LEARNING LATIN AMERICA PROJECT Working with Wikispaces An introduction for students

What is a wiki….? a website that allows visitors to add, remove, edit and change content. It also allows for linking among any number of pages and websites. It is easy to use and an effective tool for collaborative authoring.

a website that allows visitors to add, remove, edit and change content.

It also allows for linking among any number of pages and websites.

It is easy to use and an effective tool for collaborative authoring.

Visit http://learninglatinamerica.wikispaces.com Click JOIN

Click JOIN

Username: first name last initial period** EX. kristinh2 Password Email Make a Space? NO Fill in ** Your username will be how the teacher credits you for your work.

Username: first name last initial period**

EX. kristinh2

Password

Email

Make a Space? NO

Find your group page Each group has a link on the left side of the page. Click on your group name to redirect to your group’s page.

Each group has a link on the left side of the page. Click on your group name to redirect to your group’s page.

Your Group Page Page Name Discussion Tab Work Space

Page Name

Discussion tab Page Name Discussion Tab Work Space

Page Name

Discussing your work Click on the Discussion tab to post a message to your group.

Click on the Discussion tab to post a message to your group.

Your Wiki… Page Name Discussion Tab Work Space All of the information for that you want people to learn about your topic will go here

Page Name

Editing your page INSERTING TEXT Click on <Edit this page> ONLY ONE PERSON can edit at a time. You may want to cut and paste your work from MS Word and save right away. Use the discussion tab to communicate with your group.

INSERTING TEXT

Click on <Edit this page>

ONLY ONE PERSON can edit at a time. You may want to cut and paste your work from MS Word and save right away.

Use the discussion tab to communicate with your group.

Editing your page INSERTING DOCUMENTS If you have a word document that you want to add to your page… Click on <Edit this page> Click on the tree icon in the toolbar . Click on <browse>, insert the filename and click on <upload file>. Place the cursor where you want the file link to go. Then double-click on the file.

INSERTING DOCUMENTS

If you have a word document that you want to add to your page…

Click on <Edit this page>

Click on the tree icon in the toolbar

. Click on <browse>, insert the filename and click on <upload file>.

Place the cursor where you want the file link to go. Then double-click on the file.

Editing your page INSERTING LINKS If you have a website that you want to add to your page… Click on <Edit this page>. Highlight the text Click on the globe icon Choose external link Paste the weblink from another source.

INSERTING LINKS

If you have a website that you want to add to your page…

Click on <Edit this page>.

Highlight the text

Click on the globe icon

Choose external link

Paste the weblink from another source.

Some cool tools… For Recording audio EVOCA http://www.evoca.com/ For Embedding PowerPoints SLIDESHARE http://www.slideshare.net/

For Recording audio

EVOCA http://www.evoca.com/

For Embedding PowerPoints

SLIDESHARE http://www.slideshare.net/