Creating+a+Wiki+with+Wikispaces



**Creating a Wiki With Wikispaces**


 * Go to www.wikispaces.com
 * Click on “Wikis for Individuals and Groups” on the right hand side.
 * On the page that opens, scroll down and under “Free Wikis for Educators”, click on K-12 wikis.
 * On the page that opens, enter username, password and email address.
 * Make sure the bubble next to “Make a Wiki?” is filled in.
 * Enter the name of your wiki (whatever you put will be in the address bar – so be aware of what will show up). It can have only letters, numbers and hyphens, must have no spaces, and can’t start with a hyphen.
 * Select the bubble marked “Protected" (free for k-12 education)
 * Check the box that certifies the wiki will be used for k-12 education.
 * Click on “join”. (You may have to go to your email and click on a link to confirm the email address before you can start. It's safest to check your email inbox (and/or spam) to be sure you don't have a message from Wikispaces.
 * You will see a “Getting Started” Page. Any time you want to see it, just click on “Help” at the top menu bar and this page will appear. As you are getting familiar with using Wikis, the page will help you become more comfortable with the process.

**Designing Your Wiki**

Now we’re ready to design the Wiki – This will be your home page – think of it as the cover of a book.


 * Click on “Manage Wiki” on the left menu bar.
 * Click on “Look and Feel” under “Settings”
 * Pick your Theme and click “Apply”. You can change your theme at any time.
 * In the left hand column, click on “Home” and it’ll take you back to your Wiki.
 * Let’s start your Home Page. Click on Edit. (You will basically be deleting what’s on here and typing as though you were using Microsoft Word.)
 * To change the font, size or color of your text, click on “T” at the top menu bar.

**THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO CLICK ON SAVE – SAVE OFTEN! **

**Limiting Access**


 * Click on “Manage Wiki”.
 * Go to “Settings”.
 * Click on “Wiki Info”.
 * Scroll down to “Discussion Settings”
 * Select “No Discussion Pages”.
 * Be sure to click on Save

**Starting a New Page**


 * Click on” New Page”. (The location of this link will vary depending on the theme you chose)
 * Type in the title of the page, then click on “create”.
 * Edit this page, just as you created the Home Page”.
 * Remember to Save.
 * You can keep the page up as long as you want.
 * You can add to any page, at any time, just click on edit.

**Deleting a Page ** ** ( NEVER DELETE YOUR HOME PAGE )**

If you want to delete a page,
 * Click on “Manage Wiki”
 * Under “Content” click on “Pages”
 * Click in the box next to the page you want to delete, then click on the delete button at the top of your window.

**Activating Links**

Find and open the pages to which you want to link. When you are in the edit mode on your wiki page:


 * Type in the name of the link you want to activate
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Highlight that name
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Click on the link button in the tool bar
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Select the tab marked “External Link”.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">In the window that appears, the name of the link you want to activate will appear under “Link Text”.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Add the URL in the box marked “Address”
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">While you may just type in the address, a good way to be sure you have the address correct is: //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Open the web page you want to link to in another window //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Highlight the address in the URL window and copy it //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Paste the address in the box marked address //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Click “Add Link”.

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">To Add a Graphic **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">First, save your pictures.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Save the photo or graphic to your desktop (save it as a jpg.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">While on the page on which you want to place the image, click on “Edit”.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Place the cursor where you want to place the image
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Click on “File” in the toolbar.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Click on “Upload Files”.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Select the graphic you want to upload.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Double click on the graphic and it will appear on the page. An editing window will appear with the picture that allows you to align, change the size or delete the picture. You can bring this window up at any time by just clicking on the picture.

**<span style="color: #0400ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">BE SURE TO SAVE **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">To Create a New Wiki **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Once you've joined Wikispaces, you can create additional Wikis. If you want to create a new Wiki:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Click on "My Account" at the top of your Wiki.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Click on "Create a New Wiki".
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Fill in the information - just as we did for this one.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;">**Deleting a Wiki**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">You can delete your wiki any time you want:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Click on "Manage Wiki".
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Scroll all the way down to "Tools".
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Click on "Delete Wiki". This is permanent - once you delete a wiki, it's gone, and you can't have another one with that name.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">**Projects** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">In September, 2011, Wikispaces annouced a new feature called <span class="wiki_link_ext">"Projects" to make it easier for teachers to projects designed for group work. The website has step by step instructions for setting up a Projects Wiki. <span style="color: #002aff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">*** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * *


 * // Click on "Help" at the top of your wiki to get information on how to create and add to your pages, as well as other useful information. There are articles, as well as video tutorials that should answer any questions you might have. //**