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On August 6th I attended a P.L about Wiki's, Blogs and Podcasts.

As a means of passing on my learning I created this Wiki to take you through the basics of creating a wiki.

Here is an easy to understand video that introduces you to 3 basic functions that will get you started on your way.

media type="youtube" key="-dnL00TdmLY?fs=1" height="385" width="480" To insert this video i clicked the button EDIT PAGE. In the menu that appears you will see the button WIDGET . Click on it. A box will appear with a variety of choices.On the left is categories. Select audio for songs, language lessons etc, video, RSS - these allow you to subscribe (usually at no cost) to Podcasts etc, which will automatically update onto your page when they become available. I clicked on. VIDEO A box appears with clear instructions of how to embed the video to your page. Once you have followed them and saved it, it will return to your edit page. When you have added all you wish to include click on the SAVE button.

For a podcast follow the same steps, however, you select audio. You will be given clear instructions which demonstrate how to embed the chosen podcast/s.

rss url="http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/live/rss/podcast.xml" link="true" number="5" enclosure="true"

1) There is the back end: this is the part that allows you to edit what your page contains, looks like and add or delete links, to name just a few of the tools available for you to use.
Follow this link to the Manage Wiki tab - a tab that is found on your page when you are the creator of the wiki or have been given permission to access it.

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2) The front end is the page that people see when they become a member of your wiki. The changes you make in the back end, are transferred onto your wiki (front end) for people to see.

The account area
This is where you manage your wiki's and personal information. On wikispaces this area is called myaccount and is found at the top of your page. As the creator you will be the only one granted access to this area. If you have multiple wikis you can click on the mywikis tab and it will direct you to a list of wikis you have created so that you can navigate through each of them.

You can add photo's to your wiki too!
 * __ When adding an image there is a very important thing to remember: __**

Before you select and add the image to your wiki you need to change the size of your file. This can be done in Photoshop and similar programs.
Open photo program, select the image you would like to use. The program gives you options for how you would like to save the file. Select the option that is for the web/internet. The options will come with numbers beside them - the higher the number, the better the image quality. This also means that the you will have a larger size file. Use the preview windows to select the image that is not large in file size, yet has decent image quality. Try for images to be around 25 to 80 kb. You may need to compress your image to achieve this. When you have reduced the file to a manageable size and saved it do the following. Simply go to the EDIT button on your wiki, select the FILE icon and follow the prompts to insert your image.