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=Welcome to the **K12 Open Ed wiki ** on Wikispaces.=

The goals of this wiki are to give workshop participants and others a place:
 * to learn about wikis
 * to explore open content
 * to think about how open content can be used in creating school projects in various curriculum areas

Eventually, we hope to use some of the ideas and content here in our [|K12 Open CD].

(If you are looking for a page you created in a previous workshop, see the K12 Open Ed archive wiki.)

[|Workshop handouts] (Note that most of the info is in this wiki as well.)

Here are some steps to do this. (This is also in your handouts.)

1. **Join Wikispaces** (if you haven't already). Click the Join link in the upper-right corner of the page. (You'll need to do this to create new pages in this space.) After entering a user name, password, and email address, click No for Creating a New Space for now. (You can create your own wikispace later if you like.)

2. **Join the K12 Open Ed space** by clicking the Join this Space link at the left under Actions. If you're in a workshop, wait a minute for us to approve you. (If you're not in a workshop, it may take a little longer.)

3. **Choose a topic**. A list of suggestions is here.

4. **Create a page for your topic**. To do this, just click the New Page link to the left under Actions.
 * Use your topic as the name for your new page. (If you choose a topic someone else has already created a page for, you may need to put your initials after your topic name to differentiate yours.)
 * You will then be in the edit view of the page. Put a title (your topic) and your name at the top, and then click Save.
 * Your new page will now appear in the Navigation links to the left of this page.

5. **Find open-licensed [|photos, clip art, video, music, or other media]** related to your topic. (A list is also provided on pages 15-20 of your handout.)
 * Before beginning, make a folder on your desktop with your name to save your media in.
 * Check the license of the item (CC, GFDL, public domain, etc.).
 * When you find something you like, right-click the image and select Save Image As or Save Picture As. Save the media into the folder you created for this.
 * Note the source (credit/attribution), the license, and the location you got the media from. (You'll be putting this on your wiki page.) You can write these down, type them right into your wiki page, or right-click the file and include them in the image properties.
 * Go find more media, or proceed to step 6.

6. **Put the media you found on your wiki page** and include a citation.
 * Go to your page, and click Edit This Page.
 * To insert text on a page, just type in the page area. You can use the style buttons (bold, italic, etc.) on the Editor toolbar.
 * To insert an image on your page, click the Insert Images link from the Editor toolbar, and follow these instructions.
 * Advanced - To insert a movie player or other widget, follow these instructions.
 * Make sure to put a citation under each media element that credits the source, tells the license, and gives a link to the original source. Here is an example of how you might do this.
 * Remember you can always preview your changes before saving. And, if you make a mistake (or if someone else inadvertently messes up your page), you can always revert it by going to the History tab.