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=Welcome to the Ritchie County Intel Essentials Wiki!=

About Wikis
If you've ever visited Wikipedia, you are already familiar with the concept of a wiki. A //wiki// is a type of web page that allows users to easily add, edit, and delete content. It is a great tool for collaborative authoring,

Wikispaces is just one of many wikis which could be used in your classroom to allow students to collaborate on a project. Some other wikis you might want to consider are WetPaint, PBworks, and Wikidot. You could even create a Google Site which, when shared, can simulate a wiki.

Getting Started

 * [[image:editPage.JPG]] || Click the **Edit** button above to add, edit, or delete content on this page. ||
 * [[image:newPage.JPG]] || Click the **New Page** button to add a new page to the wiki ||
 * [[image:recentChanges.JPG]] || Click the **Recent Changes** button to see a list of who's done what to the content of the wiki ||
 * [[image:manageWiki.JPG]] || Click the **Manage Wiki** button to change the default settings for the wiki ||

Editing a Wiki Page
Editing the content of a wiki is easy, since many of the editing functions are similar to those used in Microsoft Word. Review the buttons on the Editor bar above:


 * [[image:textCmds.JPG align="left"]] || Boldface, italicize, underline, or change the color/style of selected text; apply level formatting to selected text. ||
 * [[image:listCmds.JPG align="left"]] || Create a numbered or bulleted list from selected paragraphs of text ||
 * [[image:hrCmd.JPG]] || Insert a horizontal rule to separate sections of text ||
 * [[image:linkCmd.JPG]] || Insert a link to another page in the wiki or to a web site external to the wiki ||
 * [[image:insertCmd.JPG]] || Upload images from your local computers or insert external images by providing a URL ||
 * [[image:widgetCmd.JPG]] || Enhance your wiki pages with audio, video, calendars, maps, documents, polls, chat windows and messaging, and other "extras" ||
 * [[image:tableCmd.JPG]] || Insert a table for page layout or data presentation ||
 * [[image:reviewCmds.JPG]] || Preview editing changes; cancel recent changes; save with or without comments describing the changes; switch between the text editor and the visual editors ||

Need Help?

 * Click on the **Help** link in the top right navigation bar to learn more about how to use your wiki.


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