Wiki+Challenges


 * We’ll put you in small groups to work together to learn more about Wikispaces. Let’s get started using it:**

Note: You may download the challenges:

1) If you haven't already, please sign up for a free wikispaces wiki at: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers. 2) Choose a “space” name for your wiki that’s memorable, easy to type, and says a little bit to kids what the wiki is about 3) Once you have joined, click out of the introduction and begin to “Edit this Page” 4) Write a paragraph that says a bit about what you are hoping to gain from teaching with web 2.0 a. Set the title of your paragraph as “Heading 1” text b. Use bold, italics, and colored text at various points in your paragraph c. Save when you are finished 5) Below your paragraph, start a list of links to favorite Internet resources. Add three links to //external// Web sites. Create a “Heading 1” title for this list. 6) Below your list of links, add links to your groupmates’ pages. Create a “Heading 2” title for this. a. Hint: Look for the “Insert Hyperlinks” button 7) Find an image(s) on your computer. Add this image to your wiki page. Note: small images are much easier to work with. a. Hint: Click on Insert Image and using the bottom box in the pop up menu. 8) Create a new page and name it (“Unit 1,” “labs,” “Grammar,” “Projects,” etc,). 9) Find an image on the web and add this image to your new page. a. You can download the image to your computer and then upload it to your wiki page, b. OR: You can get the URL for an image by right clicking the image and choosing “Copy Image Location.” Add the url in the appropriate box 10) Upload a PDF, Word, or Excel document to your wiki page.
 * Challenge #1: Create and Edit your wiki**

11) Invite your group members to join your wiki (Hint: Look in “Manage Space.”) 12) Set your wikispace permissions to “protected.” 13) Set up notifications so you can monitor “all changes” to your wikispace, and receive email updates. 14) Change the wikispace time zone to ‘EST.’ 15) (optional) apply a new ‘pre-made’ theme.
 * Challenge #2: Manage Your Wiki…**

Help your groupmates. Make sure that everyone is up to speed!

1. Click on the discussion tab on your wiki page and start a “thread” entitled: “Where to go from here?” 2. Go to one of your groupmate’s pages. Read the paragraph about what he/she is hoping to gain from teaching with Web. 2.0. 3. Click on his/her discussion tab. Leave an idea you have about teaching with a wiki.
 * Challenge #3: Start and Respond to a Discussion**

3. Create a new page and name it. 4. Embed a YouTube or TeacherTube video onto your new page. (Hint #1: Find source code for video at youTube or teachertube. Hint #2: look for a helpful widget on wiki page) 5. Now, Embed a Table of Contents widget on your “home” page (Hint: Create three lines of ‘Heading1’ text on your page so you can see the table of contents)
 * Challenge #4: Add Multimedia and Interactivity to your Wiki**

Help your groupmates. Make sure that everyone is up to speed!

optional advanced challeges: • revert one of your pages back to an earlier edit. (hint: Look for “history” tab.) • edit your navigation bar. (Caution! Do not delete the navigation widget.) • embed a poll or spreadsheet on your wikipage. (hint: you can make a poll at polldaddy.com, or surveygizmo.com) • embed a GoogleDocs calendar or spreadhsheet (and send a Google invite to whomever and edit it simultaneouly!)