Wikispace+Academy

=Wikispace Academy =

Logging in -
Click the Sign in button at the top of the page, using your user name and password. If you are not a member, please join now.

Contributing to a page -
Select the Edit this Page Button, type in your text and save your work when finished. (Please note - that you do not want to be contributing to a page at the same time as someone else.) You will find the Editor Bar to be similar to the tool bar in Word.

Inserting Links -
Highlight the text that you would like to make a link. Click on the globe and chain icon on the editor bar. Fill in the required information, depending on whether you are linking to a new page or a webpage.

Inserting Images and Files -

 * 1) Click on the Insert Images and Files button [[image:Picture_7.png]]
 * 2) Select Browse to search for your project in your home folder, documents, or desktop
 * 3) Once you find it, select it and click Open
 * 4) Then click Upload
 * 5) Your project will be added to the thumbnails of pictures
 * 6) Find your project in the thumbnails and double click it to add to your wikispace. The image or file will be added at the spot of your cursor, in line with text.
 * 7) Save your work

Embed a Widget -
Click on the TV. Select one of the Categories on the Left, or select Other HTML. Copy and Paste the HTML source code from the webpage and save.

Creating a New Wiki -
At the top of the page, select your name to visit your Dashboard. In the top left corner under Action, select Make a New Wiki. Give your Wiki a name. Be sure to select Protected.
 * Here you will see all the wikis that you are a member or organize.
 * Your Wiki will include advertisement. However, once your wiki is established. Go to Manage Wiki in the upper left. Under settings, select Subscription. Here you will be able to select to have your space free of advertisement for educational purposes.
 * If you are creating a new membership, be sure to select educational wiki at the bottom of the setup page.

Edit Navigation -
To create a list of pages on the left, click Edit Navigation. Type in all the pages that you would like to include in your Wiki. These pages will be seen on the left for easy reference. The navigation can be modified at any time, just by clicking Edit Navigation.

Great Features -
Discussions - Can be set-up like a blog. Post questions for participants to answer. History - You can see any changes that your or others have made. Great way to copy anything that has been erased by mistake. Look and Feel - Under Manage Wiki, you can change the layout of the wiki. There are a few templates to select.

References: [|What Is a Wikis (and How to Use One For Your Projects)] [|How I use Wikis. What do you do?]