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November 3rd-6th
Title: Wiki Spaces Objective(s): o  Students will create a personal wiki space o  Students will create a Word document and cut&paste the text into the wiki space o  Students will choose three pictures for their wiki space Materials o  Internet access o  http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/  o  [|http://flickr.com]  o  [|http://www.imeem.com]  o  Microsoft Word  o  White board or chart paper MONDAY Procedure TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Procedure:
 * 1)  gather students on the carpet and explain that they are going to create their own web page
 * 2) have students circle around 1-2 computer depending on the size of the class
 * 3)  model how to open Internet Explorer and explain that the homepage is set to the wiki space
 * 4)  show students how to click on your site’s name (Columbine, Lincoln, Westwood, or Quigg)
 * 5)  show the students the different pictures on the front page
 * 6) explain that they are going to pick a picture to be the front page of their web page
 * 7) on the white board or chart paper write the website http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/
 * 8) explain to the kids that they need to log onto the wiki space and pick three pictures they would like (they need to have a couple backups in case someone else picks their first choice)
 * 9) have kids move to a computer and log onto the wiki space
 * 10)  give the students 5 minutes to look at the pictures on the wiki space
 * 11)  when there is one minute left, remind the kids to pick three pictures they want
 * 12) call all the kids back together (still at the computers) and go around the room asking students which picture they want
 * 13) use the spread sheet to write the student’s name and the picture they choose
 * 14) if a student chooses a picture that has already been taken, have them choose their second or third choice
 * 15)  once all the students have chosen a picture the next step is to create their page
 * 16) write mbriggs4 and bridge2008 on the white board or chart paper
 * 17) tell the kids to click “sign in” at the top right
 * 18) the user name is “mbriggs4” and the password is “bridge2008”
 * 19) at the top left, click “new page”
 * 20)  go around to each computer and make sure it says your site name at the top. If it does not, click your site on the left hand side
 * 21) in the box that says “enter the name of your new page” the kids need to type their first name and their last initial (for example, margaretb or troym or kherid)
 * 22) go around and check to make sure that the kids have the correct name and spelling
 * 23) tell the kids to put a thumbs up when you give them the ok
 * 24) when all the kids have a thumbs up, tell them to click “create”
 * 25) on their new clean page, have them write their name at the top
 * 26) explain that tomorrow they are going to decorate their page
 * 1) gather the students on the carpet and remind them that they are creating their own web pages
 * 2) explain to the kids the goals for today
 * 3) write their first name, favorite food, animal, and color in a Word document
 * 4) cut and paste the Word document into their wiki space
 * 5)  begin by having the kids log onto the wiki space
 * 6) go to http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/
 * 7) have them click their picture
 * 8) if a student’s page doesn’t show up, have them wait until the rest of the class has started the lesson and then assist them
 * 9) model how to log into the wiki space using mbriggs4 and bridge2008
 * 10) model how to open a word document and write your first name at the top
 * 11) under your name write “favorite food:”
 * 12) hit enter and type “favorite animal:”
 * 13) hit enter and type “favorite color:”
 * 14) **you may write “favorite food:”**, “favorite color:”, and “favorite animal:” on the board when the students begin the lesson
 * 15) go back and have the kids help you fill out the answers
 * 16) model how to choose a font and a color for your text
 * 17) model how to highlight the text and copy it
 * 18) go back to the wiki space and click “edit this page”
 * 19) right click on the wikis pace and click paste
 * 20) the text should appear on the wiki space
 * 21) if the text does not appear, have the student go back to the text and copy & paste again
 * 22) click “save” at the bottom
 * 23) to check if everything is working, click on your site’s tab on the left hand side
 * 24) click on the student’s picture and it should take you to their personal space with their name, favorite food etc.

THURSDAY Procedure  a.  make sure that the one you choose says “song details” and not “video details” or “ringtone” write these on the board when the kids begin their lesson**
 * 1) explain to the kids that today they are going to decorate their page with pictures
 * 2) the goals for today are
 * 3) create a table on the wiki space
 * 4) choose three pictures from flickr.com
 * 5) paste three pictures into the table on the wiki space
 * 6) write http://flickr.com/ on the white board or chart paper
 * 7) model how to go to the wiki space
 * 8) model how to log on. Use mbriggs4 and bridge2008
 * 9) model how to click on a student’s page and go to their personal page
 * 10) click “edit this page” at the top
 * 11) click on the table picture button at the top
 * 12) select 3 columns and 1 row
 * 13) open a new web browser and go to http://flickr.com/
 * 14)  in the search box enter something that the kids want a picture of, for example, a puppy
 * 15)  scroll to a picture and click on it
 * 16) when you click on the picture, if there isn’t a caption under the picture title that says “all sizes” then the picture will not download **make sure to point out this icon to the students so they can successfully download and save a picture!!!!!**
 * 17) if the picture comes up and has the “all sizes” icon, right click and select “save picture as”
 * 18) model how to select “desktop” on the left hand side, and save the picture as whatever it is (for example, if it is a picture of a puppy, save it as “puppy” or if it is a picture of a basketball, save it as “basketball”)
 * 19) make sure the pictures are saved to the desktop so they are easy to locate!!!!
 * 20) model how to search for two more pictures and save them to the desktop
 * 21) once you have three pictures saved to the desktop, model how to insert them into the wiki space
 * 22) first, click on the little icon of the tree right next to the tv icon at the top
 * 23) ignore everything in the box that pops up except the “browse” button
 * 24) click on “browse” and then the “desktop” icon on the left
 * 25) select the name of the picture by clicking on it, then click “open”
 * 26) click “upload” and then double click on the picture in the display at the top
 * 27)  if the picture does not appear in the table, model how to click and drag it into one box of the table
 * 28) repeat steps 18-23 for the other two pictures
 * 29) make sure to model how to click “save” at the bottom after all three pictures have been uploaded
 * 30) after they have saved, the kids can check their page by clicking on your site’s tab on the left hand side and then their picture and it should bring up their personal page
 * 1) explain to the students that the last step in creating their own wiki page is to add music!
 * 2) the goals for today are to select a song from imeem.com and insert it onto their page
 * 3) first model how to log onto the wiki space. Use mbriggs4 and bridge2008
 * 4) model how to click on “edit this page” at the top
 * 5) show the kids how to click on the tv icon at the top
 * 6) on the left hand side, point out the speaker icon that says “audio” and click on it
 * 7) two choices will pop up; odeo and imeem
 * 8) click on “imeem”
 * 9) a list of directions will pop up. Click the link to imeem.com in direction #1
 * 10) it will take you to the imeem website
 * 11) in the search box, enter a song or an artist and click search
 * 12) scroll down until you see the song you want and click on the icon
 * 1) a log in screen should pop up
 * 2) use margaret.briggs@du.edu and bridgekid to log in
 * scroll down to where it says “embed” on the left hand side
 * right click inside the box and copy the text
 * model how to go back to the “embed widget” screen (you may x out of the imeem site)
 * in the big box, right click and select “paste”
 * click “save” at the bottom
 * it will take you to the personal page where a “media” box should appear
 * click “save” at the bottom of the page
 * to check if it worked, make sure the student has saved and then go to your site’s tab on the left and click on the student’s picture, and it should have the media player where you can click the play button and it will play!
 * Name || Picture || Wiki page title ||