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Tutorials

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TOC

  1. Week 1
    1. Introduction: Welcome to Dr. Cash Wiki!
    2. Getting started: Requesting Access, Creating an Account, Navigating the Workspace.
    3. Creation: Assignment
  2. Week 2
    1. Organization and Naming Conventions
    2. Scanning Documents
    3. Uploading Pictures/Files
      1. From a camera
      2. From a website
      3. From your email
      4. From your computer
    4. Embedding Plugins
      1. Insert Plugins / Embedding
      2. Web 2.0
    5. Assignment
  3. Week 3
    1. More Web 2.0
      1. Spellingcity.com
  4. Tutorials Respository
  5. Examples Respository

 

Week 1

Introduction: Welcome to Dr. Cash Wiki!

 

 

Getting started: Requesting Access, Creating an Account, Navigating the Workspace.

  • Requesting Access
    • Dr. Cash wiki is a publicly viewable wiki, but to add or edit content you have to be authorized.
    • Refer to the video under tutorials repository section.
  • Creating an Account
    • Once you are approved for access you will get an email.
    • You have to create an account with PBWorks.
    • Refer to the video under tutorials repository section.
  • Navigating the workspace
    • Navigate and roam around the wiki.
    • Things to notice:
      • Layout (the way the site is layed out on the screen)
      • Right panel
      • Sidebar
      • Navigation Bar
      • Edit Write Save.

 

Creation: Assignment

  • Create page
    • Create a page and title it your First and Last name followed by Example.      ex. John Doe Example
  • Contents of table
    • Create a table with 3 rows and 2 columns.
    • In the table you have to include your a link to your favorite external website.   ex. Google
    • An internal link to your grade team home.     ex. 1st Grade Team home
    • a link to a file.      ex. sitemap document
    • Copy a sentence or phrase from Turning On the Lights article by highlighting text and then using command + C. Then, paste it inside the table using command + V.
    • Remove the last row in the table. Mac users hold the "Ctrl" key while you click on the row you want to delete. PC users just right-click. In the dropdown menu, go to row and choose delete row.
  • Response to the video, "Pay Attention".
    • Begin by adding a horizontal line after the table. (Icon underneath spellcheck)
    • Type your response.

 

 

Google 1st Grade Team home
sitemap document

ex.  Copy a sentence or phrase from anywhere by highlighting text and then using command + C. 

 

 

 

Week 2

 

Organization and Naming Conventions

  • Uniformity
    • Pictures/Files
      • Description - date(mm-dd-yy)
      • ex.      December newsletter.doc
      • ex.      5th grade hall - 11-20-09
      • non-ex.      me.jpg
      • non-ex.      31231245.pdf
  • Files in folders for easy retrieval
    • Choose the appropriate folder for your file
      • grade level newsletter in your grade level folder not in school news.

 

Scanning Documents

  • Scanning Documents (link to page with pictures of the process)
  • Mrs. Arellano will guide you through the process and the settings. 
    • Adding your email to the address book
      • Choose from Office, Teachers, or TA.
    • Settings
      • PDF
      • 200 dpi for text
      • 300 or 400 dpi comes out clearer but creates bigger files. (more megabytes)
      • send settings
        • document name
        • email subject

 

 

Uploading Pictures/Files

  • From a camera

    • take the picture
    • use a card reader to plug in through usb
    • find picture and copy it to your computer (usually in a folder named DCIM)
    • rename the pictures. (optional)
    • ready to upload
      • choose upload files
      • navigate to file/picture location
      • choose a maximum of 10 at a time
      • save in appropriate folder. Create one if necessary.

  • From a website

    • find the file/picture
    • right-click the file/picture (mac: ctrl key pressed while clicking)
    • choose "save link as" for files
    • choose "save image as" for pictures
    • choose destination on your computer and name it
    • click ok or save
    • ready for upload
      • choose upload files
      • navigate to file/picture location
      • choose a maximum of 10 at a time
      • save in appropriate folder. Create one if necessary.

  • From your email

    • find the file/picture under the attachments
    • right-click the file/picture (mac: ctrl key pressed while clicking)
    • choose "save link as" for files
    • choose "save image as" for pictures
    • choose destination on your computer and name it
    • click ok or save
    • ready for upload
      • choose upload files
      • navigate to file/picture location
      • choose a maximum of 10 at a time
      • save in appropriate folder. Create one if necessary.

  • From your computer

    • find the file/picture in your computer
    • know where it is
      • ex. under documents, pictures, desktop
    • ready to upload
      • choose upload files
      • navigate to file/picture location
      • choose a maximum of 10 at a time
      • save in appropriate folder. Create one if necessary.

 

 

Embedding Plugins

  • Insert Plugins / Embedding

    • HTML & Gadgets(for use with Slideshare.net presentations, Animoto, many more embeds)
      • HTML/Javascript
        • space to paste code (code found under embed at the plugin source)
        • Always checkmark the box that asks to allow on the bottom left-hand side
        • preview (might only show a green rectangle but it is ok)
        • click ok
    • Video & Photo
      • Teachertube Video
        • copy the embed code from a teachertube video
        • paste it
        • preview and then click ok

  • Web 2.0

    • Introduction

    • Teachertube.com (login required create account)

      • you can find videos you want to use and copy the embed code ( command + C)

      • you can also upload your own videos

        • supports mpeg, wmv, avi, mov, mpg, flv, mp4, m4v

        • click on upload

        • fill in the information

        • search for video through browse

        • upload

        • wait for approval/revision by teachertube staff

    • Slideshare.net (login required create account)

      • create slideshows from your powerpoints or documents

      • login

      • upload powerpoint/document

      • fill in settings

      • publish

      • wait a minute

      • go to my slidespace

      • click on your presentation/document

      • copy the embed code

      • follow embedding procedures

    • Animoto.com (login required create account make sure that it is for education to get full access [link:] http://animoto.com/education/  )
      • create slideshows from pictures and videos
      • login
      • create video
      • full length
        • images
        • music
        • finalize
      • create video
      • wait
      • video toolbox
        • embed code
        • copy
      • ready to embed follow the embedding procedure
    • Proprofs.com (login required create account)
      • Creating a quiz
        • Quiz School
        • Create a Quiz
        • Create a Graded Quiz
        • login
        • Quiz details
          • Title, tags, description
        • Questions
          • Multiple choice
          • Fill in the blank
          • Essay (always marks it wrong) take into account when grading by adding bonus points to compense)
        • Options
          • Scoring
          • Messages
          • Accessibility
            • Store score reports
            • Make grades and comments private
        • create quiz
        • copy embed code
        • follow embedding procedures
      • Checking scores
        • My Profile/ Quizzes
        • Choose quiz
        • Score reports

 

Assignment

  • Personal Classroom Page
    • Schedule
    • Announcements
    • Reminders
    • Subjects (Links to individual pages or right on the homepage)
      • Reading
      • Math
      • Science
      • Social Studies
    • Lesson Plans
      • Upload Lesson Plans
    • Rules
    • Homework (link to HW page or directly on homepage)
  • Embed a video from teachertube.com
  • Create and embed an animoto video.
  • Create and embed a slideshare.net presentation from either a powerpoint or a document.
  • Create and embed a proprofs.com quiz

 

 

 

 

Week 3

 

More Web 2.0

 

  • Spellingcity.com

    • Description

      • SpellingCity is a new and innovative interactive educational site used to help children of all ages improve their spelling skills and expand their vocabulary.

      • SpellingCity is widely used by teachers and parents to teach students how to spell by creating and saving individual and unique spelling lists.

      • The approach of SpellingCity is to enforce the elements of Spelling through interactive learning.

      • SpellingCity offers over 41,000 words and sentences.  Each of the words is spoken by a "real" human voice to offer the student more clarity.  With each created list, a student has the option to: Teach Me, Test Me, or Play A Game.

      • The "Teach Me" option allows students to reflect on each word of their spelling list while the list and coordinating sentence are being read aloud.
      • The "Test Me" option allows students to take a test from any spelling list at any time.  This test option gives the students the ability to hear just the word or have a sentence read.
      • The "Play A Game" option allows students to play a variety of learning games with any spelling list.  SpellingCity offers learning games such as
    • Application

 

 

 

 

You can refer to the user manual here: http://usermanual.pbworks.com/

 

PBWorks Manual on links

 

 

 

 

 

Tutorials Respository

 

Page with a video tutorial
 Time Notes

Requesting Access

 

 0:52 This explains how to request access to the drcash wiki since it can only be edited by registered users.

Creating an account after approval

 

 1:26 Short tutorial on how to create an account after being approved by the administrator in PBWorks.

Approving or Denying Users

 

 0:57 This is for wiki administrators only.

Creating the wiki

http://www.slideshare.net/leah.jensen/how-to-create-an-educational-wiki-using-pbworks

 

 34 slides Slideshow that takes you from scratch up to a full fledged wiki.

 

 

 

 

 

Examples Respository

 

Example pages
 Version Notes Source
Example Mr. Tellese's 5th grade wiki 1.0 This comes from mr Nicolas Tellese's (5th grade) wiki. His approach is through simplicity making it very clear to understand.

     FrontPage (Oct 2009). In http://mrtelles.pbworks.com/

Retrieved Novemeber 4, 2009.
       
       
       

 

 

 

 

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