Wiki+directions

=**How to create a wiki in Wikispaces**=

1. Go to http://www.wikispaces.com

2. Click on the blue button that says **EDUCATION**.

3. Click on "Create a free classroom now."

4. A white box will pop up.

5. Give your wiki a name. I'd like you to use your initials only plus the words "library skills" so my wiki name would look like this: libraryskillspas.wikispaces.com.

6. Select "United States" in the second box if it is not already selected.

7. Select your school. Start typing: "Marsh Avenue School for Expeditionary Learning" and select it.

8. For subject being taught, type "Library Skills."

9. For grade, choose "6."

10. Select the box at the bottom that says, "I certify this wiki will be used for education."

11. Once you select that box, it will bring you to a new page. This is your wiki.

12. Click on settings on the top right.

13. Under settings on the right, select "protected."

14. Click "Update."

15. Under "Look & Feel" on the left, you can select, "Themes & Colors."

16. Pick a color scheme and then click "Preview and Customize."

17. A new page will appear. You can continue to change your colors on this page.

18. When you are done, click "Apply."

19. Now click on "Home," on the right.

20. Click on "Pages."

21. Click on "New Page" at the top.

22. Name it, "My First Page."

23. Now write on your new page and tell me about yourself:


 * What is your name?


 * What do you want to be when you grow up and why?


 * What is your favorite subject in school and why?


 * Who was your favorite elementary school teacher and why?


 * Have you thought about college yet? What do you think you would like to study in college and why?


 * What countries or states in the United States have you visited? Tell me about them.


 * If you could travel for free, where would you like to go and why?


 * If you could learn any language, what would it be and why?


 * Do you wish you already spoke a language other than English? Which one and why?


 * What are your hobbies and why do you like those hobbies?


 * What sorts of books do you like to read? Mysteries? Science fiction? Scary stories?


 * Who are your favorite authors?


 * What is your favorite book?