Beginning+Wikis

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 * Commoncraft explanation of what Wikis are! ** []

= Getting Started with a wiki =
 * * ===go to https://www.wikispaces.com/===
 * ===under the 'Join Now' select 'I am a teacher'===
 * Fill in user name, password and email, click Join
 * ===Fill in the details on the next window (as shown right), think of a catchy interesting name for your wiki rather than choosing 'room8schoolwiki' (you might change rooms next year and then you will have to go to the trouble of changing names, urls, redirecting etc) Click Create once you have finished filling all of the details=== || [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-09 at 7.53.36 AM.png width="648" height="409"]] ||

= = follow instructions below || = = = To create a Classroom wiki with projects, events and assessments = =click here= ||
 * = To create a basic Resource wiki =



Click on Settings
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Click on General and select Basic Website and then scroll down and click 'Save'
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 * * ===Go to 'Theme and Colors'===
 * ===Click on Flex Fluid or Tatami Left (gives you lots of space for adding content)===
 * ===Click on a colour theme, click on Preview and Customise === || [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-09 at 9.07.34 AM.png]] ||

Adjust colours on the colour wheel, click on Preview to see the changes, click Apply when the changes are complete
|| * || = = =Change Logo=
 * ===Open a new tab on browser===

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 * ===Click Create Logo===

Click Download
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 * ===Go back to your wiki and click on Logo===

Double click it and then click Save
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=Navigation Panel=
 * * ===Click on 'edit Navigation'===

|| = Add Pages to Navigation Panel = Make a Text based Navigation Panel or a Button Navigation Panel
 * ===Click on 'edit navigation page===
 * || [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-09 at 9.55.07 AM.png]]
 * ===Click on Navigation Widget and press Delete=== || [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-09 at 10.19.00 AM.png]] ||


 * == Text based Navigation Panel == ||  ||
 * ===Click on 'Link'=== || [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-09 at 10.30.30 AM.png]] ||
 * ===Type in 'Home' in the Page Name, follow instructions as highlighted to the right=== || [[image:2013-07-09_1031.png]] ||
 * === Use the Formatting tools to make changes to the page name look ===

Click Apply Styles
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 * ===To make next page, press Enter after home and then click on the Link button and follow Link instructions===

Click Save
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 * ===Tip: You can insert a table into the navigation panel for a different look, here is an example of subjects added to a wiki=== || [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-09 at 11.31.03 AM.png]] ||