How+to+start+a+wiki

**Setting up YOUR wikispaces:**

 * go to the wikispaces homepage: wikispaces**
 * 1. The right side has a box for information to fill out. Do so. I would recommend username: first namelast name password: birthday or ncwise #**
 * 2. Make sure your username and wikispaces name are THE SAME. You don't want to get confused!!**

**Wordle:**
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 * Create a wordle by going to the website: [|www.wordle.net]
 * Click on "Create"
 * Type as many words as you want into the first box. Do not use commas or press enter. Just put one space between each word.
 * TIP: Typing a word more than once into the box will make it appear bigger than the other words. So, if there's a word you want to stand out, type it two or three times!
 * When you're done tpying the words you want, click "GO." You cannot go back and add more words after clicking "Go," so make sure you're ready!
 * Your worlde will appear in random colors, layouts, fonts, and backgrounds. All of this is easy to change. Simply use the menu at the top of your wordle to change the colors, the way the words appear, the font, and the shape.
 * Once you're done, click "Save to public gallery" at the bottom right.
 * Give your wordle a title and click "OK"
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and copt the embed code.
 * Go back to your wiki page and click "edit" (if you haven't already)
 * click on the "Widget" in the Editor box. This is the box with the TV icon on it.
 * Click on the "Videio" on the left side of the box that opens.
 * Click on "Other" at the bottom. A new box will open.
 * Paste the embed code that you copied from the wordle website into the box. Click on "Save."
 * Now, a little blue box with the words "Other Widget will show up in your wiki page.
 * Click on the "Save" in the editor box, and then your Wordle should appear! It might be small, but if you click on your wordle, it will take you to a new window where your Wordle is big and bneautiful! :)

**Using Voice Thread:**

 * Voice Thread is an awesome tool to use in your wiki!!
 * Here is a one-miute totorial on how to make a VoiceThread!! It's so easy and you can do it in a flash!
 * [|Voice Thread]


 * Use your own pictures or find pictures online to use in your VoiceThread. If you use picture you found online, make sure that you are not infringing on the copyright. Most images found online are OK to use, **BUT YOU MUST CITE THEM!** Copy and paste the link to the picture on your wiki if you use any images found online.
 * A great source for images is [|Wikimedia Commons]

**To use a picture found online, follow these easy instructions.**

 * 1) Log in to VoiceThread. Click on "Create"
 * 2) Step #1 says "Upload from." Click on "URL" to upload a picture directly from a link. We will paste a URL into this field momentarily.
 * 3) Find the picture you want to use in your VoiceThread. I'd recommend opening a new tab or window to look for a picture. For example, I found a picture of a jungle to use in my VoiceThread in Wikimedia Commons by searching for "jungle."
 * 4) Click on the thumbnail, which will take you to a page that contains the picture and the copyright information. Check the copyright info to see if you are permitted to use the picture.
 * 5) If so, click on the picture again. This will take you to a new page that contains the picture only.
 * 6) Copy the link from the address bar.
 * 7) Paste the link into the "URL" field on VoiceThread that we were at in step #2.
 * 8) Click on "import." Your picture should be immediately imported into your VoiceThread.
 * 9) Repeat if you are using more than one image.


 * **Commenting:** After adding a picture or pictures to your VoiceThread, you are ready for the next step of commenting. Click on "Step 2: Comment." It will take you to your slide. Click on "Comment." Click on the phone to use your phone to comment, the video camera to use a webcam to comment, "record" to use your mic to comment, "type" to use your keyboard to comment, or the up arrow to upload a audio comment (i.e. if you used Sound Recorder, Media Player, etc. to record your voice and then saved it on your desktop).

How to embed your VoiceThread on your wiki page:

 * 1) ===Click on "Step 3: Share." This will save your VoiceThread.===
 * 2) ===At the bottom of the page, click on "Embed." This will open a new box.===
 * 3) ===Copy everything in the "embed code" field.===
 * 4) ===Go to your wiki page, click "edit" (if you haven't already).===
 * 5) ===Move your cursor to where you would like your VoiceThread to appear in your page.===
 * 6) ===Click on "Widget" in the Editor box. This is the box with the TV icon in it.===
 * 7) ===Click on "Video" on the left side of the box that opens.===
 * 8) ===Click on "Other" at the bottom. A new box will open.===
 * 9) ===Paste the embed code that you copied from VoiceThread into the box.===
 * 10) ===Click on "Save."===
 * 11) ===Now, a little blue box with the words "Other Widget" will show up in your wiki page.===
 * 12) ===Click on "Save" in th editor box, and then your VoiceThread should appear!===

**Using Bubbl:**

 * Go to the Bubbl website: [|Bubbl - Brainstorming Clouds]
 * Click on "Start brainstorming"
 * Type a word into the first bubble that appears. For example, if you are creating a Bubbl about a theme of the story, you might type in "humanity."
 * Hit enter. Every time you hit the enter key, a new bubble will branch off of the previous bubble.
 * If you want more than one bubble to branch of your very first bubble, click on the middle bottom key that is within the original bubble.
 * Feel free to play around with the colors of your bubbles by using the key that looks like a rainbow (within each bubble).
 * When you are done with your Bubbl, click on the menu key at the bottom right.
 * Click on "export"
 * Click on "OK" near the top right of the screen to export the Bubbl as an image and a JPEG file.
 * Name your Bubbl and save it to your desktop.
 * Go to your wiki page and click "edit" (if you haven't already).
 * In the Editor box, click on "File" (the button with an icon that looks like a picture).
 * A new box called "Images and Files" will open. Click on "Upload files."
 * Find the Bubbl you just saved to your desktop and click on it. Then click "open."
 * It should then appear in the list of files in the "Images and Files" box. Click on it. This adds the file to your wiki page.
 * Click "Save" in the Editor box.

How to create and embed your ToonDoo:

 * See me for account information.
 * After logging in, click on "ToonDoo Maker" in the upper right corner area.
 * Use the tabs at the top of the page to navigate your way through creating your cartoon strip. You can choose from a ton of characters, backgrounds, props, clip art, etc. and add text boxes that say whatever you want them to!
 * When you're done editing your ToonDoo, roll your mouse over the first button at the top left that says "ToonDoo Start Here." Click on either floppy disk icon to save your ToonDoo.
 * Give it a title.
 * Click on "keep it private"
 * Click on "Publish"
 * Then click on "Go To Page," which will take you to a page containing your ToonDoo.
 * At the top left, roll your mouse on to "Toons" and click on "My Toondoos"
 * This will take you to a page with all of the toons made in this account. Find yours and click on it.
 * This will open a box containing your Toondoo and a lot of icons at the bottom. Click on the symbol that looks like this: <>. When you scroll over it, it should say "Grab the embed code"
 * Click on the first button that appears, which says "Copy FLASH embed code." The button should say "COPIED" when you've clicked on it.
 * Go to your wiki page and click edit (if you haven't already)
 * Click on the Widget button in the Editor box (the one with the TV icon)
 * Click on "Video" on the left.
 * Click on "Other"
 * Paste the embed code into the box.
 * Click save.
 * A little blue box that says "Other Widget" should appear in your wiki.
 * Click "Save" in the Editor box. Your ToonDoo should appear!