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== If you need any assistance, please go to Atomic Learning. Remember to login using your username@mssd14.org and your password for school. Go to "Training Library" menu at the top, "Technology Skills", "English" to find the software you need to learn about. ==

Join Wikispaces
Wikis are simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together. In order to edit our MSMSTech Wiki, you'll need to join wikispaces and our class wiki.

** Follow the instructions below to join Wikispaces. **

 * 1) Click on the Wikispaces link.
 * 2) Use your school username and school password when you join wikispaces. Use your personal email.
 * 3) Double check your spelling before you click **JOIN**.
 * 4) Go to your email account to confirm the joining of Wikispaces. Do so now.
 * 5) Join our MSMSTech wiki by clicking on the "//**join this wiki**//" link in the upper left corner of the screen.
 * 6) Wait for Mrs. Casey to accept your submission to the wiki. While you are waiting, view the presentation below.
 * 7) View slides.

Create a new page on our wiki after you have viewed the presentation.

 * 1) Click on //**New Page**// in the upper left.
 * 2) Name your page with your first name only and then click the "**//Create//**" Button.
 * 3) Click on the "**//Edit//**" link in the upper right corner.
 * 4) Add content to your page. This page should be an "All About Me" page without adding personal information like your address, age, etc. Stick to your interests and likes. Add an image or two. Be sure to cite the internet page and owner of any images you use on the internet. If you have a website, add the link. If you have a fun you tube video, try embedding the video. Use the above tutorial to help you learn how to load objects to your page.

= ***Remember - You can always find help by using the help menu in the upper right corner of your screen.** =

**Getting Started**

 * **Click on the edit button above to put your own content on this page.**


 * **To invite new members, click on** Manage Wiki **and** Invite People**.**


 * **To change your wiki's colors or theme, click on** Manage Wiki **and** Look and Feel**.**


 * **To set who can view and edit your wiki, click on** Manage Wiki **and** Permissions**.

Need Help?

 * Click on the help link above to learn more about how to use your wiki.

Three great ways to communicate with others:
 * Blogs, you can write, publish, and comment.
 * Forums, converse, post ideas, and respond.
 * Wikis, create, publish, comment, converse, post ideas, respond, share, edit, collaborate, and engage with others.

A wiki is an easy to use web page that multiple people can edit. You can control who sees your wiki by inviting specific people with unique user names and passwords. Wiki's allow multiple people to participate in group projects. You can see who made additions or changes to wiki page editing. Pages are easy to create and you can post videos, calendars, files, and pictures.

Free Wiki sites:
 * pbwiki

Wikis in Plain English
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The following guidelines are taken from Mr. Wildboer's wiki =Guidelines=

These are guidelines to keep in mind whenever editing or commenting the wiki.
 * **Add value.** If you're editing, make sure you improving what already existed on the page. If you create a page, make sure it's something that might be useful for others. If you're leaving comments they shouldn't be personal attacks. You can disagree with comments and challenge the thoughts of others, but don't go after the individual. Instead explain your position and why you disagree.
 * **Remember your manners**. This site can be viewed by anyone, anywhere. Anyone can also view every change made (even if you go back and re-edit). This is a great feature (you won't lose info even if your computer crashes!), but could cause problems if you're posting first & writing second.
 * **Punctuate. Spell. Capitalize.** You won't necessarily be graded on punctuation and grammar, but that's no excuse to have no punctuation or type everything as one lower-case run-on sentence. Remember that others can view this work and it should reflect your best effort.
 * **Cite your sources.** If you got information from another website, book, or magazine, be sure you provide a link to that website or mention you got it from the book or magazine (even if you've put the information into your own words). Unless you actually took the picture yourself, be sure to at least provide a link back to where you found the picture.
 * **Use your own words.** Never copy directly from a source. Be sure you put the information into words in a way that makes sense to you. Simply copying and pasting doesn't show that you understand the information.