A wiki is a website that allows users to collaboratively edit and add content to pages. This document provides an introduction to using Wikispaces, a wiki platform, including how to create an account, edit pages by inserting text, documents, and links. It also describes how to discuss pages and add additional pages to the navigation menu.

1. Working with Wikispaces An introduction

2. 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.

3. Visit http://wikispaces.com Create an account User name / passcode / email You do not need to create a space right away

4. User Information

5. Your Wiki Page Name Discussion Tab Work Space History

6. 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

7. Navigation Pane Each page has a navigation area on the left side.

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

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

13. Adding Pages to your wiki Add pages to the navigation by clicking edit navigation.