Integrate+Technology

= = =Wikispaces:=

1. Visit www.wikispaces.com 2. Create a personal account with your name (this will be your username), your password, and an email address. 3. You may be taken to a page to 'fix' your username...fix it. 4. You have an option to create a wikipage at this point. If you plan on creating one for your class, click 'yes'. 5. Complete the 'form' and click 'join.' 6. You will be on YOUR NEW PAGE!!! 7. To construct your page you will be most concerned with the 'edit' tab, which will bring up the editing menu. 8. To adjust the color scheme, insert image, etc. click on 'manage wiki.'

=To join another wikispace:= 1. Enter the wiki page you wish to visit in your browser. 2. Once the page appears there is an option to 'join this wiki' in the menu bar. 3. Click on 'join this wiki' and the administrator will have to 'accept' you before you will be able to participate in discussions. You will immediately have the ability to navigate the content on the page regardless of being a member of the page.

What is a widget?
A widget is any multi-media tool that you embed into your page; examples can include videos, audio clips, calendars, RSS feeds, etc. You can goodle search 'widgets' or search for something more specific like 'song list widget' etc. Your goal is to find the 'embed' option; most sites will include an HTML code that you can copy and paste into your 'insert widget HTML' option on the page and viola!

Two examples that I have used on our page are the countdown clock and the song from [|www.grooveshark.com]