WikisForLearning

=Wikis for Learning=

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Video Introduction
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 * Step 1:** [|Register for Wikispaces and set up your new wiki.]
 * Create a username and password.
 * Create a name for your new wiki.


 * Step 2: How can I learn how to use Wikispaces?**

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Try their [|video tutorials]. They are a great way to get started.


 * Add a title, highlight it, and change it to Heading 2
 * Bold, italicize, and underline text.
 * Add bulleted items
 * Add a numbered list
 * Insert a horizontal rule
 * Insert a hyperlink to your school's web site
 * Upload a document or photo

Step 3: Widgetize Your Wiki
Learn to incorporate dynamic Web 2.0 widgets (i.e. embed HTML code using the TV icon and the code offered by the web service)
 * Create a [|PollDaddy] poll and embed it into your wiki.
 * Find a presentation on [|SlideShare] (or upload your own) and embed it into your wiki.
 * Aggregate RSS/ATOM Feeds with [|Grazr]
 * Find a video on [|TeacherTube] and embed it into your wiki.
 * Find a data set, graph, or chart on [|Swivel] and embed it into your wiki.
 * Create a [|Meebo Room] (private chat room) and embed it into your wiki.
 * Create a [|Bubbl.us] mind map and embed it into your wiki.
 * Create a [|VoiceThread] digital photo story and embed it onto your wiki.
 * Use ClockLink to add a custom clock or countdown clock to your wiki.
 * Want to find more widgets to take your wiki from workable to wow? Check out the widgets listed on Wikispaces "Insert Widgets" and/or visit [|Widgetmate]

Online Resources
[|Wikispaces video tutorial]

[|Wikis in Education]

CELT's Teaching Development Team Wikispace