wiki+tips

Wikispaces are a great tool to use in the classroom. They will help keep you and your students organized and informed.

Here are a few tips to remember as you build your wikispace:


 * 1) Simple, yes, __**but you must remember your username and password**__. I suggest that you create a password/login folder in your NBED e-mail account that will host all of this info. So, when you get an -confirming your username and password, you can then drag and drop that e-mail in the password folder for safe keeping.
 * 2) Naming your wikispace. Try to keep it simple and brief. You may change teaching assignments, so try not to include class or grade level info. For example, I have used "millernms" as a wikispace. If I go teach at LHHS, then that wikispace name is not good for me.
 * 3) __**When building your wiki, you will be listing your classes on the navigation bar to the right of this text.**__ You will notice that my list includes wiki tips, Session 2, etc. If you simply want a header on this navigation bar, __**click on "edit navigation" at the bottom**__ of the navigation bar and type in the name of your page list. For example, I have simply named mine Miller's pages.
 * 4) To **__add new pages__** on the side navigation bar, you must **__put the page name in square brackets__**. The square brackets are found next to the P on your keyboard.
 * 5) If you want __**to add a link**__ on a page, you must click **__"edit" on the page and then click "link" on the toolbar__** at the top of the page. From there, click on "external link", paste the page url in the "Address" slot and then enter a name for the link. Also, be sure to click "New Window" if you want the link to open in a new browser window.
 * 6) To **__add a file__** to your page, click "edit" on the page. Then, click on "File" on your toolbar. From there, choose to inser a file or an image. Then, click "upload file". Once the file is uploaded, you will click on it to place it on your wikispace page.
 * 7) To **__embed a video__** or other widgets like a calendar for example, click to edit your page and then click on the widget button on your toolbar. From there, choose your widget type. Then, you simply paste the embedding code that you must get from youtube or your calendar host, for example.
 * 8) To **__insert a table__** to a wiki page, click to edit the page and then click "Table" on the toolbar. Then you will choose the number of columns and rows you would like. Now you may enter text into the columns and rows as needed.
 * 9) To **__make changes to your wikispace__**, you must click on "Manage wiki" which is usually at or near the top of the page. here you can change privacy settings, invite members to join, change the theme and colours of your wiki and many other things.