Welcome+to+Wikis

=Welcome to Wikis!= A guided journey through the JEA wikispace (updated February 2014)


 * Wisdom resides in the skills, understandings, and relationships … **
 * as well as in the tools, documents, and processes of practitioners in the field. **

From Cultivating Communities of Practice, Wenger, McDermott and Snyder, via Naava Frank, [|//www.knowledgecommunities.org//] Getting Started:
 * 1) What is a Wiki? Why a Wiki?
 * 2) Being a Part of a Collaborative Community
 * 3) Joining the Wiki
 * 4) Getting Started
 * 5) The Left Hand Menu
 * 6) The Page Tabs: The Top Menu
 * 7) Editing a Page: The Wiki Tool Bar
 * 8) Learning More
 * 9) Getting Involved

__**1. What is a wiki?**__
 * Want a quick and fun introduction to wikis? Click here to learn with CommonCraft.
 * A wiki is a [|website] that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of [|interlinked] [|web pages] via a [|web browser].
 * Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites, for personal [|note taking], and in [|knowledge management] systems. (from [|Wikipedia])

__2. **Why a Wiki?**__ This is a space for online collaboration where we can share ideas and documents, take notes, create new projects and work, experiment with new technology and build new relationships and partnerships. Best of all, this space can evolve into a place where we problemsolve and brainstorm together, as we work to make a difference in our own settings and impact the field. Dream big, and we can use this space in whatever way suits our needs.

__3. **Why is a wiki important for the JEA? Developing a Collaborative Community**__ We know that the JEA serves as one of our professional networks, a community of critical colleagues who share a common set of values and concerns. A wiki enables us to s//ystematically share our knowledge, expertise and tools in order to improve our practice and interact on an ongoing basis//. We do this, because...

Wisdom resides in the skills, understandings, and relationships … //as well as in the tools, documents, and processes of practitioners in the field.// From Cultivating Communities of Practice, Wenger, McDermott and Snyder, via Naava Frank, [|//www.knowledgecommunities.org//]

__**3. Join the wiki**__ Please click "Join" at the top right hand side of this page. Follow the directions to join and create a profile for yourself. Note that you do not need to join in order to view the wiki.
 * If you are not already a member of this wiki**, you will need to "join" in order to actively participate and upload your materials.

__**4. Getting Started**__
 * Sharing and Uploading
 * Writing, Commenting and Annotating
 * Collaborating

__**5. The Left Hand Menu**__
 * Managing Your Wiki
 * Creating a New Page (so that everyone knows it's there)
 * Tracking Changes: Tracking Evidence of Collaboration

__**6. The Page Tabs: The Top Menu**__ __**7. Editing a Page: The Wiki Tool Bar**__ __**8. Learning More**__
 * Discussion
 * History
 * Notify
 * Just like MS Word! Edit, Write and Save.
 * Adding Links
 * How to upload a document
 * Always SAVE
 * Experimentation and creative play
 * Practice Collaboration
 * __9. Getting Involved__**
 * Collaborative Community Part II
 * The Wiki Committee: As Much or As Little Collaboration As You'd Like!

=__ How to upload a document __=
 * More about using our wiki **

> --Name/Title of Upload (teacher contract, bar mitzvah handbook, school calendar, etc.). > --Your name in parentheses following the description.
 * 1) Find the page to which you'd like to upload the document. Have the page open in front of you.
 * 2) Click Edit in the upper right hand side of this page.
 * 3) Click on the "picture" button (File) in the Editor box above.
 * 4) A dialog box will open. Click on the button entitled "+Upload Files".
 * 5) Select from your computer the appropriate files.
 * 6) Once you've selected the appropriate files, click Open.
 * 7) Once it’s uploaded, you’ll return to the upload dialogue box.
 * 8) Click on the appropriate document or documents. The documents should appear in the wiki page.
 * 9) To the right of your document, you should name your upload. Please use the following description:
 * 1) Once you are finished, you must press SAVE in the Editor box above.
 * 2) For example:
 * 3) [[file:How to upload a document to the wiki.docx]] How to Upload a Document to the Wiki (Sara Shapiro-Plevan)
 * 4) **Once you are finished, you must press SAVE in the Editor box above**.