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=Welcome to our new wiki site designed specifically for Piney Orchard Elementary Staff! =

There are so many new technologies becoming available to educators today. The challenge is finding the time to learn how to use them effectively. That is why I've created this wiki to be a resource for all of us to access and collaborate on from school or home throughout the year.

Some of you may be wondering, "What exactly is a wiki?" Click here. [|Wiki Definition]

Watch this video that makes it very easy to understand how to use a wiki. Click on the underlined words.

[|Wikis In Plain English Video] From time to time I will be adding ideas/strategies/directions for how to integrate technology in the classroom. But since this is a wiki, I also want you to be able to add your own ideas and questions so that we can collaborate together. No sense in creating something when someone else has already done it. If technology is a little overwhelming for you, it might help to be able to ask questions from colleagues and see how others are doing it. And by the way ... don't worry about accidentally "messing up" the wiki, because I can always go in and edit any mistakes. ;-)

So let's get started! Jenn Schnepp



**__How To Upload to Our Wiki__**

Follows these steps to upload a document to a Wiki. It’s really not as hard as it looks…

1. Click on the page title at the right to which you would like to add.

2. Click “Edit this Page”. (top right)

3. Click your cursor wherever you want the document to go on the wiki.

4. To link a word or phrase, highlight the the word or phrase. Choose "Link" at the top. Then choose "External link" and type in the "Address." Click on "Add link" at the bottom right.

5. To add a file or picture, put your cursor where you want to add. Then click the Picture Icon ("File") at top. Click on "Upload file" which will give you a chance to find your file on your computer and open it. Double click on the file and it will put the file or picture where your cursor is.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">6. Click Save and that’s it!