What do you mean by wikifing a lesson plan

Kristine posted an example of a wikified lesson plan. Go into the Week 1 folder (on the right-hand side of the webpage) and open the webpage with her name.

I can't seem to locate the SYLLABUS ... there is a folder, and there are two pages in the folder, one is for WEEK ONE, and the other appears to be a student page. What syllabus? Or, how are you defining a syllabus?

Cool wesite I like it!!!

Maybe include some "wiki etiquette" (wikiquette?) about stealing locks. Please!

I've tried a dozen times to create a homework page in the folder without success. The directions seem simple, but my efforts aren't saved and added to the list. I'm baffled as to how something so simple can consume so much time and remain incomplete.

Actually, I just went back to the homework folder and found that one of my attempts did add, but hasn't been edited in over 38 years and was created by anonymous. Curious.

Can we put this summer camp on a resume? Would be cool to make a "education wiki certification"

Hey Valerie,
Have you been reading ahead!?
Kristine

To Harry and maybe others. It took me a while to figure out that your page won't save until you actually enter some text on it (in addition to naming the page).

I'm terribly concrete so I'd like to verify the homework. I infer 3 separate assignments. One seems easy enough to everyone and that is to answer the questions about specific websites that are based on academic level (for me, university). However, I, too, have a question about what syllabus I am using. Should I be uploading, or copying in the real syllabus for the course this wiki is being created for, or are we going through the practice of uploading a standard assignment? I am also stumped on the wikify a lesson plan.If I understand correctly, wikify means to add to or edit a shared site. I checked out the example Kristine put up and I am trying to figure out if we are supposed to just find someone else's and make changes or we are supposed to introduce one of our own for our course which really may not show editig. I may be confused because I don't usually talk in terms of "lesson plans". Finally, this may just be semantics, but one instruction was to transfer our homework page to the week one file and another said to add it to the camper list. I know how hard it must be to give one set of directions to folks working at such varied levels so perhaps others working at the university level might guide me a little.

I believe when it says to put the details on your "Homework week one" wiki page, you aren't putting the actual wikified lesson plan there. Just the details of how you wikified your lesson plan. The actual lesson plan page should be placed in the

Hit the wrong button. I believe when it says to put the details on your "Homework week one" wiki page, you aren't putting the actual wikified lesson plan there. Just the details of how you wikified your lesson plan. The actual lesson plan page should be placed in the "WEEK ONE" folder. You just share the link to your page on the camper's list. I believe that means the page that has camper's listed by first name. You listed your name, level, and link to your page. It sounds to me that the link to your wikified lesson plan should be added to that page.

I was just looking at the Campers by First Name pages and on every page except "Campers first name F-J" there is an additional column for the "LINK TO YOUR WIKI LESSON" PLAN.

No, I haven't been reading ahead.

I am having trouble with creating links and uploads to the new pages in the summer camp. So I went back to my old wiki and edited it include the course outline and the wikified lesson.

I misspelled the word "homework" in my page title, but it won't let me edit it. Can you help?

Mrs. B --
I'm thrilled that you know how to use your 1.0 wiki HOWEVER, this course is meant to be about 2.0 and the new features. If you don't know how to do something, edit our "how to" with your question. I will write the answer on how to add links there.

Kristine

I am not sure if I am doing this correctly.
I added a page (that answered the questions in week one homework) in the week one folder.
I added a page with the name of my summer wiki in the syllabus folder. Should this be a real syllabus that I will have prepared for class in Sept? Or should I link to my real wiki page that I will be using in Sept? Or should I just describe what I am doing in the summer wiki but do the actual work in the real wiki?
Does any of this make sense to anyone?

Hi Debra, as I understood the directions, the Syllabus should be posted on your individual wiki site that you are developing with the various Summer Camp lessons. As for sharing with fellow campers-- that should be a "wikified" lesson plan. Hope this helps, Kimn

I agree with what another camper suggested, could we have additional folders to seperate our content areas. Perhaps by grade level, or disciplines. I teach K-8 Spanish and would love to see other ideas, but am overwhelmed at trying to read hundreds of sites. Also, wouldn't tags be useful?

Hi Kristine,
After I started this class I started working with a teacher in my school on another pbwiki. That one is going to need the security features of a platinum account much more than my library one will, as it will have many student folders. Can I choose what wiki to make platinum?

Tracy,
You can chose which wiki you would like to make platinum.
Kristine

As I understand "wikify", it simply means to take materials (lesson plans) that you normally use in class and adapt them for use on a wiki. How can you change the lesson so that it makes full use of the options available to you on the wik? For example. do you take a writing assignment and do peer editing via the wiki so that revisions or undoing peer changes are easy for the writers and editors? Do you create assignments for students to create history time line using photos or youtube videos that make their pages more interesting? In my view, to wikify a lesson plan, you need to spend some time playing with the tools. So get started! Playing with wikis is fun.

Debby
PBWiki Mentor

It would be helpful to organize the homework so we know what grade level the campers are targeting. Can we add tags or somehow add an identifier to our homework titles?

For all the folks such as myself, I am willing to create the pages (Team-member template) for each level -- Elementary, Middle-School, High-School District, College, Library. I am also willing to start listing names within my own level (College) but other Campers will need to take this further if they wish to pursue this. Nearly every pages on the main Summer Camper site has voiced this desire, Kristine has said NO (it take this to mean that she will not build/develop these pages); there is no reason why we as a group cannot accomplish; this process may also help others get more familiarity with Navigation, page editing with others, & folder organization. Give me a few minutes & I should have the new pages available & placed with the Problems Folder. Currently, only ADMINS such as Kristine have the ability to create folders :( Kimn

Go for it Kimn,

Tagging is a great idea or adding your name to a list. BUT remember you can only put your page is ONE folder -- so please keep your page in the Homework week one folder so I can keep track of your wordk. If you want to add your name to Kimn's list, I totally approve.

Kristine

Thanks Kristine, unfortunately I got ahead of you & already created the pages & placed them within the PROBLEMS folder, I would gladly move these pages to the WEEK ONE folder, but regrettably the text on the sidebar listing the folder contents tells me that I do not have "permission" to move the pages within this (or any other folder). I also discovered that I cannot rename one of my new pages that contains a typo. ;) Kimn

PS-- How do you search through TAGS once they have been added to a page?

Is there a way to listen to webinar through the computer and not the telephone?

After watching the webinar, I see that tags can be added to our "Homework Pages" to enable a search for pages that are appropriate for our grade levels. Can this be part of our "homework assignment" for next week. That would be so helpful for quick searches for ideas and sharing among "campers" without having to look at each wiki. Thanks!

Can you put folders in folders, or do folders only hold pages?

Kristine,

What if we set up a folder for general questions about using specific tools. The pages inside could be dedicated to the individual tools...Google Maps, for example. The page itself could have basic instructions and examples of how others have used the tool. The comments section would be dedicated to questions and answers about that specific tool. Mentors could add pages about the tools with which they are most comfortable. Additional pages could be added, as necessary. This would allow everyone to see and access information.

I can set it up this afternoon.

Angela Cunningham, Mentor

I have the same question as chanepa about folders in folders. Also, why can't the 'sidebar' have folders as well?

Kristen,
I started setting up some pages dedicated to individual tools in the New Folder. I hope that is ok. I do not, however, have the ability to change the name of the folder. Could you rename it something like "Tools" or "Help with Tools"?

Angela Cunningham, Mentor

Thanks Kristen.
Angela

It has been renamed (more appropriately) "PBWiki Tools". Look at the list of folders on the right, and you should find it. I have created a page about using Google Maps and will start working on Bubbleshare later tonight. I also added a suggestion page. Feel free to suggest a tool in the comments section.

Angela

Angela,
You're doing an awesome job!
Kristine

Thanks. It has sort of become an obession. But I really am getting tons of great ideas for my own wikis, which haven't stopped changing since this started on Monday.

Hi ~ I wanted to tag my homework page "high school library", but when I'm on my homework page, I do not see the tag feature. I see it here on this page, but when I go over to my homework page, it's not there. Any ideas why?

V.

One more question: I am having trouble formatting my pages. When I copy and paste a page from Word, it looks fine, but when I try to add stuff to it, the formatting changes. When I try to adjust it, I can't really tell what size I'm trying to match, because it gives percentages, not sizes, and the current one is not highlighted, so I don't know where I'm starting out from. Is this something that will be made easier, or am I just not doing it right?

V.

I accidently put the homework assignment in the PBTools folder and I don't have permission to move it. You can just delete it. I created another one in the right place. I also did not find anyway of deleting this wiki page? How does one delete a wiki page they have created?

That might have to do with the permissions set for this particular wiki. Typically, you can go to "Show all pages" and makes changes there.

Angela

Kristine or any mentor,
I want the box used at the top of this page. (very top; has 1 and 2 about making sure you're on the list and going to week one) There is also one used on the week 1 resources page at the top on wiki structure. Is it a 1x1 table? I saw somewhere that is was a callout, but I don't see that in any of the plug-ins. (I hope it is not somewhere looking at me and very obvious to do) :)
Courtney R.

I will not have access to a computer with internet from Sunday - Thursday. I assume that my inbox will have the week 2 assignments when I return and I can catch up with the information in the wiki.

I was looking for an example of the "Student Bio" or "10 things to know about me "page. Can someone direct me in the right direction? Thanks!! :)

You might want to think carefully about the Student Bio page and make sure you don't break COAPP or FERPA laws.

You have to go into the edit mode for the page. The tags are at the bottom of the screen. Then save the page.

Open a Gmail email account and then open Documents from Gmail. All your documents will be available to you from any computer with internet. Highlight a Gmail Document, Control C, then paste the document into a wiki with Control V. Format on the wiki page. Word has too many embedded formating commands.

Thanks! I guess I was never in edit mode when I thought about tags, and never thought about tags when I was in edit mode ... it's right there, I must have been blind!!!
V.

One rule I have followed for 33 years is the make sure the students know that everything they write on paper or online will be posted in my room by the door with their name on it for parent open house, and I will make sure their parents read it. Nothing is private or just between us. So for a bio how about dividing your students into random groups of four. Each student on their bio page posts three hints at their favorite hobby, three hints at their favorite place to vacation, etc. Then the other group members have to ask one question (yes or no answer question) for each category of their group members that the student must answer with only a yes or no. The idea is to ask the best questions to find the answer with the least number of questions. Use the What's My Line format (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What's_My_Line%3F). The questions and the answers even before the final answer reveal more about the student than any list. Here is an example: three hint for where am I right now as I type: I see palm trees, I am on a floating home, I am at the end of a 125 mile dead end road.

When does week 2 begin? I don't see anything about week 2 yet.

I do use a student Bio page but I just don't make it public. It is a student questionnaire on my website. You can take the questionnaire if you want. http://sc.jeffco.k12.co.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=13874

We are on Week 2. An e-mail was sent out on Monday. This week's topic is interactive media. Check out the Syllabus folder for homework and Live Meetings folder for some terrific program resources for adding media to your wiki.

What this Summer Camp needs is counselors who will come around and enforce bedtimes... !

I have a friend interested in joining the next session ... what are the dates on that?

Vivian

I looked it up and I guess I can't change the URL of my wiki. I have to create a new wiki. Here was the problem, I at first created a wiki focused on 1 course. Now that I realize you can manage several courses on one wiki, I want to change the URL so it will reflect a more general name. Here is a question for Kristine, if I create a new wiki, with a different name, can I get the upgrade for the new wiki so I can delete the other one? And how do you get the upgrade?

Thanks!

you get to chose which wiki you want to upgrade.

Yeah, but how do you pull a raid?

OK, this I'll need to know for my students... Why is it when you reply to a specific comment, the reply goes to the bottom of the page, not under the comment to which you're responding?

You can tell our engineering team by clicking the "tell us what you think about PBwiki 2.0" link at the top of the page.

Are you replying in the comment box underneath, or clicking on the little reply button beside the icon of the person to whom you are replying? ... I think that's what you have to do to get the reply to stay with the original comment.

Vivian

Question: If you have to manage 6 courses of each 30 students, is it better to organize them in individual wikis or all on one. I am trying to do this so I can manage it all and keep up with all the edits that have been added. What are the pros and cons and are can you provide some good examples of wikis created for university courses? Thanks!

If you look at the date and time of my comment, you would see that I had sent it BEFORE the week 2 resources were up.
I only asked AFTER I checked the resources, but thanks for responding!

I signed up for Twitter, but can't find the place to enter my Twitter info. Can anyone help me out?

Helena, this is Kimn a fellow camper who teaches at the University-level. I am dealing with similar concerns. I have chosen to use my 1 wiki as a portal for all my courses. I am hoping the manage the learners from one course to the next by using the "Secruity" features of the Folders Tool. Kristine mentioned this feature during the 1st webinar, but it will not be covered until Week 3 or 4. So I cannot tell you more. I am happy to send you an invite to my wiki so you can see what I am attempting. Any feedback you could offer or questions would be helpful. Kimn..

Hey, what happened to the sidebar?

Add your name on the Resource Page for Twitter at https://kristineedudemo.pbwiki.com/Twitter
It's in the Live Meetings week 2 resources.

You're right! Thanks.

Look at the very top right of your screen under Sign Out. Do you see a small arrow? Click on that and see if you get back your sidebar. You can toggle it in and out if you have a lot of info on the screen.

It's driving me nuts that I can get some videos/slideshows on my home computer but not on the ones at school. Has anyone made a list of things like Real player version __, etc. that we could use to check out our school computers?

Kimn, I am a fellow camper who teaches at the University-level also. I had the same idea, to create 1 wiki as a portal for all of my courses. I also hope to manage my courses by using "Security". May I request an invite to your wiki? Mine is public at the moment (cecire.pbwiki.com), so I would also welcome feedback especially on the organization of it. I'm not too far along, so I could easily make changes. Thanks. Sarah

The "Fergilicious" video was awesome. I'd like to be able to show it to some of my colleagues... is it possible to get the link to the page again?

Thanks...

wiki humor - After my week 3 homework, it says it was last edited 38 years, 7 months ago by Anonymous!

Patricia,
Use the search function of this wiki and search "Fergie" -- I would link to it but I want you to use the search!

there is no sub folders

I haven't received an e-mail yet about the pbwiki upgrade. What is the status of that? Thanks.

I found my upgrade information in my junk folder! Needless to say, I promptly moved it. Hope this might help others.

PBKrissy, Thanks for the info on the search engine... I should have thought of that myself. This summer camp is the best I've ever been to!

I have a twitter account....computerteacher.... but I too, cannot find a place in my account information to show that account.

I uploaded images in my pbwiki site. How do i link it to my page. i always write "Click here to view" which i can do in linking the pages but i have not done yet in images/ files. can somebody help me

Bruce, I added mine to the list on the Twitter page ... I think that's where we need to register it for credit.

Vivian

Ollie, while you are in edit mode, look at the side bar and you'll see a title: Insert Links. Go to the Images and Files tab and you should see the images/files that you already uploaded. If you click on the name of the image or file, you'll insert it into your page. An image will appear on your page while a Word document, for example, will appear as a link.

I just have to say, I showed my classes today (yep, first day of school today!) our wiki and they were SO excited! Thank you so much Kristine and everyone at pbwiki.com for such an amazing site and camp!

First day already?!?!

wow

Courtney

The other day I clicked on the right arrow on top to see the full chart on one of the pages. Then I clicked back to get to the regular view ... now, every page opens in full view and I have to click the little arrow on top to see the side bar. How can I get it set back to the way it was? I prefer to just have the side bar there all the time, it makes navegation much faster. Thanks for any help.

Vivian

Why do I not see any folder options or security options on the side bar of my Platinum Wiki? Where are they? Is there a trick to accessing the side bar? My side bar only has create a page options.
I did the homework for week three (answered the questions) but I am unable to practice these options anywhere.
Debby

Is there a way I can set up my premium wiki so students can access it without having email? I have seen somewhere in the past three weeks the following terms "wiki invite key" and "wikiwide password" Can we set those up for our wikis?

When you create a page, do you get a "choose a folder" option? If so, you can select "create a folder."

I know. Completely scary!!

Has anyone created a social network and a wiki? I am looking to see if anyone has trained "student moderators"? Beside being a teacher, I work with a national non-profit organization and we train students to monderate chat rooms, pen-pals letters, etc. So I am think of doing this within the public school system. HOWEVER, I don't want to create the wheel if someone else has done this. Thanks for reading.....

Nan, I think the way I described within the cteappliedmath.pbwiki.com will help you. Using gmail is one way of doing this. I have not done this in class yet. So I will not know if this works or not. I will know next week. Students start back on August 12th. FUN FUN.

Is there a way to hid the "folder box" or "recent wiki activity" if I want students to use the navigation on page or to get a cleaner front page? I would love to be able to rearrange boxes also. Like the search is prominate and I'm not sure it needs to be.

You can collapse the sections in the sidebar by clicking on the up/down arrow on the top right of each section. I don't think there's any way to remove it at present. The old version of pbwiki used to allow modifications with javascript and css but that wasn't implemented in 2.0 (yet?) or perhaps just for the Platinum version.

Hi Nan,
The wiki invite key and wikiwide password are used with a 1.0 pbwiki. I guess we will find out sometime this coming week how to invite students without email. I can't wait!
Melissa, Mentor

There should be still be an arrow, pointing in the opposite direction, in the top right hand corner of the page. Click on the arrow and it goes back to the way it was

I added my email and url to my camper page, however, I named the wrong place... I added it to the grade level page. Now surveymonkey doesn't give me the same link to change where this information is located properly. (It only wants me to sign up for a free account.) So... that said, the homework one and two links are on both the camper by first name page (Campers by First Name - N-P) and Campers by Grade Level (College and University). Also, I did Twitter after the extra credit was over, but I still have it. It's also listed under the homework links. Is there anything else I need to do about this? I feel like such a dunce right about now!

hooray! i'm stoked about the student account feature. THANK YOU THANK YOU pbwiki!!! this makes my job so much easier now that i can add all my classes at once. u rock.

I just created 10 student accounts. Thank you!!!!!! Students have notebooks labeled PERIODstudent#. This will keep students seperated by period and the number is now the same number as their notebook, computer, calculator, and now their pbwiki account! YEA!!! This will help students AND ME keep things organized.

I do have a questions about IP allow access. I assume that all IP addresses are allowed until blacklisted? Is this correct. Should would whitelist our school's district's IP addresses? Why would this be needed?

Hi, Are there any tips on how to make sure pages are printer friendly. Example the Campers' table. I am managing several pbwikis and have had difficulty getting pages to print out WYSIWYG (especially if they have tables). Also, when a table is created within the pbwiki, then it is printed, it automatically enlarge to fill the page. Which I did want to occur. Is there any way to better control the printing? Thanks.....

Since we can not create folders inside of folders, is there a limit to the number of folders that can be created? I have all my classes on one wiki and I wanted to separate them somehow so their work is not all under one folder.

There is no limit to the number of folders that can be created.

What is a copywrite handout (week 5 homework)?

Hello. this is Ollie. Has anybody done an instruction for invited users to follow on log-in? Is it correct to say that they have to request access (even if they were already included in my list)? or ask them to click "forgot password" and send. I did this and it was okay but i just thought there must be a "neat" way of doing it.

Krisitne,
I was using a Mac today and the little arrow that lets you collapse the right column and expand page was not there, on ANY of my wikis. Is that a MAc thing?

Okay, mu students this week are completing their first assignment on the wiki. They love it! Thank you Kristine, pbwiki, this is a wonderful tool!

Oh! Check them out! htpp://jepsonroom13.pbwiki.com

Looks great -- they're already asking questions on the problem page!

Very nice. I assume that kids were asked to create a page of their top 10 favourite things and then comment on some of their classmate's pages. That was a good question that your student asked about editing the work of others (correcting spelling) -- I'll have to think about that one.

Yes! They are very into it and using the pages and folders set up. It has been wonderful!

Does anyone know how to embed a powerpoint presentation on a wiki page?

Since we can not make folders in side of folders, is there a limit on what they can put in the comment section? For instance, if I had the kids write ten goals for themselves, can they add their ten in the comment section? Is there a limit?

You could probably attach the PowerPoint like you do a Word document (upload it, then click on the name so that it becomes a link). Or your might try to convert the PowerPoint to a flash file which you may be able to embed. Do a search on PowerPoint convert Flash and you'll get a variety of programs (some of which are free or have trials).

Just did some testing and reading... you can attach the PowerPoint. For embedding, there is an article here: http://www.jakeludington.com/powerpoint/20051229_convert_powerpoint_ppt_to_avi.html
that suggests using screen capture software (Jing, Camtasia,SnagIt) to play and capture your PowerPoint.

Shayne, Thanks for the info. I'm going to try your suggestions.

Turns out you just add a powerpoint the same way you add an image!

Good to know! Thanks Bonnie.

Saundra -- there is no limit, however it becomes increasingly difficult to find information in the comments section -- particularly when they get very long like this.

Several Questions Still:

1) I do have a questions about IP allow access. I assume that all IP addresses are allowed until blacklisted? Is this correct. Should would whitelist our school's district's IP addresses? Why would this be needed?
2) Hi, Are there any tips on how to make sure pages are printer friendly. Example the Campers' table. I am managing several pbwikis and have had difficulty getting pages to print out WYSIWYG (especially if they have tables). Also, when a table is created within the pbwiki, then it is printed, it automatically enlarge to fill the page. Which I did not want to occur. Is there any way to better control the printing? Thanks.....
3) I have several pbwikis for various project and non-profits that I am associated with. Having two monitors has always allowed me to be more productive, however, I seem to have more saving errors and very slow response time when editing two pbwikis at once. Is this normal?
Thanks

Several Questions Still:

1) I do have a questions about IP allow access. I assume that all IP addresses are allowed until blacklisted? Is this correct. Should would whitelist our school's district's IP addresses? Why would this be needed?
2) Hi, Are there any tips on how to make sure pages are printer friendly. Example the Campers' table. I am managing several pbwikis and have had difficulty getting pages to print out WYSIWYG (especially if they have tables). Also, when a table is created within the pbwiki, then it is printed, it automatically enlarge to fill the page. Which I did not want to occur. Is there any way to better control the printing? Thanks.....
3) I have several pbwikis for various project and non-profits that I am associated with. Having two monitors has always allowed me to be more productive, however, I seem to have more saving errors and very slow response time when editing two pbwikis at once. Is this normal?
Thanks

I keep getting....things like this. Oops! It looks like PBwiki has the hiccups.
There was an internal server error (Error 500) while processing your request. Please try again. If the problem persists please check with PBwiki support.

I do have high speed---business class cable at home. So I don't think this is the issue. Thanks for listening.

Kristine and PBWiki staff, this has been a fabulous experience. THANKS FOR SUPPORTING EDUCATORS!!! I can't wait to use this with my students. I'll let you know how it went but it sounds like it will be awesome from reading other comments.

I use slideshare.net to embed powerpoints. Here is a link to my wiki page so you can see what the slides look like when you do it. https://mathpirate2.pbwiki.com/geochapter1
Melissa Pearson, mentor

When will the flat payment rate going to be available?

The syllabus indicates a week 6 of roundtables and presentations. I've been out of town and just finished catching up to week 5. Is there anything else we need to do right now? Ann

How do I make a text box like the green one at the top of this page? I'd like to add some colour to my wiki and can't figure out how to do that.

Unless you know HTML code, the easiest way to add a box with text is to make a single cell table. Then you would need to add a background color for the table. Last I checked, this had to be done manually, by going into the source code, finding the "<tbody>" tag, and right after "<tbody" adding a space and the following code:
style="background-color: #CFECEC"
There should be one space to the left of the code above and a > (or if there is code before the >, a single space before the remaining code.
I randomly picked a color for the color code above. You can find more color codes on this page: http://www.computerhope.com/htmcolor.htm
—Ann

Oops! There is an easy way to do this. Right-click on the single cell and choose cell properties. That allows you to pick a background color for the cell. :)

Thanks Ann. But I think I must be doing something wrong. When I tried going into the source code all I wound up getting was the background colour information on my wikii page. I tried right clicking on the cell but didn't find anything that said cell properties. Hmmm! Any suggestions?
By the way, when I tried to right mouse on Kristine's green box above, I didn't get any table properties, so I'm guessing she didn't use a singe cell table. I was able to copy and paste her green box onto my wiki, but still can't manipulate the colour on it.
I'll keep trying.

I've been able to achieve the results that I wanted with a bit of a go around. If I make a single cell table in Word, choose a background colour, and then copy and paste it onto my wiki, then I can add text to it. For some reason I'm not able to add a background colour if I use the wiki table.

Kristine is using a "division" (tagged as div) with color, border, and other properties specified as the style; you'd need to know some HTML and CSS to do that. I was just thinking, maybe there is no tbody tag on a default single cell table. You could just style the cell itself. The opening cell tag would look like this: <td style="background-color: #CFECEC">

Right-click or ctrl+click should bring up a contextual menu, where you would click "cell" then "properties", but on a Mac I have to right click while on the cell then click the cell again to see the contextual menu. However, copy-paste from Word works. MS Office 2007 also doesn't create quite as much extraneous code as previous versions of MS Office products.

To get to cell properties, place the cursor in the cell, right click, select "cell", and then select "cell properties". Once this is done, you will find options to select a background color and a border color.

I have found some YouTube videos that would be great to use with my Early Years classroom. At the end of each video I am worried that students may follow the links to other YouTube videos and find something inappropriate - even if we set the rule that students only watch the videos that they have been instructed to watch.

Is there anyway to capture or copy the videos so that this is not possible? (Or maybe that would be a violation of copywrite?)

Yes, you can download the videos to your computer..there is a feature that lets you do that.
Some of the videos block copying and sharing...
The videos I used a lot were from the BBC...they have a lot too without the X content that Youtube is full of.
Have a look at my wiki...and also my website Activeenglish.biz
also M-carstairs.com/englishlessons
I cannot remember all the links to videos but the kid ones are there...

Hi, I am trying to find out how we sign up for graduation and week 6. I had to leave the webinar 15 min early last week to go back to school for our Back to School Night. Can anyone help?
Carla

Hi Carla. I don't think Kristine posts the info until Monday.

Ok, are we having a week 6 for graduation or did I misunderstand the syllabus?

Hi! Whgt do we have to do to participate in Week 6? Does anyone know how to enroll in this? The date for Week 6 is Monday, August 25th. Does anyone know the time for this webinarf? Thanks!

No, and I have emailed and posted.

Kristine and the PB WIKI crew,

THANKS for your patience with new learners and your willingness to bring educators up to speed on your products. They are a great classroom resource and I am looking forward to using it in my class this year. Wish me luck!

If I add kids to my wiki using the new add students options, will I be able to go back and add new students later?

yes -- you can use all three invite methods - email, request access and classroom accouts -- on the same wiki.

I've started my final presentation and put two films on the page but when I go to the edit button my page opens with nothing on it. I don't know what I am dong wrong, does anyone else?

I second JJ's comment. Thank you Kristine and the management of PBwiki! My students, as I write this, are already posting to their new course wiki.
I introduced PBwiki on Friday, the 22nd, and sent emails with instructions on Sunday afternoon. I set them up as readers then moved them over to writers Monday night as they learned more about the wiki and how to use it. Question: One of my students is still stuck on reader status yet I changed them to writer. How do I fix this? Thank you in advance.

Mine does the same with the google gadgets. When I save, sometimes they show up on the screen, sometimes they don't. If I go back into edit, they are there. I wonder if it's some kind of technical glitch? I did put a note on my page to let them know that they might have to go to the edit screen to see that I did put the required item on the page.

Vivian

This is driving me nuts ... I could swear I saw a link on here somewhere that we could pass on for others to register for the next PBwiki training course, but now I can't find it. Two other teachers at my school are very interested. Does anyone know where the link is posted (or was it all in my head?) Thanks.

Vivian

This happened to my students when I introduced the wiki to them. They created a profile page and wanted to edit later. The page appeared blank to them so they were afraid to attempt any changes. I looked at the page in class with the same result (blank page). I went in later, and it was fine.

I checked the history for this page and found you this link to surveymoney, which is where the sign-up seems to be... http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7hMKZESIAWpOBgA1WQtYDw_3d_3d

I think they need to use a password to access pages themselves...I am not sure how this works too..

I created Student accounts and got passwords...I shall give them out next class and see if they can access the pages with them and write to the wiki..

This is a problem I am having too.. Maggi

How exactly do the students access the wiki? Do they sign in with their user name and password??

Maggi

When will be get clarification that we have completed everything? Just to make sure that I did not miss anything, by the due date.

Had a good laugh when I read that it took 10-15 hours to complete this course. If you only knew!

"This wiki is here forever!
This wiki is remain in place throughout the school year."
Does "forever" mean 10 months?

When entered the URL Shayne posted, it took me to what I think is a place to sign up for the next summer camp (labeled "Summer Camp II). I tried to find the original link but couldn't. Kristine may just have to fix this one.

I think that Kristine said that the wiki will be locked eventually. I've been trying to create a resource page that everyone can keep updating at tbyresources.pbwiki.com and all are welcome to participate!

Just to echo Sandra - once everything is completed, how do we:
1. get the pbwiki badge,
2. have confirmation of keeping the Platinum Wiki,
3. what is the duration of the Platinum Wiki (in other words when does the school or ourselves need to take over the cost),
4. will there be a final "online party" to look at / discuss the final presentations?

Forever means that I am not going to take this wiki down -- ever.

It seemed to me my request of getting a certification of completion of this Pbwiki course is doomed to failure, and the team is indifferent and do not read sometimes what is written.

Zouita,
If you requested a certificate, then it was created. If you hadn't requested one by Sept 8th, then I did not create one.

Our engineering team is finishing up our certification badges that can go on your wiki or blogs. Is that what you're waiting for?

Kristine

Kristine,
I am sure that I have requested the certificate and Kept reminding you of it for several times, but this is the first reply I got from you. I am interested in the PDF format certificate. Could you sent it for me?

Thanks in advance

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