TETC+2008

For all the wikihaulics, or soon to become ones: my email address is: tischann.nye@mnps.org

Create a teacher wiki: [|www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100k]
 * May I humbly offer:**


 * All the power points that I've used to share wikis: (feel free to download and alter to your needs)**


 * Links to Wiki resources**

quick reference guide on creating a wiki: http://www.mnps.org/Page31165.aspx

If discussion monitoring is important to you try pbwiki: [|www.pbwiki.com] We also talked about a site that allows you to create tests and is similar to a wiki... called [|www.quia.com] it costs $50 a year

**Wiki Examples**
Research projects online http://arrrpirates.wikispaces.com/ Timeline project http://cmstimeline.pbwiki.com/ Youth sharing their schools http://youthwiki.wikispaces.com/ Answers to just about anything http://wiki.answers.com/ List of educational wikis http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis Project SciCast: website created by a science teacher from Martha Vaught with video experiments and podcasts of his lessons http://www.projectscicast.com/VideoCasts.html Using wikis as [|student portfolios]

Picture Bank: on PCs Here are some pictures that you can use: Where to find videos to add to a wiki: [|www.teachertube.com] World clocks, calendars, etc. way cool!!! : [] Neat Text effects: [|www.cooltext.com] Download a youTube video by using [|www.keepvid.com] To add an audio file to a powerpoint try: [|www.myplick.com] To create word art: go to [|www.wordle.net]
 * I want some pizazz... where's some cool stuff to add to my site?**
 * 1) Right click on the picture you want and choose "save as picture"
 * 2) Go to your wiki and click "Edit this Page"
 * 3) When the editor bar appears, click on the picture to the tree (located in the middle of the toolbar, next to the picture of the TV) if you hover your mouse over the icon it says "Insert Images and Files"
 * 4) When the "Insert a File" box appears click on "Browse" in the lower part of the box.
 * 5) Navigate to the location of the file and choose "open" or simply hit the enter key
 * 6) Click on "upload"
 * 7) Wait a few moments for the file to load into your website
 * 8) When the file appears in the box, double click to insert it into your page
 * 9) Be sure to click "Save" to save any changes.
 * 1) Click on "create" Type or paste text into the box
 * 2) Then click "go"
 * 3) Once word picture is created you can save the picture by clicking on your "Prnt Scrn" ( print screen ) key in the upper right corner of your keyboard.
 * 4) Then open up Microsoft Office Publisher
 * 5) Choose a blank document
 * 6) Right click on the blank page and choose paste (or do "Ctrl V)
 * 7) Then click once on your picture, a floating picture menu will appear,
 * 8) click on the crop button and crop off the unwanted parts of the picture.
 * 9) Once it is cropped to satisfaction, right click on the picture and choose "Save as picture"
 * 10) You will then be able to upload it in your wiki like the one below

If you have an Apple, use garageband and save the file as an mp3 so anyone can listen. Otherwise use Audacity, a free download  http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ site for downloading the audacity software, be sure to download the Beta 1.3 version for advanced users
 * Podcasting**:

 http://www.podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/index.php?t=browse_genre&g=audio podcast safe audio, since you can't use your own CD's to add music to your podcasts (copywright laws forbid this) here is a site created by musicians who want to get their music out in the world and have given permission for it's use in non-commercial ventures. **word of caution, podsafe doesn't necessarily mean school safe, so be aware of what you download and definitely download a few choices for your students to use instead of letting them explore the entire site**

 http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/sounds.htm free sound effects.

 http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php Rubistar site for creating rubrics quick and easy

 Bookmarks:  If you use a free site to save favorites for your site it is a great way to share sites, keep them organized and keep you sane.  A great free one is Porta Portal - just link it to your wiki and you are able to add content without even accessing your wiki.  [|www.portaportal.com]

 another one we discussed was delicioushttp://delicious.com/