Intro+-+Around+Wikispaces+in+90+Minutes


 * Around Wikispaces in 90 Minutes ** - A wiki is basically a website that can be edited whilst online. With an EDIT and a SAVE button on the site, multiple people can enter information into the wiki and it can easily be edited from any computer with internet access. It is designed to allow people to create and edit web pages without any knowledge of HTML. Wikispaces hosts your online site and for Education it is free and without adverts. You can choose to have a wiki just for viewing, open to all or only to members for editing. You can collaborate and share with colleagues as well as your students.

Wikispaces are organic and develop easily and quickly. As the organizer you can oversee and nurture your site and allow it to be a collaboration of work from many different people. Alternatively, it can be a specialist site with you as the author. Either way the rise of the wiki has turned the Internet into an easy-to-use library of reference and a gallery of information.

Throughout this workshop you will learn how to set-up a Wikispace, create pages, add content, create links and hyperactivity, and embed some useful widgets and resources to produce a classroom website and digital resource. Page layouts can be enhanced with images and buttons, and by adding some navigation and search features such as table of contents and tags, the Wikispace will take on a truly authentic and personalized look.

Participants should bring their own laptops wherever possible. Any soft copy reference material, images, files etc that you may want to add to the wiki would be beneficial.