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Wetpaint and wikis are, um, confusing! But if you made it to this page, you've won most of the battle! Still, hopefully this can help.
Even if you've registered, you still need to sign in whenever you visit the website. Underneath that button, or at the very top of the window, you should see the text "Already a member? Sign In."
There is also a homework calendar that is updated whenever possible. Assignments and readings should be posted up there, and other events like the mini-study tour are hopefully listed too. If your computer resolution is at a small setting, that page will look pretty squished, I'm sorry -- I'm not sure how to fix it, but if anyone does, please do!
The third section is called resources. It's still small, but I'm working on it! There, you can find and put up links to useful sites, especially ones with lesson ideas for classrooms. Put up anything that you think might come in handy! I've also put up book lists, and other things like that, that could come in handy at some point.
There is a discussion forum built into the main page where you can post comments and ask questions and what-not too. (Scroll down to the bottom of the page -- it is called "threads.")
If you are signed in, go to any page. (Try testing this in resources!) Above the page title, you should see a big orange button that says Easy Edit. Or, next to this button, you should see several words. Click on More Tools, then click on Add A New Page.
Once you click on that, the page should change so that you are able to click anywhere and start typing on it, like a word processor. An EasyEdit Toolbar should appear at the top of the screen. You can change the fonts, colours, add tables, and do all of that jazz. Click anywhere on the page and start typing and editing where you want to! When you're finished, in the EasyEdit Toolbar, hit Save.
If you want to add a link on the page, press on the button in the EasyEdit Toolbar called Link. This lets you click on it and jump to another site, either right in this wiki or to another site somewhere else on the internet. Hooray!
If you want to add a picture to the page, click on Image, also in the toolbar. You can find one from the internet, or you can add one that's on your own computer and it uploads it instantly.
(1) E-mail it to me. If you just want to send a bunch over at once and the wiki editing weirds you out, e-mail them to lawson2a@uregina.ca or regis_philbin@hotmail.com. I'll format them up and upload them to the site in the right categories with your name attached! I am a nerd who enjoys this.
(2) Go to the right section. I'll use examples for this for uploading a lesson. Here are the point-by-point steps... you need to be signed in to do this.
6. Why is Regis Philbin so very very sexy?
He just is... he just is.
1. What do I do first?
Register! This is so important! Right now, everyone can view the page... we might want to change it so that only our section can access it, so you'll need to have a wetpaint account to do that. Also, you need an account to edit pages. Click on the image on the right side of the screen that says "Become a member of the Hey, Section 40! community: Join This Wiki."Even if you've registered, you still need to sign in whenever you visit the website. Underneath that button, or at the very top of the window, you should see the text "Already a member? Sign In."
2. What do I do on this page?
There's a few different reasons this website is here. The original point is to share lessons/units with one another, in a way that might be easier in the long run than e-mailing everyone the files back and forth. Ideally, once people begin putting them on here, we can sort things by subject or grade level. When you're doing your internship, or maybe beyond, it's nice to have a library of lesson or thematic ideas that we can get ideas from! Maybe they're formal lesson plans that we've handed in, or even quick runthroughs of ideas that we've come across.There is also a homework calendar that is updated whenever possible. Assignments and readings should be posted up there, and other events like the mini-study tour are hopefully listed too. If your computer resolution is at a small setting, that page will look pretty squished, I'm sorry -- I'm not sure how to fix it, but if anyone does, please do!
The third section is called resources. It's still small, but I'm working on it! There, you can find and put up links to useful sites, especially ones with lesson ideas for classrooms. Put up anything that you think might come in handy! I've also put up book lists, and other things like that, that could come in handy at some point.
There is a discussion forum built into the main page where you can post comments and ask questions and what-not too. (Scroll down to the bottom of the page -- it is called "threads.")
3. How do I put a picture by my name?
Find your account name! You can find it on the box to the left called "Top Contributors --> View All Contributors." Find your profile, and click on it. You should see the title "edit image." Upload one from your computer, and you're good to go! MS Paint lets you crop pictures if you want one. It allows you to make your pictures extra foxy. This is very important. So important that I made the text red.4. How do I edit a page? (Like updating the homework calendar or adding resources)
First -- are you signed in? You should be signed in. Actually, you need to be signed in. Then you can!If you are signed in, go to any page. (Try testing this in resources!) Above the page title, you should see a big orange button that says Easy Edit. Or, next to this button, you should see several words. Click on More Tools, then click on Add A New Page.
Once you click on that, the page should change so that you are able to click anywhere and start typing on it, like a word processor. An EasyEdit Toolbar should appear at the top of the screen. You can change the fonts, colours, add tables, and do all of that jazz. Click anywhere on the page and start typing and editing where you want to! When you're finished, in the EasyEdit Toolbar, hit Save.
If you want to add a link on the page, press on the button in the EasyEdit Toolbar called Link. This lets you click on it and jump to another site, either right in this wiki or to another site somewhere else on the internet. Hooray!
If you want to add a picture to the page, click on Image, also in the toolbar. You can find one from the internet, or you can add one that's on your own computer and it uploads it instantly.
5. How do I put a lesson/unit up?
This one is a bit trickier... two options!(1) E-mail it to me. If you just want to send a bunch over at once and the wiki editing weirds you out, e-mail them to lawson2a@uregina.ca or regis_philbin@hotmail.com. I'll format them up and upload them to the site in the right categories with your name attached! I am a nerd who enjoys this.
(2) Go to the right section. I'll use examples for this for uploading a lesson. Here are the point-by-point steps... you need to be signed in to do this.
- On your computer, open up the lesson that you want to upload in Microsoft Word (or whatever program you edit them with.) If your lesson is handwritten, just have it out in front of you!
- On this website, click on the lessons (by grade level) page.
- Next to the EasyEdit button, click on More Tools. Find something that says + Add A New Page. Click on it!
- A new page should form. A pop-up box should appear that says Add A Page with some blank forms. For them, write..
- Page Name: The name of your lesson, maybe with your name or grade attached. (ex) "The Name is the Game" (Amy Lawson; Pre-K)
- Keyword Tags: Optional, but you might want to put words like pre-k, grade one, amy, pumpkins, eric carle, etc. When we have lots of lessons, people can search with these tags to find similar lessons.
- Use Template: For a lesson, I suggest clicking on "Blank Page," which it should be at already. Ignore this.
- When you're done filling these in, press the Add Page button!
- The new page should appear with your title at the top. Now, above the title, you should see a button that says EasyEdit. Click on it.
- Formatting on this thing can be pretty tough, because the tables can be a pain. Basically, copy and paste anything you want to include from your lesson onto the page. There is a table button in the toolbar if you want to get fancy! Look at the above question (how do I edit a page?) for more help here.
6. Why is Regis Philbin so very very sexy?
He just is... he just is.
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