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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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 {{Wiki}}
-==Adding a wiki page==
-There are several ways to add a new wiki page.  In later versions of Moodle, the course participant's privileges can effect adding or editing wiki pages.
-===Add a wiki activity===
+==Adding a wiki==
-When the teacher selects '''Wiki''' from the [[Adding resources and activities|Add an Activity
+*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''.
-]] pull down menus in a course, they will be asked to create the first page.
+*This will take you to the wiki settings page titled "Adding a new wiki".
-===Add by using search===
+*In an existing wiki, the wiki settings can be found in ''Settings > Wiki administration > Edit settings''.
-Any participant (with correct privileges) of an existing wiki can enter the name of the page they would like to create in the Search box on a wiki page.  For example they might enter the name "Roses".
-: If the page already exists
+==Wiki administration settings==
-::they will be taken to the page "Roses"
+===Wiki name===
-: If the page does not exist, they will see:
+*The name you give to your wiki here will appear as the link on the course page for your students to click.
-:: '''There is no page titled "Roses"'''
-::They can create this page by clicking on the "create this page" link
-::and begin editing the new page called "Roses"
-===From a wiki page===
+===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====
-Participants in a wiki can also create a new wiki page by editing an existing page and adding a wiki link to the page they want to create - e.g. <nowiki>[[Roses]]</nowiki>- using brackets.
+If this box is checked, then the description you added above will appear with the wiki link on the course page.
-After either selecting '''Save page'' or '''Show preview''', the participant will then see a clickable link to "Roses"; they or someone else can click on it and begin to edit that page.
+[[File:wikisettings.png]]
-==Editing a wiki page==
+===First page name===
-Editing a wiki is simple.
+*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.
-* Click on the '''edit''' tag at the top of the wiki page
-* Edit the text
-* Use wiki tags for formatting and creating links that are needed
-* Then save the page, or preview the page before saving
-==Wiki settings==
+===Wiki mode===
-[Wiki settting screen.JPG|300px|thumb|Setup screen for a 1.7 Wiki]
+*Choose between "Individual wiki" where each student gets their own, or "Collaborative wiki" where students work together on a single wiki.
-==See also==
+===Default format===
-* Go to [[Help:Editing]] to learn more about the wiki formatting tags
+*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.
-[[Category:Teacher]]
+===Force format===
-[[Category:Wiki]]
+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_settings|Restrict access]] area becomes visible in Moodle activities and resource settings if [[Conditional_activities|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.)
 [[fr:Ajouter/modifier un wiki]]
+[[de:Wiki anlegen]]
+[[ja:Wikiを追加/編集する]]

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