Wiki+Trainings

toc  Creating Wikis Along with blogs and various other Web 2.0 tools, wikis have enabled a new revolution in publishing. Content (text, links, images, videos) can now be posted easily online. A wiki page is created by using a set of tools that allow for formatting the color, size, and font of the text, inserting pictures and links — and is as easy to use as a word processing program on your computer. A wiki also allows you to embed videos, calendars, forms, slide shows and many other tools that can make your online space even more appealing for your intended audience. Participant get a hands-on introduction to these features by creating their own wiki. Other features, such as privacy settings, are discussed. At the conclusion of the presentation, participants are able to create a wiki with basic elements in it.

Examples of wikis in Adult Ed
http://webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com/Wikis

Collaborative Projects
Mr.Bakin & Mr. Gundy's collaborative project. ESL students create pages and post information about three main topics: travel destinations in their countries, travel destinations in the US, and information abou the communities they live in. []

Santa Ana Community College ABE and Arkansas High School students collaborate on a wiki and through Video Conferencing []

California Adult Ed wiki for sharing resources and templates between agencies http://caadulted.wikispaces.com

Kara Whittingham's project page. Kara is a Teacher at Randwick TAFE (Technical and Further Education), part of the Sydney Institute of Technology). Kara's students work collaboratively on a project and post the results on the wiki. Of special note to those who are interested in enhancing "retention" and "goal setting" is that the project requires the students to investigate the services the school provides to assist a student who would like to get information about a career choice or path. During the project, therefore, the students learn critical information that will help them plan and achieve their own future goals. []

Flat Classroom Project - Not adult education or ESL, but a great example of a project that includes a wiki among other things. a collaboration between students in Georgia and Bangladesh http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/

Tutorials
Video Tutorials - http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction Help Files - http://www.wikispaces.com/help

Basics
You will do the following:
 * Enter text on the page
 * Format the color, size and font of the text
 * Add an image
 * Add a file
 * Create a link on the page to another page in the wiki
 * Create a link on the page to an external link
 * Post a comment on another person's page, under discussion tab
 * Reply to a discussion post on your page
 * Add text to another person's page under edit tab
 * Explore History Tab on your page

Advanced

 * Assign Headings
 * Insert Table of Contents on the page
 * Embed a video (tech integration - [|channel])
 * Embed a slide show (providing you have an online photo sharing account, or you can use our [|demo account])
 * Embed a [|Google gadget] on your page

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Visual tutorial
1. click on edit button to enter text, insert images, files, videos and other ehnancments

2. double click on the file to insert it in the page

3. Editor bar

4. Insert Widgets Window for Wikipsaces enhancements 4. Insert Widgets Window for other enhancements

Flickr Images Credits
http://timac.wikispaces.com/flickrimagescredits