How+To's

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This page will have information and tutorials for how to do things on the Wiki as well as how to create uploadable creative works for your Biome Project. First, let's find out what a wiki is:

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* You can find all the information you need below OR you may click on the “Help” link in the upper right hand side of the wiki (Where you logged in.)
 * Additional Tutorials: **

* To watch different videos, you will need to click on the “Choose a Tour” pull down menu, and find the video you would like to see.
 * Scroll down, find the section labeled “Get More Help.” Click on “Watch our Video Tour.”


 * You are welcome to use any of the “help” info offered there as well.

Add Hyperlinks
To add hyperlinks, click the insert link icon: Be sure to choose External Link. Type in the Link Text (the name of the website, NOT the URL) along with any description of the site. Copy and paste the URL in the address box, then click OK.

Font Color and Style
1. Edit your page. 2. Highlight the text you wish to format. 3. Click on the text formatting icon in the toolbar. 4. Format the text as you wish and click “Apply Style.”

**You can also type up what you need in Microsoft Word, and then copy and paste into your page.**

Insert Pictures and Files
You can include pictures and files in your pages easily using the visual editor. When in the visual editor:
 * Click the image icon which looks like a tree in a box
 * Use the 'Upload New File' to upload a picture or file that has been saved to your H or P drive on the network or from a flash drive or CD.
 * Put the cursor at the position on the page where you wish to put the image or file
 * Find the image or file in the Images & Files dialogue box
 * Double click the image or file to put it on the page

Using PhotoStory (You are welcome to use Windows Movie Maker instead.)
To prepare, create a folder on the computer with the pictures for your PhotoStory, a Word document with the script for your PhotoStory and the music file you have chosen as background music for your PhotoStory.
 * Collect all pictures and save in a folder on the P drive. (Back up on your H drive)
 * Fill out "Story Map" - which picture order, titles, narration, etc. (find on "Handouts" page) or see Mrs. Lubich
 * Open PhotoStory 3
 * Insert desired pictures, click and slide to put in order
 * Create title & any other picture titles.
 * Type notes for narration
 * Click record button and narrate each slide
 * Add music (from Photostory)
 * Preview show and edit if necessary
 * Be sure to SAVE, by “browsing” to save to your H drive wiki folder. (You will also need to save it in your folder in the 743 folder on the P: Public drive so your teammates may also access your project.)

Inserting Your Movie into Your Wiki
** OR….. **
 * Upload your file to [|www.schooltube.com]
 * Login = mrslubich
 * Password = our team name
 * Click on "Upload" and follow directions given there. Be sure to give it a title and a tag.
 * Wait for Mrs. Lubich to approve it.
 * THEN: go to your wiki page and click "Edit this page."
 * Put the cursor at the position on the page where you wish to put the video.
 * Click on the "widget" icon that looks like a little tv.
 * Click "video."
 * Click "other" at the bottom of the list.
 * Follow the directions that come up in the box.
 * THEN- You will need to go the schootube site and find your video.
 * Once you click on your video the requied code with be on the right hand side of the page. ( You want the "Embed Code")
 * Copy & paste that into the box in your wiki.


 * 1) Place your cursor on the page where you want the video.
 * 2) Click on the “File” button while in edit mode.
 * 3) Click on “+ Upload File.”
 * 4) Find your movie in the folder (be sure it’s a .wmv file NOT .wp3) & click it.
 * 5) Once it uploads to the wiki, click on it once.
 * 6) Preview and then save.

Creating a Food Web in Word
Make a rough draft of your food web with the names of the organisms that you will show and arrows showing energy flow. Search for clipart or pictures of the organisms in your food web, and save in your Home drive and your group folder in the Public.
 * Add text box ovals needed in the web and type in the names of your food web's organisms in each text box oval
 * With your curser inside a text box oval, click on the insert tab and select "picture"
 * Go to the folder with your pictures or use the clip art.
 * When all text box ovals are filled with the names of the organisms and pictures, click the insert tab and select "shapes"
 * Select the line arrow and click and drag from one text box oval to another to show the direction of energy flow
 * When complete, you can fill text box ovals with different colors to denote producer, primary consumer, etc.
 * To Save as a .jpeg
 * On your keyboard, hit the “Print Screen” button.
 * Open PowerPoint
 * Right click and paste
 * Crop the picture to just the food web
 * Right click and click on “Save as Picture….”
 * At the bottom of the window, find the “Save as type” window and make the type “,JPEG”
 * Give it a meaningful title, and save it in your group folder in the 743 folder on the Public drive.
 * THEN go to "Insert Pictures & Files" to insert into wiki.