Creating,+Editing,+and+Managing+a+Wiki

** Create a New Page, Add and Edit Content **

 * TASK: In your wiki, create a new page and give it a title. ("About Me," for example). Practice the following skills as they are modeled. Save your page and preview it to see how things are displayed. **


 * 1) **Choose a theme and color for the wiki**
 * 2) **Lock pages**
 * 3) **Heading sizes and styles**
 * 4) **Bullets and numbering**
 * 5) **Add a hyperlink**
 * 6) **Upload a file or image**
 * 7) **Explore widgets**

Managing the Wiki

 * TASK: Explore the Help menu to learn about how to manage the wiki. **


 * 1) **Content**
 * 2) **People**
 * 3) **Settings**
 * 4) **Tools**

Best Practices and Assessment

 * Before you get started using your wiki with students, there are a number of things to consider. The article below gives some tips on best practice. **


 * 10 Best Practices for using wikis in education **


 * Assessing the content and technical aspects of a collaborative space such as a wiki can be challenging. This teacher provides some rubrics she uses to assess some of her digital projects. Time permitting, browse the Internet for additional ways to assess grading a wiki. Post any links with a brief description to the discussion thread on this page. **

Coolcatteacher Rubric Assessment

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