1. Wikispaces in Education
Ana Pereira

2. What is a wiki? A webpage with an Edit button Easy to use
Perfect for collaborative learning
There are different types of Wikis

3. Wiki Information
An online writing space for you and others (you decide to invite to your pages)
No experience necessary. Does not require knowledge of html
You are up and running in minutes
A multimedia storage space for videos, audio, pdfs, docs, etc.
Multitude of uses to meet your needs
Easy to make and add pages

4. Why use wikis in the classroom?
Posting homework, handouts, videos, & resources
Creating a forum for discussion with students
Use as a writing tool for students
Promotes communication between students, teachers, and parents
Collaborative environment for student group projects
Display student work exemplars

5. Ms. Pereira's Biology Class Wiki:
Example of a wiki:
Ms. Pereira's Biology Class Wiki:

6. Free wiki accounts for teachers
Wikispaces is offering its Plus account to teachers for FREE
The Plus account offers the following:
No advertising
Enhanced privacy features
Increased storage space
Go to the website below to apply:
Can take a few days to get a response

7. Registering and Creating your first wiki

8. Wiki permissions
Wikispaces has different permissions settings for your space
Public: Anyone can view or edit your Wikispace
Protected: Anyone can view your space but only members can edit
Private: Only members can view or edit your space

9. Wiki permissions

10. Editing your wiki Click the Edit button at the top of your wiki
Write the text you would like on your page
You can format it with bold, underline, italics, headings, and more
Once you are done editing, click Save

11. Adding links to your page
Click the Edit button
Highlight the text you would like to link & click on the chain icon in the toolbar
Another window appears allowing you to create a link to another page in your space or another website (external)
Click Add Link

12. Adding links to your page

13. Adding images to your wiki
Click the Edit button
Click the icon that looks like a frame
Click Upload files and browse your computer for the image you would like
Upload the chosen picture or file
Place your cursor where you would like the image on the page
Double click the image or file to place it on the page

14. Adding images to your wiki

15. Adding media to your wiki
Click Edit button
Go to the icon of the TV in the toolbar
Choose the type of object (widget) that you’d like to embed
Follow the instructions for embedding each object
Click Save

16. Adding media to your wiki

17. Video

18. Additional resources for teachers
Check out our K-12 Educational Community at:
Wikispaces information for teachers:
Handout: Wikispaces for Teachers

19. Activity: Create an account and a free K-12 space
Go to:

20. Activity: Create an account and a free K-12 space
Create a Wiki account
Build a page, edit your wiki’s text, add links, and add an image or a video clip.
View other workshop participants’ page
Use discussion tab to add a comment