1. HOW TO CREATE A PB WORKS WIKI Prepared by: Jo-Anne Gibson Teacher-Librarian Acadia Junior High

2. What is a Wiki? Wikis in Plain English By Lee Le Fever http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis- plain-english

3. What is a Wiki? A wiki is a “quick” easy-to-use web page that multiple people can edit. What’s a wiki good for? Group projects Individual student projects Portfolios Sharing of resources and links Keeping students, parents and other teachers informed Classroom calendar

4. What’s a good site to use? pbworks is a free, easy to use site. It takes 60 seconds to create and no knowledge of html is necessary; you and your class can start using it in less than 5 minutes! To get started, go to: pbworks.com

5. Who controls the content? Whoever had permission to edit it. The site creator controls this. As the administrator, an email will be sent to you when changes are made indicating who made the changes so you can check the content and make changes, if necessary. Wikis can be private or public, depending on your settings.

6. Can I attach files, pictures or video clips? Absolutely!

7. Is my data safe? Yes. Data is backed up hourly by pbworks. Different versions of pages are saved so you can revert to an earlier version if necessary. It’s a great opportunity to practice student netiquette!

8. Getting Started http://pbworks.com Choose the Educator’s Version

9. No Adds: Go Educational Sign Up Now

10. Basic Works Great in the Classroom

11. Sign Up and Create Account

12. Check your Email Follow the directions on the email from pbworks to activate your site. You may need to check your “junk mail.” Write down your site address (URL) for future reference

13. Follow the link to your wiki

14. Here’s your wiki!

15. Wiki features EditCreate a Page Upload Files Front Page Pages & Files Settings Help

16. Settings Change the look Add a Logo Add Users Modify Security Features

17. Add Users Choose Permission Levels Create accounts for Students without email Add users with email

18. Adding Students Without Email Follow the easy steps

19. Workspace Security Who can view Who can edit Who can access Who can comment

20. Edit Features Don’t forget to Save your work! Just like using a Word Processor

21. New Page Give your page a name

22. Create the Sidebar Edit the Sidebar

23. To link a page to the SideBar 1. Type the name of the page here 3. Click on appropriate page here Page will now be linked and shown in sidebar 2. Highlight it

24. Linking Files (Word, PP, ect.) 1. Must be in Edit 2. Select “Image & Files 3. Upload Files 4. After file has loaded, select the file and it will automatically appear linked on your page. or 4. Highlight text and select the file you want to link.

25. Adding Pictures 1. Must be in Edit 2. Select “Images & Files” 3. Upload Picture from file 4. When picture has loaded, click it and it will appear on your page.

26. Linking Websites on Wiki Pages 1. Must be in Edit 2. Highlight text you want linked, if desired 3. Select Insert/Edit Link 4. Select URL Link Type 5. Add URL 6. Click OK

27. Page Changes/Revisions Delete Move Edit Rename Revisions

28. Adding Comments Depending on the settings, comments can be added on every page.

29. Plugin Fun Calendar Spreadsheet Tables Google Gadgets Videos Web 2.0 applications Number of visitors Chat Room Slide and photoshows Must be in Edit Select the Plugin icon

30. Can’t Find Your Wiki? Go to: pbworks.com and sign in All your wikis are found on your account dashboard