How to use the wiki

As this is a school-wide collaboration tool, today I held my first in-house technology workshop on the topic of "How to use the wiki".  

Topics involved:

• creating pages
• editing pages that are not locked and how to use the editing tools provided.  
• monitoring changes in the wiki or on a page
• adding pictures
• adding a file
• adding a hyperlink

Issues encountered:

• Wikispaces does not have a spell checker on it's editing toolbar.  
• Adding the pictures tool wasn't quite working so I had to create a Jing video later on and embedded the video on the school's private wiki as a supplemental workshop resource.

As in any new introduction of tech tools, you will find that others are reluctant to use it and that it fine.  On the other side of the spectrum too are teachers who think they already know how to use the tool only to find out that they don't.  Either way, supportive attitude by providing one-on-one sessions or follow-ups are encouraged so that this tool will be used successfully.