Wikis

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1. Creating a Class Wiki  a. Go to [|www.pbworks.com] and create an account.  b. Front Page (this is the page that comes up when anyone logs into your wiki)
 * i. Click on Edit and change for your course


 *  ii. Use the tools in the menu just like any word processor (like Microsoft Word)


 *  iii. Use the Insert option to add photos, a matrix of topics or assignments, a video, a Google gadget

 c. Check out the Navigator on the right – All of the EXISTING pages are editable from here
 *  i. Add your class syllabus


 *  ii. Add details for course requirements (materials, rules,etc.)


 *  iii. Click on Blank Page and add a page title specific to your course, topic, etc.

 d. Go to the Pages and Files tab at top
 *  i. Pages – these will be __displayed__ when you click on the Page name in the Navigator or on the Folder in the Navigator


 *  ii. Files –can be .doc, .pdf, .ppt, etc. files that will be __available when clicked__ on by opening in their original program or through Adobe Reader (pdf). Files will not be seen in the Navigator, but will be available when in Pages and Files tab or from Folder.
 * 1. Usually best to put files into folders
 * 2. Can be uploaded and modified by users of wiki (students)


 *  iii. FOLDERS – created to group pages and files together. Add folders by clicking the add button beside folder from menu on the left.
 * 1. After adding the first folder, be sure to click back on Folders before clicking add (if you do not… nothing will be destroyed J, but your new folder will be a subfolder under the highlighted folder.
 * 2. Folders can hold files and pages or subfolders
 * 3. Can be used for grouping documents, assigning work to groups, holding a group’s documents, resources, etc. as they complete a group project.

 e. Go to Users tab
 *  i. Add users
 *  ii. Or let students request access – you will get an email to confirm

 f. Go to Settings tab
 * i. Choose your colors for your wiki
 * ii. Add a description, change contact email, etc.
 * iii. Some features are only available with paid account

<span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> g. Hints from Wiki main page
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 * <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"> iv. Use plagiarism checker to check student work that is added to wiki
 * <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"> v. Edit Side Bar which is always visible – link to class website or provide important dates, load Google Gadgets (I loaded Google Translator)