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Latest revision as of 19:36, 27 December 2013

Adding a wiki

With the editing turned on, in the section you wish to add your wiki, click the "Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add an activity" drop down menu )and choose Wiki.
This will take you to the wiki settings page titled "Adding a new wiki".

In an existing wiki, the wiki settings can be found in Settings > Wiki administration > Edit settings.

Wiki administration settings

Wiki name

The name you give to your wiki here will appear as the link on the course page for your students to click.

Wiki description

Explain the purpose of your wiki here. (This description may or may not be compulsory depending on your admin's settings.)

Display description on course page

If this box is checked, then the description you added above will appear with the wiki link on the course page.

First page name

The name you add here will form the first page of your new wiki. It is a required field and once a name has been entered,it can't be changed.

Wiki mode

Choose between "Individual wiki" where each student gets their own, or "Collaborative wiki" where students work together on a single wiki.

Default format

Set the default type of editing your wiki will use. Chooose from
- HTML - editing using the normal text editor
- Creole - a popular wiki editing language. If this is selected, a small editing toolbar will appear.

- NWiki - a wiki editing language used in the contributed NWiki module.

Force format

If you check this box then students cannot choose their own method of editing the wiki.

Common module settings

The Common module settings section appears in many modules besides wiki. It sets Groups interactions levels and the ID number.

Restrict access settings

The Restrict access area becomes visible in Moodle activities and resource settings if Conditional Activities have been enabled.

Locally assigned roles

In Settings > Wiki administration > Locally assigned roles selected users can be given additional roles in the activity.

Wiki permissions

Role permissions for the activity can be changed in Settings > Wiki administration > Permissions. (you need to be Administrator or have permission for doing this.)

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-==Adding a wiki page==
-There are two main ways to add a new Wiki page:
+==Adding a wiki==
+*With the editing turned on, in the section you wish to add your wiki, click the "Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add an activity" drop down menu )and choose ''Wiki''.
+*This will take you to the wiki settings page titled "Adding a new wiki".
-===Add an Activity===
+*In an existing wiki, the wiki settings can be found in ''Settings > Wiki administration > Edit settings''.
-You can select '''Wiki''' from the Add an Activity
+==Wiki administration settings==
+===Wiki name===
+*The name you give to your wiki here will appear as the link on the course page for your students to click.
-===Using Search===
+===Wiki description===
+*Explain the purpose of your wiki here. (This description may or may not be compulsory depending on your admin's settings.)
+====Display description on course page====
-Enter the name of the page you woul like to create in the Search box on a Wiki page
+If this box is checked, then the description you added above will appear with the wiki link on the course page.
-: If the page already exists, you will be takenn to that page
+[[File:wikisettings.png]]
-: If the page does not exist, you will see:
+===First page name===
+*The name you add here will form the first page of your new wiki. It is a required field and once  a name has been entered,it can't be changed.
-:: '''There is no page titled ":Wiki tags". You can create this page.'''
+===Wiki mode===
+*Choose between "Individual wiki" where each student gets their own, or "Collaborative wiki" where students work together on a single wiki.
-:: Click on create this page, and begin editing
+===Default format===
+*Set the default type of editing your wiki will use. Chooose from
+**HTML - editing using the normal text editor
+**Creole - a popular wiki editing language. If this is selected, a small editing toolbar will appear.
+[[File:creolenwiki.png]]
+**NWiki - a wiki editing language used in the contributed NWiki module.
-===From a Wiki page===
+===Force format===
+If you check this box then students cannot choose their own method of editing the wiki.
-You can also create a new Wiki page by editing an existing page and adding a Wiki link to the page you want to create - e.g. <nowiki>[[New page]]</nowiki>
+===Common module settings===
+The [[Common module settings]] section appears in many modules besides wiki.  It sets [[Groups]] interactions levels and the ID number.
+===Restrict access settings===
+The [[Restrict_access_settings|Restrict access]] area becomes visible in Moodle activities and resource settings if [[Conditional_activities|Conditional Activities]] have been enabled.
-Then click either on '''Save page'' or on '''Show preview'''
+==Locally assigned roles==
-You will then see a clicable link to your New Page; click on it and bein to edit.
+In ''Settings > Wiki administration > Locally assigned roles'' selected users can be given additional roles in the activity.
-==Editing a Wiki==
+==Wiki permissions==
-* Click on the '''edit''' tag at the top of the Wiki page
+Role permissions for the activity can be changed in ''Settings > Wiki administration > Permissions''. (you need to be Administrator or have permission for doing this.)
-* Edit the text as you see fit.
+[[fr:Ajouter/modifier un wiki]]
+[[de:Wiki anlegen]]
-* Use wiki tags for formatting and creating links that are needed.
+[[ja:Wikiを追加/編集する]]
-* Go to [[Help:Editing]] to learn more about the Wiki formatting tags
-[[Category:Teacher]]
-[[Category:Wiki]]

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