Wikis

toc A wiki is a website built on a wiki engine, which generally allow users to add new pages, edit existing information, and discuss changes that are made to the wiki. Wikis tend to be developed through user knowledge and collaboration, with the potential for creating a rich and expansive knowledge base.

Perhaps the best known example of a wiki is [|Wikipedia], "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit."

=About= (Benefits and features of wikis)

=Specific Tools= Each wiki is a little bit different; some tips for using this wiki are given in the Wikispaces section below.

Wikispaces
(About Wikispaces)

Create a New Page

 * 1) Make sure the page you wish to create does not already exist.
 * 2) In the top-left navigation area, click the "+" next to "Pages and Files" to create the new page.
 * Give the page a title; it should be descriptive, brief, and broad enough to cover related tech ("Image Editors" rather than "Photoshop").
 * Select "Tech Template" from the template drop-down options; this will automatically load in the page sections and formatting for you.
 * Tag the page with "Tech" for now; other tags will be added based on content later.
 * 1) Fill in the content of the page; this can be done all at once or a little at a time.
 * Placeholder text is given to help with providing content; remove any text that is not replaced, leaving headings (some sections may be blank).
 * For images, the "File" button in the top menu allows you to import an image either from a URL/link or from where it is saved on your computer.
 * To resize the image, click the image and then the "+" or "-" buttons.
 * To give the image a caption, click the image and select the "Add Caption" option.
 * To realign the image within the page, click the image and choose to align left, center, or right.
 * For links, highlight the text you want to link and click the "Link" button in the top menu.
 * For pages within the wiki: select the page from the drop-down options that you want to link to.
 * For pages outside the wiki: choose the left tab "Web Address", then provide the link in the address box.
 * To have a link open in a new tab or window, make sure to check the "New Window" option.
 * For references/citations, insert the "Reference" widget via the "Widget" button in the top menu; provide the reference information below.
 * 1) Preview (button at the top right) the page, then save if it appears how you want it.

Tag the New Page
Once you have created a new page, you should tag your page. At the top right of the page, you will see a "..." option; clicking that will bring up a list of tags with an "edit" button to the right. Be sure to tag your page based on the content; for example, the Image Editors page is tagged with "Image", "Editing", "Photoshop", etc.

Link to the New Page
For each subject area that you provide implementation ideas for, you should link to your new page from that subject page.
 * 1) On the subject page (each is linked from its heading under Implementation Ideas), add the name of your page under whichever category is applicable.
 * 2) Follow the name of the page with a brief example of how that tech could be used in that subject.
 * 3) Highlight the page name to create a link; click the "Link" button in the top menu to create the link.
 * 4) Select your page from the drop-down options.
 * 5) Click the "Link to Anchor?" option; this will allow you to link directly to the English suggestions from the English page, for example.
 * 6) Enter "Implementation Ideas-(Subject)" in the anchor box, where (Subject) is the subject page you are editing (ex: "Implementation Ideas-English").

=Implementation Ideas=

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