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This page will help you get started in creating wiki projects for students.

=**What is a wiki?**=

a wiki is like a webpage with a collaborative twist. Members of a wiki can add, edit and change the document anytime, anywhere.

=**Wiki Video Tutorials:**=

Want a simple explanation of how wikis work? - in this case to plan a camping trip. Video by Common Craft. http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=b7a75a3ce09d40b497f6

Here is a link of short videos on how to get the most out of Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction

=**A sample of a Student Wiki Webquest:**=

this is a great example how 7th grade students use wiki in a history class. http://blog.wikispaces.com/2008/02/a-classroom-wiki-webquest.html

Don't want to use student e-mails? Create accounts students using wikispaces.
If you don't want your students to have to create accounts themselves, just email help@wikispaces.com with a list of usernames, email addresses (if you have them - if you don't just leave them out), and passwords in the following format and they'll create the accounts for you.

code user1,email1@address.com,password1 user2,email2@address.com,password2 user3,email3@address.com,password3 code //A few important notes that will help create these accounts for you quickly:// There are a large number of accounts on Wikispaces, so many combinations of first names, last names, and initials are already taken. It's much more likely we can make all the accounts you ask if you add a school identifier to your students' usernames. For example, if your school is called John Smith High, instead of asking us for the usernames, //adam//, //james//, and //dom//, we recommend //jsh-adam//, //jsh-james//, and //jsh-dom//. Please make sure that usernames are at least 3 characters long (we allow letters, numbers, underscores _, or dashes -) and that passwords are at least 6 characters long. Finally, make sure to let them know which space they should add them to as members.
 * Usernames**
 * Length of Usernames and Passwords**
 * Which Space?**

See some examples of other teachers using Wikispaces.
Have a look over here. It's a wiki so you can contribute your own examples and ideas.

You may also want to check out the [|Wiki Walk-Through] from TeachersFirst.