Wikispaces for Teachers

Wikispaces for Teachers A Guide to Using Them in Your Classroom

What is a Wiki?
A webpage with an Edit button
Easy to use
Perfect for collaborative learning

Why Wikispaces?
The world’s easiest to use wiki
No experience necessary. You are up and running in minutes.
Constantly bring you new and improved features
Develop the product based on what you, our community, wants.
Highly-praised customer service

What Our Users Are Saying “ WOW!…I honestly thought my email to you guys was going to be a shout into the night like it is for most places - but then you responded right away… [Wikispaces] has become indispensable to what I do.” -Matt Dilley "Let me say how impressed I am with your service. It always amazes me that such an organization still has that personal touch.” -Westley Field "Since I set up a Wikispace for my classes I have received nothing but positive feedback from parents, students and other faculty members. I have found a new resource that is easily accessible by students and parents. It allows parents to find out what their son or daughter is doing in my courses. Thank you.” - Blair Simms

Why Bring It To The Classroom?
Great motivator for students
Easy to monitor
Allows for creativity and innovation
Encourages participation of all students
Promotes communication between students, teachers, and parents
A new, interesting way to learn

How Can I Use it in a Classroom?
Simple websites
Peer-reviewed projects
Group projects
Manage school and classroom documents
Classroom discussion and debate
Teacher collaboration
Post classroom assignments
Collaborate with an international classroom

Getting Started…

Wiki Terms
User Account: Your identity on Wikispaces, consisting of username, password, and e-mail address
Space: A wiki on which you can collaborate
Page: Each space can consist of multiple pages

Wiki Terms Continued
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

Editing Your Wiki
Click the Edit This Page 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 .

Adding Links on Your Wiki
Click Edit This Page .
Highlight the text you would like to link and click on the earth icon in the toolbar.
Another window will appear allowing you to create a link to another page in your space or another website.
Click Ok .

Adding Images and Files
Click the icon that looks like a tree.
Browse your computer for the image or file you would like and click Open .
Upload the chosen picture or file.
Place your cursor where you would like the image or file on the page.
Double click the image or file to place it on the page.

Adding Media to Your Wiki
Go to the icon of the TV in the toolbar.
Choose the type of object you’d like to embed.
Follow the instructions for embedding each object.
Click Save .

Time for an Activity

Activity
Let’s teach each other about various countries
Take the next 15 minutes to edit your wiki’s text, add links, and add an image or a video clip.

Additional Resources for Teachers
Wikispaces will create your student accounts for you!
http://www.wikispaces.com/help+teachers
Check out our K-12 Educational Community at:
http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com

Our Offer to Teachers Plus Plan is FREE for Educators !

Wikis for Your School District
Private Label Benefits:
Self-contained wiki environment
Unlimited spaces and user accounts
Safe and secure
Administrative control
Wikispaces support
Learn more about Wikispaces Private Label at www.wikispaces.com/site/privatelabel

Questions?
Visit us:
http://www.wikispaces.com
Email us:
[email_address]

Thank You Thanks for listening and watching along. We hope to hear from you soon. Until then, - The Wikispaces Team: Adam, Bisma, Dom, James, and Sarah

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http://www.riverinainstitute.wikispaces.net	391
http://call-iscc.wikispaces.com	329
http://ivclaoshi-cltasc.wikispaces.com	185
https://blackboard.louisville.edu	158
http://wikifaq.wiki.usfca.edu	120
http://moodle.misd.k12.mi.us:16080	63
http://www.schoology.com	40
http://contentreadingcain.wikispaces.com	33
http://vnhstech.wikispaces.com	30
http://jdornberghandouts.wikispaces.com	30
http://my.baylor.edu	27
http://meryenglishticlil.blogspot.com	24
http://k5elementarytech.wikispaces.com	24
http://www.slideshare.net	16
http://ictapps-in-schoollibraries.wikispaces.com	15
http://mm.lisd.us	13
http://home.sjgardenvale.catholic.edu.au	12
http://catesommervold.esa2.wikispaces.net	12
https://ystechspace.wikispaces.com	11
http://hisd-howtowiki.wikispaces.com	10
http://storox.wikispaces.com	10
http://wross.wikispaces.com	9
http://mack-elearning.wikispaces.com	7
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http://coursewebsitedesign.wikispaces.com	6
http://e-taitokortit.wikispaces.com	6
http://www.ceo.melb.catholic.edu.au	5
http://docentesenextremadura.wikispaces.com	5
http://moodleisd.misd.k12.mi.us:16080	5
http://clydesavannah.wikispaces.com	5
http://blendedlearningtutorial.wikispaces.com	5
http://translate.googleusercontent.com	4
http://tinadml643resourceguide.wiki.usfca.edu	3
http://kbaldwin.tie.wikispaces.net	3
http://greendragon.wikispaces.com	3
http://www.unir-postgrado.com	3
http://home.sccmelb.catholic.edu.au	3
http://dml643.wiki.usfca.edu	2
http://2129521620.nvmodules.netvibes.com	2
http://233vlcteachers.wikispaces.com	2
https://vnhstech.wikispaces.com	2
https://storox.wikispaces.com	2
http://videotutorialesdewikispaces.wikispaces.com	1
https://blackboard9.usfca.edu	1
http://www.smfawknernth.catholic.edu.au	1
http://mackillop.melb.catholic.edu.au	1
http://www.google.nl	1
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