Wiki Wiki – A collection of web pages that can be edited by a group. Wiki – “Wiki wiki” means "rapidly" in the Hawaiian language

Benefits for the classroom Great motivator for students Easy to monitor Allows for creativity and innovation Encourages participation of all students Promotes communication between students, teachers, and parents A new, interesting way to learn

Possible uses for wikis Collaboration Between Teachers Literature Circles in Primary School Chain stories; choose your own adventure stories Collaborative research project between students Student Portfolios Organisational tool for digital class resources

Sample wikis http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/ http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/ http://blackhill.wikispaces.com/ http://literacyinnovations.wikispaces.com/ http://mrtromp.wikispaces.com/ http://priestsic6.wikispaces.com/ http://room9nelsoncentral.wikispaces.com/ http://yrps5m.wikispaces.com/Welcome

Guest login Username: Password:

Go to www.wikispaces.com

Join Wikispaces Follow the prompts to register for the wiki under the join now. It will send you an email that you need to reply to.

Click make a new space

Making a new space Give the space a name Choose visibility Click create

Edit the page Click Edit this page

Once you have checked the Getting Started information you can delete it and write the introduction / welcome page Save the changes

Create new pages Click new page

Give the page a name Click create

Write your information here Click Save

Editing a Wikispaces Wiki The Basics Click on ‘Edit this page’ You can then start typing directly onto the page Click save when finished editing Numbered list Section dividing line Insert picture / file Insert special character Insert code Italics Underline Bold Font colour and style Preset text sizes Bullet points Add hyperlink Remove hyperlink Embed media Add Table Switch to html view

Invite others to join the wiki Click manage space

Click invite people

Write in the email address Write a message / edit generic message Click send

Create discussions Click discussions

Write the subject of the discussion Write the discussion question Click Post

To go into that discussion click on the discussion

Reply to the question Click post

Extra information for getting started Complimentary upgrade to “Plus plan” for educational wikis – removes advertisements Uploading files Student logins – no email address necessary – *see following slides *Ensure that your computer permissions and appropriate use forms have been returned by all students involved *Notify parents of your intention to use a wiki with your class

Student logins If you are a K-12 educator and have registered your wiki with our free K-12 education Plus plan, you can create student accounts in bulk yourself. You can make up to 100 accounts at one time. To create accounts, just follow these steps: Navigate to your wiki. Select "Manage Wiki." Under People select "User Creator." Choose the wiki you would like to add the users to. You can enter the list as text or upload an excel or .csv file with usernames and passwords. E-mail addresses aren't required to create accounts. For more information on setting up the list of accounts, see our section on formatting your account list below. The bulk user creator will guide you through the process of setting up your accounts. If you have any questions, send us an e-mail at help@wikispaces.com .

Student logins cont. user1,email1@address.com,password1 user3,email3@address.com,password3 A few important notes that will help us create these accounts for you quickly: Usernames We have a large number of accounts on Wikispaces, so many combinations of first names, last names, and initials are already taken. It's much more likely we can make all the accounts you ask if you add a school identifier to your students' usernames. For example, if your school is called John Smith High, instead of asking us for the usernames, adam, james, and dom, we recommend jsh-adam, jsh-james, and jsh-dom. Length of Usernames and Passwords Please make sure that usernames are at least 3 characters long (we allow letters, numbers, underscores _, or dashes -) and that passwords are at least 6 characters long. Which Wiki? Finally, make sure to let us know which wikis we should add them to as members.

Help for teachers

Getting tricky with wikis http://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com/ This is a great how-to site to assist you with special features and formatting for your wiki

Possible wiki trials Have your students complete a chain story Place internet links, documents or homework tasks on wiki for students to access (no student logins needed, just give them the url) Class project – a page for each student / pair of students to cover different sub-topics Class / level news – url sent home to parent so that they can access. Member parents could post comments More ideas http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/