Wikispaces for TeachersA Guide to Using Them in Your Classroom

What is a Wiki?• A webpage with an Edit button• Easy to use• Perfect for collaborative learning

Why Wikispaces?

• The world’s easiest to use wiki

• No experience necessary. You are up and running in

minutes.

• Constantly bring you new and improved features

• Develop the product based on what you, our community,

wants.

• Highly-praised customer service

What Our Users Are Saying“WOW!…I honestly thought my email to you guys was going to be a shout into the night like it is for most places - but then you responded right away… [Wikispaces] has become indispensable to what I do.”

-Matt Dilley

"Let me say how impressed I am with your service. It always amazes me that such an organization still has that personal touch.”

-Westley Field

"Since I set up a Wikispace for my classes I have received nothing but positive feedback from parents, students and other faculty members. I have found a new resource that is easily accessible by students and parents. It allows parents to find out what their son or daughter is doing in my courses. Thank you.”

- Blair Simms

Why Bring It To The Classroom?

• Great motivator for students

• Easy to monitor

• Allows for creativity and innovation

• Encourages participation of all students

• Promotes communication between students, teachers,

and parents

• A new, interesting way to learn

How Can I Use it in a Classroom?

• Simple websites

• Peer-reviewed projects

• Group projects

• Manage school and classroom documents

• Classroom discussion and debate

• Teacher collaboration

• Post classroom assignments

• Collaborate with an international classroom

Getting Started…

Wiki Terms

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User Account

• User Account: Your identity on Wikispaces, consisting of username,

password, and e-mail address• Space: A wiki on which you can collaborate• Page: Each space can consist of multiple pages

Wiki Terms Continued

Wikispaces has different permissions settings for your space• Public: Anyone can view or edit your Wikispace

• Protected: Anyone can view your space but only members can edit

• Private: Only members can view or edit your space

Editing Your Wiki• Click the Edit This Page button at the top of your wiki.

• Write the text you would like on your page.

• You can format it with bold, underline, italics, headings, and more.

• Once you are done editing, click Save.

Adding Links on Your Wiki• Click Edit This Page.

• Highlight the text you would like to link and click on the earth icon in the toolbar.

• Another window will appear allowing you to create a link to another page in your space

or another website.

• Click Ok.

Adding Images to Your Wiki• Click Edit This Page.

• Click the icon that looks like a tree.

• Browse your computer for the image you would like and click Open.

• Upload the chosen picture or file.

• Place your cursor where you would like the image on the page.

• Double click the image or file to place it on the page.

Adding Media to Your Wiki• Click Edit This Page.

• Go to the icon of the TV in the toolbar.

• Choose the type of object you’d like to embed.

• Follow the instructions for embedding each object.

• Click Save.

Time for an Activity

Activity

• Let’s teach each other about various countries

• Take the next 15 minutes to edit your wiki’s text, add links, and add an image or a video clip.

Additional Features for Teachers

• Wikispaces will create your student accounts for you!

• Check out our K-12 Educational Community at:– http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com

Our Offer to Teachers

Plus Plan isFREE

for Educators!

Wikis for Your School District

Private Label Benefits:• Self-contained wiki

environment• Unlimited spaces and user

accounts• Safe and secure• Administrative control• Wikispaces support

Learn more about Wikispaces Private Label at www.wikispaces.com/site/privatelabel

Questions?

• Visit us:

http://www.wikispaces.com

• Email us:

help@wikispaces.com

Thank You

Thanks for listening and watching along. We hope to hear from you soon. Until then,

- The Wikispaces Team:

Adam, Bisma, Dom, James, and Sarah