How+To+Use+A+Wiki+As+A+Colloborative+Tool

Wiki's are part of the Web 2.0 technology that provides an information sharing and colloborative tool for teachers who do not share the same worksite.

A couple of things you need to know:
 * 1) You have full editing rights on most, if not all, of the pages of the wiki. The pages are listed on the left side of the web page. This means that you can add to or delete from the page.
 * 2) You can simply read a page by clicking on the page (left side of the screen) and reading the contents.
 * 3) In order to edit or to add to (such as complete a form) you will need to click the "Edit" button in the upper right corner of the page. When that is clicked, you enter into the 'edit' mode.
 * 4) The edit mode contains a Windows-like menu at the top of the page. To type something (for instance, your name), place the curser where you want to enter your name and start typing. Try this by going to the "Talking History" page and type in your name in the August 17th chart. If you watched that first webinar, type in the time, etc., that you watched it.
 * 5) It is very important to realize that you have to 'save' before leaving the page, and that when you press the 'save' button (upper right side of the page), you will exit from the edit mode and go back to the read only mode. To re-enter the edit mode, just click the "Edit" button in the upper right corner of the page.
 * 6) Don't panic if you feel you do something totally wrong - the administrator of the wiki (in this case, Ballard) can - with the click of an irate mouse - restore the edited material to its original form.

Why are we using a wiki?