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Meg's BrushUP! objectives

  1. To register your wiki on WetPaint.

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Your BrushUP! objectives

What are you hoping to learn from this module? Your objectives can be the same as mine, but is there anything else you are expecting to learn? Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class,or discuss it on this wiki's discussion forum.

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.


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Introduction

Most wiki websites require that you register with them by signing up for an account with a username and password. This is standard. Registering with WetPaint will make you a part of the WetPaint community, which in turn means that you can have as many wikis as you like, and you can be made a contributor on other people's wikis. In this module, you will learn:

  • How to register a WetPaint wiki.


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Focus questions: Registering on the Web
Have you ever signed up for a Web account before? For an online teaching site, perhaps? Or a shopping site such as Amazon.com or eBay? Write down your experiences, discuss with a partner or small group in the class, or discussitdiscuss it on this wiki's discussion forum (don't worry ... we'll get to that bit soon!)forum.

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.


tools-48x48.pngExercise: Register your account

  1. Go to WetPaint.com's homepage.
  2. Click on the great big green button that say, 'Go!'
  3. Fill in the fields in the 'name and describe your wiki' area. When you create a 'URL/Address', make sure you choose a name that you're happy with, because once you've registered it you won't be able to change it later.
  4. Set your editing options under 'tell us who you want to edit your wiki?'
  5. Click on the big 'continue to step 2' button (the next bit really is the fun part, as WetPaint promises!) If you want to cancel what you've done, click 'cancel'.
  6. Customise your wiki by clicking on a design that appeals to you.
  7. Click on the big 'continue to step 3' button.
  8. If you want to invite others to add to and edit your wiki, then do so now with the form provided. (You can also add other people later.)
  9. If you just want to create your wiki now, click on 'I'll invite people later,just create my wiki now'.
  10. Click on the 'Take me to my wiki' button on the next screen, after your wiki is created. You now have a wiki! yay!

tools-48x48.pngExercise: Explore WetPaint

Have a tool around the WetPaint user interface (i.e., the bit where you make your wiki happen -- the admin interface. What features have you noticed? What terms are unfamiliar? What do you think they might mean? Make a note of terms that seem a bit unusual: ask your classmates if they know what they refer to, ask me (in class) or google it (e.g., google "what does keyword tags mean?"). If you wanted to write a page, where would you do it? How would you change the look of your site again? What sorts of things can you change under 'wiki settings'? Can you upload your own header? Where would you add other contributors to your wiki? Write down your observations, discuss with a partner or small group in the class,or discussit on this wiki's discussion forum.


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Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class, or discuss it on this wiki's discussion forum.
  • What have I learnt?
  • What is still unclear?
  • What do I need to follow up on?
  • Where to from here?
  • What other stuff I have read or accessed to help me make sense of it all?

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.

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WetPaint help
Add-free education wikis from WetPaint