WikiSetup2013

WikiSetup2013

Creating New Wiki
1. Click on the Dashboard face in top right corner 2. Press the New Wiki button 3. Complete the form as shown below with naming protocol to be agreed on eg. stm34c2013 4. In the cover page set up a title and you may even add a picture.

Adding Users
Creating New Users 1. Setting up student usernames and passwords for your classroom wiki How can I create accounts for my students?Once your wiki is on our free K–12 Plus plan, you can create up to 100 accounts at a time with our User Creator tool. You will **not** need to provide email addresses for your students when you use the User Creator Tool: Using Existing Users
 * 1) Navigate to your wiki.
 * 2) Select **Manage Wiki**.
 * 3) Under People, select **User Creator**.
 * 4) Choose the wiki you would like to add the users to.
 * 5) Enter your list of users as text, or upload an excel or .csv file with usernames and passwords. Email addresses aren't required to create accounts. Keep in mind that every Wikispaces username must be unique. Try using numbers, or initials, or a first name-last name combination to create unique usernames.
 * 6) FOR EXAMPLE - stm34cah (stm is stella maris, 34c is class and ah is their initials) - Password can be their Sina password
 * 7) The User Creator will guide you through the process of setting up your accounts. If you have any questions, send us an email at help@wikispaces.com.
 * 1) Navigate to your wiki.
 * 2) Select **Manage Wiki**.
 * 3) Select INVITE USERS
 * 4) Add the USERNAMES in the box and select SEND and they will become members of your wiki.

Creating Project Pages for Digital Portfolio
1. Go to the Projects button on toolbar 2. Click on Create Project Type the title of the project 3. Press DEFINE TEAMS Press Add Teams to add more and then type in the indiviual students if you want each student to have their own portfolio. Otherwise just put generic team names down for group projects. Press Create Teams when all are completed 4. Now drag the MEMBERS onto their specific name or if in a group onto their team name. (In group projects you can select the randomly select option and they will be placed in random groups). 5. Now press SET ALL PERMISSIONS to assign the Privacy settings. A. If it is Digital Portfolios then I would recommend we set the settings to Private B. If Group Project then I would set the settings to Protected to Wiki which allows others to see their work but not edit it. 6. Select UPDATE and the Project is ready.

Accessing the Project
1.Click on the PROJECTS button on the toolbar 2. All Projects are listed and underneath the project is a list of the assigned/created TEAMS - click on the team name and you will be in your project area. 3. Here we can create pages and add titles and they will only be available in your wiki project space.

Inquiry Delivery Space
You may wish to set up a Term 1 Inquiry Delivery Space embedding video, web 2 tools, links and activities that correlate with your Planner and that take the students through the Learning Journey with engaging content A sample set up of a unit delivery sequence is outlined below in student friendly language: Sample Student Delivery Sequence 12 **__ Student Sequence of Learning Checklist __** || ** Activity ** [|http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/02/cubic-foot/liittschwager-photography#/video/] ||^  ||   || We will need to care for the space which we are digging in and look after any creature we find. ||^  ||   || What is a mini-beast? Where do they live? Does our world need mini-beasts? Are they pests? What are the different stages of their lives? When do we notice mini-beast activity? (seasons) What is my responsibility to care for mini-beast? Look at the pictures of different mini-beasts on the pics4learning site. [] || ** Finding Out ** ** And Sorting Out ** ||  || -white cotton gloves -glue -leaves -cut corks -laminated picture -Velcro -and other materials that might be specific for their creature life cycle. || ** Going Further ** ||  ||
 * ** Program ** || ** Focus ** ||  ||
 * ** WallWisher ** || Post your wonderings about Mini-beasts and their life cycles on the wallwisher. || ** Tuning In ** ||  ||
 * ** YouTube Video ** || Watch video on “one cubic foot” on YouTube and post a comment.
 * ** Playground Safari ** || Playground Safari: //This classification activity encourages us to- find, look, record, sketch and identify.//
 * ** Investigation for your Inquiry ** || **Questions we want to answer:**
 * ** Research ** || Each week in groups we will demonstrate their understanding of the life cycle of the “bug of the week” using one of the following:
 * **Play dough**
 * **PowerPoint**
 * **Poster/flow chart**
 * **Creative construction** ||^  ||   ||
 * ** Design a bug ** || # Design and build your own mini-beast using the super bug website []
 * 1) **Hand life cycles:** develop a life cycle for your bug and demonstrate it using the white gloves and materials.
 * 2) **Resources:**
 * ^  ||^   || ** Making Conclusions and Taking Action ** ||   ||
 * ** Action ** || **Taking Action**
 * 1) Discuss any attitude changes e.g. pests and use of bug spray on mini-beasts and the care taken when walking through a mini-beasts environment. ||^   ||   ||

Setting Up Resources Pages
You may wish to use the NEW PAGE button and add the pages that will contain regularly used resources eg. Literacy Resources Numeracy Resources