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1. Water readily accessible 0 uns Humantiy Liquid Gas and Solid emo Cornerstone of Life gs Lifeblood of Civilization Uses for Water Water s Impact on History EE A Chemical Analysis My Favorites Earth Humantiy My Changes Default SharpScheal SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis Ill My Changes The My Changes box lists the pages you have edited Much like the Recent New Pages box the most recently edited page is at the top of the list while the oldest edit is at the bottom Earth Default readily accessible Humantiy Civilization My Files Iwallofchina jpg va Mi Liquid Gas and Solid taj mahal ipg pyramids jpg Water can exist in the forms of liquid water gas water vapor or water table jpg solid ice Many other substances can exist in multiple forms but earth 0011 jpg few other substances appear in all their forms in the average person s daily life IV My Files The My Files box lists files that you have uploaded to the wiki It lists the most recent item at the top of the box and the oldest item at the bottom My Changes Earth Default readily accessible Humantiy Civilization My Files 2 wallofchina jpg bad D Liquid Gas and Solid Zltaj mahal jpg pyramids jpg Water can exist in the forms of liquid water gas water vapor or water table jpg solid ice Many other substances can exist in multiple forms but Jearth 0012. Chapter 11 Wikis SHARPSCHOOL USER MANUAL CHAPTER 11 WIKIS For more information please SharpSchee www SEGRE TEE asp ae Helping Schools Suc SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis TABLE OF CONTENTS Sharpsches Helping Schools Succeed SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis 1 Introduction The introduction of the wiki has revolutionized the way we view share and create content The traditional method of content creation is a slow time consuming process that results in a static document Wikis on the other hand can grow quite rapidly and produce a dynamic living document that can constantly evolve as new information is introduced However with a new method of content creation comes a new host of challenges which must be managed and overcome This chapter will teach you how to overcome these challenges and make wikis a valuable part of your SharpSchool experience NJ Key Information In order to create a wiki page the user must first log into the site using their Username and Password SIGNUP User Name Signup Password Forgot Password Parent Signup l If you have not yet registered with the site you can request access by clicking on the Signup button This will prompt you to create a profile which is automatically routed for approval to an administrator Note If you do not see the Signup link your site s administrators may have removed it Il If you
3. a teacher page or other pages There is a greater focus on linking between pages and the editor has some different options but the basics are similar I Adding a New Page Step 1 From the wiki page click on the New Page tab Step 2 Type the name of your new page into the Page Name field and press the Create Page button Home New Page All Pages All Files Configure Wiki Syntax Create a New Page Gage Name Humanity Create Page p im ll Setting a Default Page Step I Click on the All Pages tab Step2 You will see a list of all the pages contained within your wiki There is also a column labeled Default You can change the default page by clicking the radio button beside the appropriate Page Name Home New Page ll Pages All Files Configure Wiki Syntax Search Keywords Find view an Wiki includes the following Pages GP Add Page Page Name Created By My Favorite Default Page Action Civilization ed johnson Default ed johnson Earth ed johnson ed johnson ed johnson Humantiy ed johnson ice ed johnson Life ed johnson Oceans ed johnson readily accessible ed johnson water ed johnson water vapor ed johnson eccoececoce i E Sharpschs SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis Ill Editing a Wiki Once you have some pages and you have selected your default page it is time to start adding the content This is done by editing the existing pages Step 1 Click on All
4. ed johnson Created On 06 24 2009 11 35 AM lt toc gt Water common controls Wiki WikiFi Liquid Gas and Solid Water can exist in the forms o ICornerstone of Life Life as we know it depends ILifeblood of Civilization lt d Civilization is also depen Uses for Water Water of course has many use Water s Impact on History Water had a large impact on hi A Chemical Analysis Water is commonly referred to lt toc gt Water common controls Wiki WikiFi ILiquid Gas and Solid Many substances can exist ICornerstone of Life Life as we know it depends tLifeblood of Civilization lt d Civilization is also depen Uses for Water Water of course has many use Water s Impact on History Water had a large impact on hi A Chemical Analysis There would be a chemical anal From Version History you can see when versions of the page were created as well as who performed each edit Tip Checking the version history is an easy way to find the user responsible in the event of inappropriate or incorrect information being added to the wiki SharpScheel Helping Schools Succeed www sharpschool com 11 SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis a Comparing Versions You can compare two different versions of the same page using the Action column Next ET to each version you will see one or two icons The left icon will place the code for that version into the
5. Effects Occasionally you may wish to place multiple effects on a single piece of text For instance if you have something you really want to emphasis you might bold and underline it This can be done by simply using both effects either through clicking on icons or typing the required codes __bold and underlined text www sharpschool com 5 SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis e Inserting Links Internal Link To insert a link to another page within your wiki press the icon This will bring up a new window that has a list of pages within your wiki Once you find the page you are looking for click Insert Link Alternatively if you know the name of the page you want you can just type two square brackets the page title and two more square brackets readily accessible Hyperlink to Wiki Page Find Al water Insert Link Link readily accessible Insert Insert Link 123 Tip You can also use this method to add links to pages that do not exist yet A user who clicks the link to a non existent page will be given the opportunity to create the page This can be a great aid to the collaborative process External Link To insert a link to a page outside of your wiki place the URL within two sets of square brackets http www google com Tip If you are adding text and you type in a URL starting with http the editor will automatically convert it into an external link for you even without th
6. Pages Step2 Click on the page you wish to edit Step 3 Choose Edit Page Tip You can edit the current page by clicking the Edit Page link You will now be brought to an editor that will allow you to add text insert images and create links between pages These edits can be done by utilizing the buttons along the top of the page or by inputting specific formatting codes Home New Page All Pages All Files Configure Wiki Syntax _ B z CEN f e ee eal ME EE a Inserting an Image Inserting an image works a little differently with a wiki than with other pages i Click on the All Files tab ii Choose Upload Files A new window will open iii Click on Browse and choose the image you wish to upload Once you have selected the images you wish to upload press the Submit V button V Go to the page where you will be inserting the image vi Click on the Image Manager button A new window will pop up vii You will see a list of images If you do not see your image you may search for it with the search bar Once you have the image you want choose insert image and close the window This will add the code for the image into the editor SharpSch a vstoraschooleom d d SharpSchool User Manual SharpScheel Helping Schools Succeed Chapter 11 Wikis Inserting an External Image If you want to use an image that is hosted on another website simply type the image URL and place two brackets in
7. They can also add pages to their favorites and view the Wiki Syntax tab Note All other options Create Delete and Write also grant the ability given through Read access e Write The Write option grants the ability to edit pages Users with Write enabled can also restore a page to a previous version through Version History and browse the All Pages and AIl Files tabs When you have completed adjusting the permissions click Permissions Granted To the Apply button to save the changes Water Wiki Administrators Water Wiki Authors Full Control Create Delete Read Write Apply Water Wiki Browsers sharpschool storaschooleom L 21 SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis If you want to have additional levels of access outside of the three roles you can also add users or groups directly to the Direct Permissions tab Step I Click on the Add button Step2 This will bring up the Select Users and Groups window Step 3 From here simply click on the user or group you want to add press the Add button and press OK Once you have added the user or group you can configure the Full Control Create Delete Read and Write settings as detailed above I Search Search Groups 1 17 of 17 Users 1 105 of 105 Administrator Administrators genesis floresta CEO Administrator ana us Everybody Everybody 2 mass Global Administrators ji Intrafinitv LDAP janetcordahi cor Jason Whitm
8. front of and behind the URL http www photobucket com user imagel 23 jpg Resizing an Image If you want to resize an image place a and your desired image size after the normal code for an image http www photobucket com user image 1 23 jpg 100x150 Formatting Text Bold To bold text JE can click the icon or place two asterisks before and after the text bold text Italics To italicize text vold I click the icon or place two backslashes before and after the text italicized text Underline To underline text E fou can click the icon or place two underscores before and after the text __underlined text__ Monospaced To use monospaced text characters with uniform spacing like this you can click the icon Elor place two single quotation marks before the text and two more after the text monospaced text Strikethrough To strikethrough text kein this exampte you can abe click the icon or you can place a space and a dash before and after the text strikethrough text Superscript To use superscript text like in this example Ed click on the icon lt sup gt lt sup gt Subscript To use subscript text like in this example click x on the icon lt sub gt lt sub gt Unordered List To create a bullet point list click the icon or begin each line that needs a bullet with bullet point 1 Ordered List To create a numbered list click the icon or begin each line with numbered point 1 Multiple
9. have already registered but have forgotten your password simply click on Forgot Password to retrieve it SharpScheel www sharpschool com Helping Schools Succeed 3 How to Add a Wiki Page Step I Go to the page you want to hold the wiki For example if it is a wiki on The Scarlet Letter for Mrs Wilson s English class you could place it on Mrs Wilson s teacher page Step2 Click on Page Properties and then choose Add New Page From the list of page types choose Wiki Page r Archived Sub pages 1 Metadata a View Sub pages 2 Edit External Link Sub pages Blog Page Calendar Page Content Space Page Discussion Forum page Document Container Page External Link Page Form Page New Teacher Page News Section Page Photo Gallery Page RSS Page RSS Page 2 Teacher Page test page Step3 Type the name of your new wiki into the Title field Click on the arrow and the Name field will be filled in automatically with a web safe name For instance Water Wiki will become water_wiki when you click on the Name field Step 4 When you are finished naming the wiki click on the Create Page button NEW PAGE Title Water Wiki Name water wiki Page Owner adrian lo C E Replace Page Owner s website with this page Select Icon sharpschool vstoraschooleom L 2 SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis 4 Content Creation and Editing Creating content for a wiki is a lot like creating content for a blog
10. in Direct Permissions to change the access granted to the three existing roles or you can add a specific level of access for a particular user or group To access Direct Permissions click on the Configuration tab the Security tab and then the Direct Permissions tab Home New Page All Pages All Files Configure Wiki Syntax Edit Wiki Sidebar Security Direct Permissions D Actual Permissions Permissions Granted To ed johnson Water Wiki Administrators Water Wiki Authors Water Wiki Browsers Add Remove Inherit Permissions Allow Inheritable Permissions From Parent to Propagate to This Object Apply If you click the lbutton next to any of the three roles Administrators Authors Browsers you can adjust the role s access level SharpScheal SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis a Full Control Full control gives the user full administrative access to the wiki In addition to everything described below in Create Delete Read and Write Full Control gives users the ability to edit configuration and security settings b Create Checking off the Create option grants the ability to add new pages and new files as well as view the existing pages and files under the All Pages and All Files tabs c Delete Checking the Delete option grants the ability to delete pages and files via the All Pages and All Files tabs d Read The Read option allows the user to browse the wiki
11. left window The right icon will place the code for that version into the right window ater s Version History Created On 06 24 2009 2 06 PM james gordon 06 24 2009 3 35 PM ed johnson 06 23 2009 7 50 PM 05 22 2009 7 45 PM 05 21 2009 4 48 PM ed johnson ed johnson james gordon b Restoring a Previous Version If edits made to a page include incorrect or inappropriate information you can easily i revert the page to a previous edik o do click on one of the icons to view the version you wish to restore It will open in one of the windows in at the bottom of the screen Once your desired version is displayed click the Make Live button to restore that version of the page 06 23 2009 6 50 PM 05 22 2009 6 45 PM 05 21 2009 3 48 PM Author ed johnson Created On 06 23 2009 1 50 PM ed johnson james gordon james gordon Author james gordon Created On 05 21 2009 10 48 AM lt toc gt Water common controls Wiki WikiFi common controls Wiki Wiki Helping Schools Succeed Liquid Gas and Solid Many substances can exis Cornerstone of Life Life as we know it depen Lifeblood of Civilization lt Civilization is also der Uses for Water Water of course has many w IWater s Impact on History Water had a large impact on A Chemical Analysis There would be a chemical an Pitt I1 iSimple itable I iIFvamnilialilil u Make Live Liq
12. 1 jpg few other substances appear in all their forms in the average person s daily life Sharpschasl 6 Wiki Security One of the most powerful features of a wiki is its ability for a page to be created or edited by any user Unfortunately if not configured properly the ability for a page to be created or edited by any user can also be a downside of using a wiki Sharpschool s wiki features a number of configuration options that can be utilized to minimize the problem of poorly constructed or harmful edits The configuration settings you use for a wiki will depend on the needs and the users of the specific wiki To configure the wiki s security settings click on the Configure tab and when the new page loads up click on the Security tab EI Water Wiki Edit Wiki Sidebar Security Direct Permissions Actual Permissions Water Wiki Administrators Water Wiki Authors Water Wiki Browsers By default you will now be on the Roles tab with the option to add users or groups to Administrators Authors or Browsers SharpScheal SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis I Roles To add a user or group to a particular role click the button next to the role and then click the Add button This will bring up the Select Users and Groups window From here simply click on the user or group you want to add press the Add button and press OK Search Search Groups 1 17 of 17 Users 1 105 of 105 Admini
13. Level 2 Major Heading Level 3 Minor Heading Level 3 Minor Heading II Level 4 Subdivision of Minor Heading Level 4 Subdivision of Minor Heading Level 5 Subdivision of Level 4 Heading Level 6 Subdneron of Level 5 Headarig Level 2 Level 2 Level 3 IlLevel 3 Level 5 III Level 4 Level I Level 5 Level 1 II Level 6 Level 2 ILevel 1 Level 2 ILevel 2 L 13 IlLevel 2 a Level 4 IlILevel 3 Level 1 IlLevel 3 III Level 4 ILevel 1 SharpSch a storaschooleom d 8 SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis h Adding a Table of Contents When you have a lengthy wiki page it is useful to generate a table of contents This allows users to find the information they are looking for in a timely and efficient manner As long as you have been using the previously mentioned heading tag it is easy to generate a table of contents To give the page a table of contents type in lt toc gt Tip By default the table of contents will include all six levels of headings You can control how many levels of header are included however by adding exclamation marks after lt toc gt For example if you wanted to have just the top two levels of headings included in the table of contents you could use lt toc gt z ea fb be Lal A Ls Water ILiquid Gas and Solid TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT ICornerstone of Life TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT ILifeblood of Civ
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15. e square brackets Labeled External Link If you wish to display text rather than the website URL when you are inserting a link add the label you want a dash and a greater than sign Google gt http www google com Image Link Using an image as a link is similar to labeling an external link Instead of typing the label before the gt you put the code for an image including the two brackets http www photobucket com user imagel 23 jpg gt http www google com SharpSch a uvstoraschooleomn d 6 SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis f Using Tables In the Wiki editor tables are formed with The number of indicates whether you are starting ending a table adding a new row or adding a new cell i Use to start and end a table ii Use to start and end a row on the table iii Use to start and end a cell in the row II I Simple Itablel Simple table I An Example I Sharpsches Helping Schools Succeed SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis g Adding Headings Use an exclamation mark at the beginning of a line to indicate a heading The more exclamation marks the smaller the heading becomes You may put up to six exclamation marks since HTML supports up to six levels of headings This can be quite useful when it comes to organizing information on a page Level 1 Main Heading Level 2 Major Heading ILevel I Main Heading
16. f your favorite pages water rdit Page 4 Add to My Favorites Version History Recent New Pages Table of Content Earth e Water ven gg iqui umantiy z Liquid Gas ami Sokid Civilization Cornerstone of Life eee Lifeblood of Civilization o Uses for Water Water s Impact on History A Chemical Analysis readily accessible Humantiy Civilization My Files wallofchina jpg Itaj mahal jpg I pyramids jpg water table jpg Flearth 0011 jpg Sidebar Settings Sidebar Item Name Recent New Pages My Favorites My Changes A es My Files SharpScheal SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis Here you have four different sidebar boxes to configure You can move the boxes up and down choose whether you want to display the boxes in the sidebar and even how many items appear in each box 1 Moving Up and Down To change the order of the items simply click on the t Farrows in the Order column Each click will move the item one space in the chosen direction 2 Selecting Items to Display To determine whether an item displays on the page or not check or uncheck the checkbox next to the item name in the Selected column 3 Number of Items to Display per Box To configure how many items show up in each of the four boxes just enter the desired number next to the row Data Type What it Displays Recent New Pages Lists the most recently added pages Lists pages you have marked as fav
17. ilization lt div gt TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT Uses for Water TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT Water s Impact on History TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT A Chemical Analysis TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT Table of Content Water O Liquid Gas and Solid Cornerstone of Life Lifeblood of Civilization Uses for Water Water s Impact on History A Chemical Analysis Water Liquid Gas and Solid TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT TEXT TEXT TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT Cornerstone of Life TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT TEXT TEXT TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT Lifeblood of Civilization TEXTTEXTTEXT TEXTTEXT TEXTTEXT TEXT TEXTTEXT Uses for Water SharpSchoal Helping Schools Succeed SharpScheel Helping Schools Succeed SharpSchool User Manual Quick Reference Editing a Wiki Page Bold Text Italic Text Underlined Text Strikethrough Text Monospaced Text Multiple Effects Simple Image Resize Image Internal Link External Link Labeled Link Image Link Easy External Link Two asterisks before and after the text Two backslashes before and after the text Two underscores before and after the text Space dash before and dash space after the text Two single quotations before and after the text Formatting can be used to mix effects Enclose the image source url with and B Put after the source url Two square brackets before and after the page title Tw
18. o square brackets before and after the URL Two square brackets label gt URL two square brackets Same as a labeled link but use code for a simple image in place of a label Simply type a URL and it will be made into a link Chapter 11 Wikis bold italic __underlined __ strikethrough monospaced tm Ty ex PD GER http example com img gif http example com img gif 200 Readily Accessible http google ca google gt http google ca http example com img gif gt http google cal http www google ca Tip For easy reference to much of the formatting information found in this manual click on the tab labeled Wiki Syntax uid www sharpschool com 10 SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis IV Version History One of the more useful features of a wiki is the ability to access earlier versions of each page To do so click on the Si Version History link at the top of the page e Water O Liquid Gas and Solid Cornerstone of Life Lifeblood of Civilization o Uses for Water Water s Impact on History A Chemical Analysis Author james gordon 06 24 2009 2 06 PM arth readily accessible Humantiy Civilization Life 06 24 2009 3 35 PM ed johnson 06 23 2009 7 50 PM ed johnson 05 22 2009 7 45 PM 05 21 2009 4 48 PM Author 4 ion Created On 06 24 2009 10 06 AM james gordon james gordon Author
19. orites My Changes Lists pages you have edited My Files Lists files you have uploaded to the wiki When you have finished configuring the sidebar press Update Settings to complete the new configuration Tip At any time you can use the Reset Settings button to return your sidebar back to its default settings A SharpSchoal SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis I Recent New Pages As the name suggests the Recent New Pages shows the most recently created pages with the most recently created page at the top of the list and the least recent at the bottom This box is a good way to keep track of new content water edit Page 4 Add to My Favorites Version History Table of Content e Water readily accessible Liqui Solid Humantiy i uid Gas and Civilization Cornerstone of Life ga Lifeblood of Civilization Life O Uses for Water Water s ct on Histo A Chemical Analysis Earth Humantiy My Changes Default ll My Favorites If you find a wiki page that is particularly interesting or useful you may wish to return to it later The easiest way to do so is to simply add the page to your favorites Then you can quickly return to the page whenever you wish by clicking on the link in your My Favorites box To add a page to your favorites click Add to My Favorites along the top of the page water edit Page 4 Add to My Favorites Version History Recent New Pages Table of Content
20. strator grill l Administrators DistrictAdmin CEO Administrator dmartin eugene levin Global Administrators eugene levin Intrafinity LDAP fabio costa IT Staff LDAP Devel Co Op LDAP Non Devel Co Op Selected Groups and Users 1 a Administrators Administrators have full control over a wiki They can access any of the tabs they can edit add and delete pages They can also change the configuration settings for the sidebar the wiki and security Anything that a site administrator can do on the wiki a wiki administrator can also do b Authors Authors do not have access to the Configuration tab but they can access all the other tabs They can create new pages edit existing ones and delete pages They can also restore a page to an earlier version or delete specific versions of pages c Browsers Browsers are limited to browsing the wiki marking pages as favorites and looking at the Wiki Syntax tab Tip The level of control assigned to each of these three roles can be adjusted via the Direct Permissions tab SharpSch a ET SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis ll Direct Permissions It is possible that you will want to give some users or groups a level of access to the wiki that does not conform to the three roles For example perhaps you want users to be able to edit existing wiki articles but do not want to give them the ability to create new pages or delete old ones You can use the options
21. uid Gas and Solid Many substances can exist ICornerstone of Life Life as we know it depends Lifeblood of Civilization lt d Civilization is also depen Uses for Water Water of course has many use Water s Impact on History Water had a large impact on hi A Chemical Analysis There would be a chemical anal b Make Live www sharpschool com 12 SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 11 Wikis c Deleting Versions If you wish to delete a version of the page from the version history click on the OD icon next to the version under the Delete column You can also remove all historical versions of a page by clicking on Remove All Historical Versions New Page All Pages All Files Wiki Syntax ater s Version History Created On Author 06 24 2009 2 06 PM james gordon 06 24 2009 3 35 PM ed johnson 06 23 2009 7 50 PM ed johnson 05 22 2009 7 45 PM ed johnson 05 21 2009 4 48 PM james gordon Note You cannot delete the live version of a page If you wish to delete the live version you must first make another version of the page live You will then be able to delete the formerly live version Pitfall Once you delete a version it is gone for good There is no way to restore that particular edit of the page SharpScheal 5 Configuring the Sidebar On the front page of the wiki you will see a useful sidebar This sidebar highlights recent additions and changes as well as a listing o
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