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 * "Wiki" ( /wiːkiː/ ) is [|Hawaiian] wo****rd for "fast" or "quick" [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://tech4admin.wikispaces.com/file/view/7_Things_About_Wikis.pdf"]] [|7_Things_About_Wikis.pdf]**
 * A wiki is a**
 * 1) quick way to post something on the Internet
 * 2) quick way to create a collaborative worksite on the Internet

‍Articles

 * [|Make Way for Wikis]
 * [|Wiki Wisdom: Lessons for Educators]
 * [|For Teachers New to Wikis]
 * [|Benefits of a Wiki]

‍**Samples of Professional and Instructional Wikis**

 * Indian Lakes PTAIndian Lakes Elementary School's PTA wiki - for school year 2008-2009.
 * Salute to SeussEach participating class (grades preK - 6, from throughout the US and world) chose one or more of Dr. Seuss's books and created either a webpage, a wiki, a blog, a presentation, a bubble share, etc about their book. The project began in August of 2007 and concluded in December of 2007.
 * Regions of Virginia This project is open to Fourth Grade classrooms across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The goal is to help students learn about the state of Virginia from each other.
 * Code Blue> Grade 6 students in an international school in Malaysia learn about the human body in order to open their own "online medical clinic.
 * Kinesiology> High school sports medicine students create online fitness training programs and sports injury information for the public.
 * LMMATH> High school math students post their Geometry, Algebra I, and Algebra II unit summaries.
 * Mr. Bruce's U.S. History> Middle school students work collaboratively to choose topics, complete projects, and publish their work.
 * Ms Webster's Class Wiki> Second and third grade students share what they are learning with the world.
 * 1000 Names> First and second grade students collected 1000 names.
 * Astronomy Alphabet> Fifth graders identify astronomy terms.
 * Study Skills> Sixth grade students create an online reference to help other students with their study skills
 * Holes wiki> This wiki is the result of a middle school study of the novel, __Holes__.
 * [|5th Grade Nature Guide]
 * Deep River Elementary School
 * Astronomy Alphabet

‍ Free Wikis for Educators:

 * [|PB Wiki For Education]
 * [|Wet Paint]
 * [|Wikispaces for Educators] - ** This is the one we recommend (Note: If you forget to use the direct educator link to create a wiki, click on "Subscription" under "Manage Space" and request a complimentary upgrade to Plus for K-12 education.) You will have 2 GB of available storage space for uploaded files, and a maximum file size (per file) of 20 MB. **

===‍ [|WikispacesTutorial.ppt] ===
 * [|Wikispaces Video Tutorials]
 * http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Wikis

‍Let's Practice:

 * http://michelleleigh.wikispaces.com/**


 * 1) First create an account for yourself on [|wikispaces.com] (if you don't already have one).
 * 2) Login to [|wikispaces.com].
 * 3) USE THIS LINK TO CREATE YOUR WIKI - [|Wikispaces for Educators]. If you use this link to create your wiki, you'll be able to use the User Creator tool in the "Manage Wiki" section of the wiki to create users for your wiki, if necessary.

‍**How do I add an Image or File to My Page?**

 * 1) Click the image icon which looks like a tree in a box.
 * 2) Use the "Upload New File" or "External Image URL" dialog to select the image or file you wish to put on your page.
 * 3) Put the cursor at the position on the page where you wish to put the image or file.
 * 4) Double click the image or file to put it on the page.

‍How do I place videos, calendars, or other media on my wiki?
We provide you with a way to embed videos, audio, calendars, and any other embeddable web service on to your page.
 * 1) Click "Edit This Page."
 * 2) Go to the embed widget button on the toolbar that looks like a television.
 * 3) Choose the type of media you would like to embed, such as YouTube or Google Calendar
 * 4) For each application, there will be instructions for copying the HTML from that application's site and pasting it in the widget tool's box.For example - Below is an example of a video from Teacher Tube. The red arrow indicates where the embeddable code is located. Highlight the code, and copy it (control-C).[[image:tech4admin:Teacher_Tube.png width="454" height="390" caption="Teacher_Tube.png"]]Then paste the code you just copied into the proper box for the widget.[[image:tech4admin:widget.png width="433" height="293" caption="widget.png"]]
 * 5) Once you have embedded the widget to your page, "Save" your page.

‍How do I add a table to my wikipage?
You can create tables by clicking on the table image in the toolbar. After you specify the number of rows and columns for your table, click "Ok."

‍How do I make changes to my table?
If you would like to make any changes to your table after you have created it, click on a cell in the table.
 * 1) The table icon will appear on the edge of that cell. Click on that icon.
 * 2) Options for changing the alignment or heading for a cell, row, column, or the entire table will appear. You will also have the option to add or remove rows or columns or merge cells with each other. You can also choose to delete the entire table.

=‍ SAMPLE ACTIVITY = [|embed code.docx] Open the "embed code.docx" file and copy the contents of the file. The file contains the necessary embeddable code to add a specific Teacher Tube video to your wiki. Add a widget to your wiki, select video - Teacher Tube, and paste the code in the proper box. Save your changes. You have embedded a video into your wiki!