Step+2+-+Wikis

Before we go any further let's talk about using this wiki and creating a wiki.

Why in the world would you want to use a wiki?

A wiki is an online collaborative document that can be edited and accessed by many people. For a quick explanation watch this video:

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Here are some directions for using wikispaces:

Let play with a wiki. Right click on the link below and choose Open In New Tab. That way you have this page and the other wiki open at the same time.

http://nisus.wikispaces.com/

You can log in using one of these usernames and passwords. Lets go around the room and select them so we all don't pick the first one:

Username, Password: nisus20,nisus20 nisus21,nisus21 nisus22,nisus22 nisus23,nisus23 nisus24,nisus24 nisus25,nisus25 nisus26,nisus26 nisus27,nisus27 nisus28,nisus28 nisus29,nisus29 nisus30,nisus30

Now you are a student. Click on the menu item - New Page. Create a page for you. You can name it whatever you like.

Now that everyone has a page lets play.

First edit the page by clicking EDIT at the top right hand corner. This gives you a window to type in like a word document.

Next add a picture or file. See the word File at the top? Click that button. It offers you a way to add a picture either from the internet using an External Link or you can Upload a file from your computer. Go ahead and add the picture or file.

Now you are going to add a link. See the word Link at the top? Click that button and add a link to your page by either typing or copy/paste a link into the given box.

This is how easy it is. There is one small glitch we have found in wikis and this is VERY IMPORTANT. If 2 people are editing the same page at the same time one may delete the other's work. Our suggestion is to type up what you want to add in a word document and then Copy/Paste. That reduces any overlap time one user would have with another.