Wiki+Workshop+1

"A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser..." ( [|en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki]  )

"Wikis provide opportunities for students to collaborate with other students, share what they have learned, and become a centralized online resource for educators." __**[|David R. Wetzel] **__ 5 strategies for using Wikis in the classroom

Wikis overview

[|Setting up a Wiki.pdf] [|Editing a Wiki.pdf]

Instructions for today's workshop:

1. Make sure you are signed in 2. Click on 'My Account' 3. Click on 'Create a New Wiki' 4. Type in the name of your wiki: eg. kairangaroom9 5. Click on 'Protected' 6. Click on 'Wiki Type' and select 'K-12 Education (Primary & Secondary) - This will give you an ad-free site and will give you the option of making it private 7. Click 'Create'

//You have now created a wiki - the first thing that opens up is the "getting started" help menu that welcomes you to your new wiki.//

8. Click "Turn off getting started" having skim read what you are able to do with a wiki (you can always come back to this later by clicking on 'help') 9. Set up your 'home' page by clicking on edit and writing an introduction to your class

//Open iPhoto and select the photo you have taken of your class - crop it so you see the part of the photo you want and drag to the desktop.//

10. Add a photo to your 'home' page by clicking on 'file' and 'upload files' (this will take you to your finder window) 11. Select the photo of your class and click 'Open' (don't forget to resize the photo on the desktop first - Michael will show you how to do this) 12. Wait for the wiki to upload the file and then click on it - the wiki will then attach the photo - you can resize and align the photo before clicking off it 13. Click 'Save' and view your home page

14. Create a new page and add a link to Spelling City so that children can practise their spelling words at home (copy the url for the list you would like children to use, eg. Essential List 1, Essential List 2, etc. 15. Click on 'Link', then click on 'External Link' before pasting in the copied url and naming the link 16. Repeat this process until you have the lists you want for your class

//You have made a fantastic start to setting up your wiki - try adding more links to useful sites you would like your class to use. You can also include instructions for children with appropriate links and files for them to use.//