Wikispaces+-+The+Home+Page

What is a wiki? In short, a wiki is a website that has multiple contributors adding to it and creating a product of resources that can be shared with the world. Wikipedia was created to be an online encyclopedia that only “important” people (professors, experts, etc.) could edit, but gradually opened up to the point where it is now – anyone in the world is able to open and edit pages. This is part of why Wikipedia is not a generally great resource. At any time, someone could go in and change every number and fact!

That said, you and your partner (or you by yourself) are going to be creating a wiki. This is not an open wiki, which means that only the people that you give access to will be able to edit your wiki. This wiki will be showcasing *ALL* of the work that you have created this semester.

To start, go to http://www.wikispaces.com/content/frontpage and click on “Sign In.” The page below will pop-up. Click on "Create a new Wikispaces account."

You and your partner can create one account to share, or two accounts and work together. Enter the information requested and click “Join.” 

Once you have logged in, click on the button that says, “Create Wiki” in the upper right-hand corner. The following window will appear: 

Select the K-12 option, and click the button to continue. Follow the steps on this screen as follows. In the blog name box, type the names of your group, such as “BarneyRFredF” if Barney Rubble and Fred Flinstone made a wiki together.



Check the box certifying that you are using this wiki for education. Click "Create".

Next, go to "Settings" 

In the Settings Window, select General under the Settings Heading. Under Application Type, select Wiki. At the bottom, click Save.



Go back to your wiki page by clicking on the name of the page you want to return to at the top of the screen. 

Now, if you wish, you can go in to the settings and change some of the color and layout. After that, go to your homepage and start creating a page that describes what this class is all about. You can introduce yourselves and give a little information about who you are, then discuss the class and talk about what you have learned this semester. You should have a couple of paragraphs of text, then insert a picture. The picture can be of you or of something that would describe this class – a computer or a classroom of some kind. To insert a picture do the following: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;"> When you feel that your homepage has enough information, it is time to make other pages. Click the “Pages and Files” tab on the side of your screen, and add new pages for the following: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">When you have finished adding these pages, you are done for today. We will start adding content to these pages tomorrow.
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