SETTING+UP+WIKIS

OBJECTIVE: SWBAT create a wiki space, gmail email
**Creating your Wikispace** example below.) Customizing a Wiki  1. View the following video        http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour/myspace        2. Now go    choose a the color scheme    you would like. We suggest that you use the notebook theme.(see below)  Creating a Homepage  1. The first page on your wiki is your home page. Please create a home page with your First and Last  Name on the page similar to the one in the Student Template wiki.  Start by selecting  **  .  **  2. Using the dropdown tab (where "normal" is written) select  **  "Jane  **  Doe" (your name)  3. At home, Customize your wiki by adding a picture of yourself from selecting    To insert an    image from your computer select   , browse for the file you want to include. Once you    have selected the file it will appear on the left side of the file menu. Select this file and it will  appear on your page. To insert an image from the web select the tab, then simply enter the web adddress of the image you want to include and select .   4. Make sure to select when you are finished Creating new wiki pages: Your wikispace can include an almost infinite number of pages. Wikipedia for instance is a wikispace with over 3 million pages and has been edited over a billion times. Creating new pages allows you to separate your ideas. For this course you will create different pages for the Days that we work on the wikis. •  On the home page of your virtual notebook there is a link that says  **  New Page  ** with an icon next to   it (where it is will depend on the theme you have chosen for your wikispace). Please click on **  New  ** Page , then title your new page DAY 1 •   I will ask you to upload documents, post in the Discussion tab, and comment within different Pages of your wiki. I might say Download this document to Day 1 of your wiki. I am referring to the Page “Day 1” You just created. •  Please create 3 more New Pages called:  **  Day 2, Day 3  **  and  **  Final Project. **  You should have a total of 5 Pages. (Home, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Final Project. See the      Student Template         wiki as    an example.
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://immigrationlessonlegare.wikispaces.com/file/view/Creating+a+wiki+directions.pdf"]] [|Creating a wiki directions.pdf]**
 * Watch the following video
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 * Go to     [|www.wikispaces.com]
 * Please create AN ACCOUNT by entering a username, password and email address into the spaces provided and select **get started**.
 * Next select your wiki permisssions as Protected (free) and your wikitype as K-12 Education. (see
 * Select **Create a New Wiki**  ***If you have an account, create a new wiki WITHIN the same account of the other wiki. So, log-in underthe same name and password. Select Create a New Wiki**
 * manage wiki, **  then  **  Look and Feel  **  then  **  Themes and Colors  **
 * EDIT, **  this will bring up your editor tool bar as seen below
 * Heading 1 **  and write the title
 * file. **
 * upload files **
 * external file **
 * load **
 * SAVE **


 * On the Home Page of your wiki, write your FULL (First and Last) Name.**


 * B. Go to Google.com and create an** appropriate** gmail address using your first and last name as part of the address. This is a professional account that you can later use when applying for jobs, internships or for handing papers in to teachers so it must not use slang, be inappropriate or "cute" language. It should be something like: JDoe@gmail.com Your security questions should be something you know well so if you forget your password, you can access your account.

C. In your Home Page of your wiki, write your new gmail email address.

D. Send yourself an email from your new gmail email address with 1) The link to your wiki page 2) the Password to your new wiki page 3) the Password to your gmail email

Homework

 * Customize your Wiki by adding a photo of yourself and writing 2-3 sentences about you - your interests, your family, what grade you're in, what you plan to do out after high school, for example.