[h1]Creating an Engrade Wiki[/h1]

An Engrade wiki is the easiest way for teachers to share educational information with students and fellow teachers. Each wiki is a web-based document that can contain [b][u]formatted text[/u][/b], [index.php links], images, YouTube videos, and [http://flashcards.engrade.com/ Engrade Flashcards]. This page itself is an Engrade wiki. Use Engrade Wikis to make: o Student study guides & notes o Class websites o Class syllabi o Lesson plans o Full textbooks Your wikis will be online, available to students 24/7, and sharable with teachers around the world.

What is an Engrade Wiki?

To make a wiki: 1. First, [login.php login] or [signup.php signup] for Engrade. 2. Hover you mouse over [em]Apps[/em] 3. Click on [em]Wikis[/em] 4. Click [em][wiki-add.php Create New Wiki][/em] on the left. There you can enter the basic information for your wiki such as name and description. Please make this information as specific as possible in order to help other teachers find your lessons in the directory. You will also choose a [i]Wiki ID[/i] which will be part of your wiki's public URL: http://wikis.engrade.com/{wiki ID}

Creating a New Wikis

Each page of your wiki will be divided into sections. Each section will have a title and a body (this gray bar above and this text is one section on this wiki page). To add the first section to your wiki, click the [em]Add New Section[/em] button. There you can choose which type of section to add: [b]Text[/b] - where you can enter text or [http://wikis.engrade.com/wiki_etml ETML] [b]Image[/b] - upload or select a previously uploaded image in your account to display [b]Video[/b] - enter the URL of a YouTube or Vimeo video to display [b]Flashcards[/b] - enter the URL of [http://flashcards.engrade.com Engrade Flashcards] to display Once you've added a section you'll notice that when you hover your mouse over it, several links will appear in the upper right. Use the links to edit that section: [em]Edit[/em] Click this to edit the content of that section [em]Delete[/em] Click this to delete the entire section from the page [em]Up[/em] Click this to move the section above the previous section on the page [em]Down[/em] Click this to move the section below the next section on the page Note that if you're displaying your wiki to others (for example, projecting it during class) you may wish to hide all of the editing buttons. To do this, simply click the [em]Toggle Editing[/em] link in the upper right corner of the page. This will hide editing links on all page on all of your wikis until you click that link again.

Adding a New Section

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when creating Wikis: 1. Use the sections. Entering information via multiple sections (instead of one big section) allows students to more easily process each section as a small piece of information, before moving on. Doing this also allows students to quickly jump to the specific section they're looking for. 2. Add video. There are many great education videos on YouTube and Vimeo that can assist in your wiki, adding one to your wiki can really help hold students' attention. 3. Add flashcards at the end of your wiki. [http://flashcards.engrade.com Engrade Flashcards] are not only flashcards, but also have built-in matching and multiple choice tests. Adding flashcards allows students to give themselves a mini review quiz to make sure they've understood the wiki.

Tips for Making Amazing Wikis

A list of your wikis will be publicly available for students and colleagues at http://www.engrade.com/{YOURUSERNAME} You can see all the wikis made by teachers in our community at [http://wikis.engrade.com/] Wikis in the community are ranked by [i]Likes[/i]. You can [i]Like[/i] other teachers' wikis in order to move them to the top of the directory. Teachers whose wikis receive the most likes are given the title of Top Wiki Makers and are listed here: [http://wikis.engrade.com/users]

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