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Wikis can be incredibly useful. However, you must learn to use them in order for that to occur. Although they are a very simple way to create web pages, they require some up front information. Wikispaces have a set of very helpful introductory videos for beginners. [|Start here]. After just a few minutes you'll be off and running making a classroom or project wiki.

Learn from Others

 * Look at examples of educational wikis. Look at how teachers are using them for classroom web sites, student collaboration projects, and student portfolios. Start at one of these sites
 * Wikis in Education
 * Teachers First - Wiki Ideas for the Classroom
 * Best Educational Wikis 2009
 * 50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom

Create Your Own Wiki

 * Decide on the purpose of your wiki.
 * Classroom wiki
 * Sample student portfolio wiki
 * Sample student collaboration project wiki
 * Create your free educational wiki. Start at: [].
 * Create a name that is unique - with no spaces or nonweb friendly characters. No other wiki can have this name. You can change the wiki title which shows later. Your URL will be: [|http:////wikinameyoupick//.wikispace.com]
 * Select Protected (free.)
 * Check the box to certify that it will be used for K-12 Education.
 * Click New Page to create pages. Put a title at the top of each page - in a larger font.
 * The page menu is automatically created with pages listed in alphabetical order.
 * If you accidentally create a wiki not listed as a K-12 wiki, you see advertisements. You can update page page to an educational page. Educational wikis provide some extra education specific tools.

Add Content

 * Add content your page in this wiki. Add: text in the description area (try changing size, add bullets, change alignment),
 * Add a weblink. Linke can be added two ways: 1 - just type the URL; 2- type text [[image:http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/files/images/2010/010809/MIholland-chr-bbteam1934r.preview.jpg width="250" height="164" align="right" caption="http://www3.familyoldphotos.com/files/images/2010/010809/MIholland-chr-bbteam1934r.preview.jpg"]]and use the link tool, select External Link and New Window so a clicked link will open a new window (shows a green arrow to indicate.)
 * Add an image. It can be upload from your computer or you can use the web address
 * Cite the image in the caption (shows when saved.) Resize the image and change the alignment.
 * Add a document from your computer, flash drive or saved from the Internet.,
 * Embed using the Widget tool and copying the embed code.
 * YouTube video
 * Slideshare presentation
 * Other

Management

 * Browser preferences - Use Firefox rather than IE, Chrome, or Safari
 * Look and Feel (add logo)
 * Adding users, Invite People, User Creator
 * Pages and templates - pages can be locked; template can be provide consistancy
 * Recent Changes and History
 * Notify Me
 * Stats and CC License
 * Files for batch adding of pages
 * Managing your menu

Learn More
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