for Wikis **
 * Learn about wikis and web design
 * Provide reference materials
 * Teach students about wikis
 * Teach about "authority" in web and reference materials
 * Teach about copyright and/or Creative Commons licensing
 * Compare and contrast Wikis vs Websites with other information sources
 * Help students understand how reference materials are created

Rules

 * Respect what others have written on the wiki.
 * You can either add to what others have written or begin something new on the wiki.
 * Use correct spelling and grammar on the wiki. Remember what goes up on the wiki, goes up for the world to see. This is published writing, not draft.
 * Use appropriate language. Do not use any language that could be interpreted as mean to others.
 * Any factual information must be accurate. Opinions must be well-considered.
 * Please remember to give credit to and cite your sources. Failure to do so is plagiarism.

You agree to...
...when you join this wiki:
 * I will never post any information more personal than my first name
 * I will not plagiarize; I will give credit where it is due.
 * I will use language appropriate for school.
 * I will not insult my fellow students or their writing.
 * I will try to spell everything correctly.
 * I will only post photos that are school appropriate
 * I will not reveal anyone else's identity in my comments or posts.

=Editing a Wikispaces Wiki=

The Basics

 * Click on 'Edit This Page
 * You can then start typing directly onto the page.
 * If you want to format your text in any way, you will need to highlight the text you want to change and then use the buttons on the toolbar.[[image:teckietutors/Tools.png width="732" height="212" align="left"]]

When you click on the Images and Files button, a window will pop up showing pictures and files that have already been uploaded to the wiki. At the bottom of this window is an area to upload new files and images. Click on 'Browse' to locate a file or image on you computer and then click on 'Upload'. When the file or image appears in the top part of the window, double click on it to add it to the wiki page. You will see another box saying 'Insert External Image by URL.' I use this option all the time. All images that are posted on the internet have a unique internet address (URL).
 * [[image:time4online/Insert.png align="left" caption="Insert.png"]] ||

‍Embedding Media
Use this button if you want a video, slideshow, podcast or any other widget (object that can be embedded on your page) on your page. You will first need to copy the html code from the site where your content is hosted (normally this is very easy to find.
 * [[image:time4online/Media.png caption="Media.png"]] ||
 * [[image:time4online/Embed2.png caption="Embed2.png"]] ||

Then you click on the Embed Media button and paste the code in the box that pops up and click 'Save'. When in editing mode, some widgets appear as a grey box with 'Custom' on it. Don't worry - this is the way it should be. When you save the wiki page, the object displays correctly. =Recap=