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=SPSE and LIBS 6960 Wiki for Fall 2011= Warning: if another student is working on wiki pages and saves the same page (like this homepage) while you are working, your work will be lost!!! In order to provide you with 'cover' for that kind of thing, submit your entries and edits to the dropbox (as a word document)

Getting Started
The very first thing you should do is 'play' with the editor toolbar! Create a new page and see what the toolbar buttons can do. It will be easier to follow the style manual (meaning it will save you time). The very next thing to do is gather your content and write it up in Word as plain text. Then you can copy and paste it into your new page. Format in the Wiki, not in Word. The Word formatting will not copy over correctly.
 * The [[file:Wiki_Style_Manual.pdf]] is linked as a pdf [if you right-click on the link, you may open the manual in a New Window]
 * GLOGSTER is an example entry; your entry may be longer or have more hyperlinks or more graphics. GLOGSTER has the basic elements that are needed.

Need Help?

 * Click on the help link in the menu up at the top of the site (near the login) above to learn more about how to use your wiki.

Wiki Instructions--The Big Picture
 * 1) ====Create a **new page** for each unique web tool. Follow the steps below to create a new page on the wiki:====
 * 2) ====On the left of the page, click “New Page.”====
 * 3) ====On the “make a new page” screen, enter a name for your wiki page. The name of the wiki page should be the name of the unique web tool that you are highlighting for us. PRECEDE THE NAME WITH AN x so that the pages will file in alphabetical order in the table of contents. See the xGlogster and xRoy the Zebra models.====
 * 4) ====Add tags for the page. Tags categorize or classify your wiki page. For example, if your entry pertains to elementary grade levels, you may want to type “elementary.” Tags make it easy to search a wiki for pages meeting specific requirements. (Here are some sample tags: Elementary, Middle, High, or K12; Games, Simulation, or Drill and Practice; Multimedia; Math, English, etc.====
 * 5) ====Click "Create"====
 * 6) ====The name of the tool should appear at the top of the wiki page for the tool.====
 * 7) ====Include a hyperlink (the URL for the tool) under the name of the tool.====
 * 8) ====Use the following headings to describe your tool in order to meet the minimum requirements for this assignment:====

o Example in the classroom
You may add other features and elements if you wish. The additions should add content not just fluff.

==== Add bulleting, numbering, hyperlinks, widgets, graphics, and images where appropriate. Make sure that the graphics are proportionate to your text. (Your first instruction on the assignment is "to learn about wikis"....did your study wiki structure? did you see that there are hyperlinks within the entry of the Wiki? Look at the Wikipedia article on "Prince William of Wales".....do you see the hyperlink to United Kingdom.....all of the blue words/phrases are linked to definitions or articles on words/phrases. Do not add links to items that are common knowledge. THe linking to deeper content is a distinguishing feature of a Wiki. The Glogster example includes hyperlinks.====

Check spelling and grammar before you post.
Add your name & date at the bottom of your postings to the wiki.


 * See the xGlogster wiki page as an example of a correctly formatted wiki page.