5thGradeLessons

This page holds information about various topics discussed in our 5th Grade classes at Salford Hills. toc

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What is a [|Wiki]?

 * A **wiki ** is a page or collection of web pages designed to enable any user to contribute or modify content
 * In Hawaiian, **wiki** i s a word for 'fast'- (definitions from Wikipedia.org)

Here is a video explaning wikis in [|Plain English].

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There are many different places were you can create a wiki. The website that we will be using is called [|Wikispaces].

Why Use a Wiki?
Your own space on the web! Easy to access Allows people to work together on one project

From Salford Hills

 * You're looking at one right now!!
 * Room 52's wiki
 * Room 53's Example
 * Together as One

From Others

 * Global Gorillas
 * Morpheus Fortuna

What You Will be Doing With a Wiki :)

 * Room 52
 * Room 53

Logging onto the Site

 * Go to Wikispaces.com
 * Log on using your user name and password (these will be given to you by your teacher)

Edit, Type and Save

 * Edit
 * When you are logged on to a site where you are a member, you can edit the text by simply pressing the 'Edit This Page' button
 * Type
 * Next, simply type into the space as you normally would using a word processing document.
 * The most important thing to remember is to get your thoughts down first, and then you go back and format the text, colors, etc.
 * Save
 * When you are finished typing, simply press the 'Save' button in your toolbar. This will allow all of the changes that you made to be saved to the page.

Create Pages
 * Click on the

Get Picture from Word

 * 1) Open Microsoft Word, Insert Clip Art
 * 2) Find an image you want to use and insert it into your Word document
 * 3) Right Click the picture and choose 'Copy'
 * 4) Minimize Microsoft Word

Edit image in Adobe

 * 1) Open Adobe Photoshop Elements, Choose Edit on the menu that appears
 * 2) Go to File, New, From Clipboard
 * 3) Go to the menu option Image, Resize, Image Size
 * 4) Select the box for 'Resample Image' at the bottom of the window
 * 5) Change the number of pixels so that the size is 150 x 150 or less. (Change the larger of the two numbers to 150 pixels and the other number will change automatically)
 * 6) Save your image (File, Save)
 * 7) Name the file
 * 8) Put the image in your folder on the server
 * 9) Change the file format to .jpeg
 * 10) Press Save
 * 11) Change the image quality to Medium (6 on the scale of 1-12)
 * 12) Press Save

Put your Logo into Wikispaces

 * 1) Open Internet Explorer and Go to http://www.wikispaces.com
 * 2) Log into wikispaces using your ID and password
 * 3) Choose your wiki from the list of favorite wikis
 * 4) On the left side of the screen choose, 'Manage Space' and then scroll down and choose 'Look and Feel'
 * 5) Scroll down and find 'Logo'
 * 6) Select 'Browse'
 * 7) Navigate to your folder where your image is stored
 * 8) Click on 'Open' to select the image
 * 9) Click on the Save button to save the changes to your wiki

How-to Video from Wikispaces.com
Here is a [|'How-to' video] from Wikispaces.com to get you started.

Being a Good Digital Citizen

 * This is online, so it is 'Out There' for people to see (Your Classroom Teacher, Mr. Wenger, and Mrs. Myers have access to the wikis)
 * Making good choices about what you are posting
 * Never use your first and last name together
 * Saying mean things about someone online is like saying it to them in person. Neither are acceptable.
 * Be positive and encouraging
 * Show the good person everyone knows you are and who you want to be :)


 * What do you like about Wikis?
 * They are fun
 * help you organize
 * easier than email
 * fun to make
 * new and exciting
 * new and exciting