Creating & managing your Wiki (A basic guide) Mahua De and Debbie Kemp-Jackson

Creating your wiki 1. Go to Create an easy-to- remember username and password Add your ID Pick a name for your wiki Join

Adding members Go to the homepage by clicking on the name of your wiki next to the bonsai Click on Manage Spaces on the upper left hand side Scroll to the bottom of the page with links to Space Promotion Click on Invite People

Adding a page Click on New Page on the upper left column Give your page a name Click on Create Now you can write whatever you want to on your new page. Click Save.

Creating a link for your new page Click on Edit Navigation on the lower left of the column on the left Write down the name of the page Highlight the name Click on the icon with a picture of the world on the toolbar Click on existing page Scroll down to find the page you created. Click OK Click Save

Adding external links Click on Edit Navigation Write down the name of the link (ex. UCC) Highlight the name Click on the world icon Click on External Link Type in the URL Click OK Click Save

Uploading documents Go to the link where you want to add documents (ex. Interesting articles) Click on Edit Page Click on the icon that has a picture of a tree on the tool bar Click on Browse to locate your document

Uploading documents, cont.. Once you have located the document, click on upload. You can double click on the document to add it to the this page.

Using the wiki for discussion Click on the page that you want to discuss Click on the Discussion tab Write your comments in the box.

Here’s how to create a blog for your class

Creating a Blog Go to this URL: pot.com Click on Create your blog now.

Create a Google Account Fill in all the required information Be sure to choose a password that you can remember. Fill in the verification code, then click Continue at the bottom of the page.

Name Your Blog Now, you have to name your blog. Choose a name that you can remember easily. Then click continue.

Choose a template, then click continue. Select one of the templates that you like Make sure to select one by clicking in the dot below the template.

You have created your own blog! Click on Start Blogging.

In order to put new posts, links, picture, your profile, etc., you can go to Dashboard.

You should probably include some personal information about yourself (a picture is nice, too), and you can add links to online newspapers, photographs, games etc. by clicking on Add Widget

To write a new post, on the dashboard, click on Posting to get to this screen. When you have finished your post, click on Publish post at the bottom of the page.

Blogging is simple, but quite an effective way to add a web 2.0 tool easily to a reading or writing class. You can check out my blog at Happy Blogging!

Conclusion I hope you enjoy working with your wiki and blog. Questions? us at or at