Wiki+Editing+Information

Below are some directions related to editing a wiki page, such as the TE 831 course page. Please refer to these instructions, when/if you need to edit this wiki. For more information, visit MSU's MATC Wiki Tutorial Page (which also includes a list of example wikis).
 * Wiki Editing Information **

Click on the page to which you wish to contribute content. Click on the Edit This Page icon link. Type your content into the white box that appears. Click the Save button in the upper, right-hand corner of the box.
 * To Add Text **

To Add Links
Click on the page to which you wish to contribute content. Click on the Edit This Page link. Type your content into the white box that appears. Highlight the part of the text that you want to be hotlinked. Click on the picture of the globe with the chain link on it. When the pop-up window appears, click the External Link button and then type (or copy and paste) your link into the box beside it. Click the OK button in the pop-up window. Click the Save button on the page.

Click here to view a screen cast with more information on how to link a new wiki page to an existing wiki page!

To Add Images or Files
Click on the Edit This Page icon. Click on the File icon in the Editor tool bar (it is a picture of the mountain and sunset). A pop-up window will open. Click the Upload File button and find the image or file from your computer which you want to upload. Please know that you should use a unique identifier for the images or files you upload. For example, a unique identifier includes a description of the file along with your initials (for example: techlessonplan.ejb). Once the image file upload, double-click it. The image file will appear on your wiki page. You can move the image wherever you like on the page. Click the Save button in Editor tool bar.The file can now be downloaded by anyone who views the page. If you do not annotate your image, please be sure to include the source of your image in the caption field of the image tool bar.

To Add Video
Open a browser window and go find the video you want to use. Look for the word "Embed" on the page. Copy all the code next to the word embed (on a PC, Control + c; on a Mac, Apple + c). Now bring up the te831us13.wikispaces.com wiki in a browser window. Go to the page where you want to add content. Click on the "Edit This Page" link. Click on the picture of the T.V. Click on the embedding video and choose the site where you found the video (i.e., YouTube, TeacherTube, Vimeo, etc.) Paste the code you copied into the white box of the pop-up window that appears (on a PC, Control + v; on a Mac, Apple + v). Click the Save button of the pop-up window. Now click the Save button of the page.

=== To Add a New Page (or to link to a page that already exists on the wiki) === Click on the page to which you want the new page to be linked. Click on the "Edit This Page" link. Type the title of your new page into the white box that appears. Highlight the title. Click on the picture of the globe with the chain link on it. When the pop-up window appears, click the "Wiki Link" button and then type the name of your page into the box (keep it short or it messes up lots of things that are time-consuming to fix), or use the drop-down arrow to select a page that already exists on the wiki. Click the "OK" button in the pop-up window. Click the "Save" button on the page. Alternatively, you can also tag a page you create and embed a widget (from the "Widget" menu) on another page, so that any page tagged with the same "tag" shows up in a list. We'll use this wiki function throughout the course, in part because this allows multiple editors/users to be working at the same time without losing/changing someone's work.

To Start a New Discussion
Click on the page where you want to begin a discussion (use the Home page for general discussion items). Next, click the Discussion tab at the top of the page. Type the subject of your message into the Subject box and the content of your message into the large, white box. To make your post easier for others to find, type key words that describe the content of your post into the Key Words box at the top of the page (this step is optional). Now, click Post.

Click on the "My Account" link (aka: your user name) at the top of every wiki page. Click the "Settings" tab. The directions for adding/updating your picture and/or profile are included in the center header. Click on the picture or profile link for the directions to add/update.
 * To Add/Edit/Update your Picture and/or Profile **