Resource:Tips on How to Use This Wiki

Welcome

Welcome to the University Innovation Wiki! Editing and updating a wiki may be a little bit tricky at first. It will take a few attempts before you become comfortable with the wiki format. If you have any additional questions, please email Katie Dzugan at Kdzugan@nciia.org. 

Tutorial on Getting Started

Follow this link to view a 5 minute tutorial on getting started. 
Note: If you have trouble getting the link to play, please try a Safari or Firefox web browser.

The following is an index of topics (by the minute) for quick reference. 

0:17 - How to creat an account
0:39 - Uploading a photo
1:19 - Finding your student profiles page / creating an new page
1:45 - Inserting uploaded photo onto page
2:26 - Emedding interactive materials / using mediawiki
3:06 - Embedding a Prezi
3:44 - Embedding Slideshare
4:27 - Embedding YouTube

Cheat Sheet for Codes 

For embedding interactive elements, you need to use a widget called a MediaWiki. Below are the codes you need to embed a Prezi or SlideShare presentation, or YouTube video. You will enter the MediaWiki through the 'Show WikiTextEditor' (the link is right above this box). One great thing about a wiki is that you can borrow code from others. By following the 'edit' link on any page, you can go into the 'WikiTextEditor' to copy/paste the code for the page you are populating with information.

For Prezi: {{#Widget:Prezis| }}

• After the line, and before the }} brackets, enter 'id=' followed by the unique the combination of letters/numbers.

For SlideShare: {{#widget:SlideShare | |width=425 |height=348 }}

• In the empty space after SlideShare and before width, enter 'doc=' followed the unique combination of letters/numbers.

For YouTube: {{#Widget:Youtube|}}

• After the line and before the }} brackets, enter 'id=' followed the unique combination of letters/numbers.

 To categorize your page, use these brackets [[ ]]. Between them, type [[Category:]].

• Categories include:
  • ​Guides
  • Student Changemakers
  • Resources
  • Universities

Additional Tips

1. Shift+Return = one line spacing
2. Return = double line spacing
3. When wanting to list items using numbers (such as this list) make sure to click numbered bulleted option before typing; unlike MS Word, a wiki will not create a numbered list automatically.