FAQs Closed for the Season Camp has ended and mentors are no longer available to respond to your FAQs. Please visit the PBworks Help Page or contact the PBworks Support Team.

 

 

Questions about Summer Camp Homework?  

Have questions about summer camp homework, the camp program, or need to get in touch with camp mentors? Edit this wiki page and leave your question below, at the bottom of the page. ^[1]

 

Questions about PBworks? 

If you have a question about how to use this workspace or need to report a problem, please submit a support ticket.  For best service, please let us know if you're connecting from a school-owned or business-owned network, or if you're connecting from home.  Sometimes, filters on school networks can block some functionality of PBworks, so you may have to get in contact with the network administrator of your network to clear access problems.

 

You can also consult the PBworks User Manual.

 

 

 

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FAQs Closed for the Season Questions about Summer Camp Homework?   Questions about PBworks?  Incomplete assignments I don't understand exactly what I am still missing on Homework Week #1.  I answered the questions.  I have a bio page.  Clicking on my name takes you to the bio page.  Comments say I don't have links.  Links to what?  Gwen Miller I have been gone this week at a conference and just got home (Friday).  Am planning on watching the webinar and doing my homework today.  When I returned I found my homework I closed....the comment said I didn't upload a file.  I did upload a picture from my computer.  I thought I read this was acceptable.  Was I incorrect?  Can my account be reopened.  I have been working hard and really want the upgrade. We received an email stating that homework had been graded, however, I cannot see any grade for my assignment. Where can I locate my grade for the Week 1 Homework? Thanks!  What if we get our homework turned in a little late?  (It is due Friday, but not finished until very  early Saturday morning??  (I really need the weekends to work on it) I submitted the homework week 1 on Friday (ESL), but it has not been graded yet. Is it still going to be checked?          I did link my homework to my name on the middle school roster as instructed. It is not colored green. Now what? The week 2 homework says to embed a poll.  I usually use polleverywhere and use the embed code in an HTML widget.  However, given my rights on the camp wiki the widget won't run the code on my Week2 homework page.  Can I supply a link to my personal pbworks wiki to show that I can do this?    Homework and Webinars I'm going to miss the webinar, is it recorded? What about if you live in a very different time zone? When will the webinar will take place in the central US time zone? I have now had two places tell me two different times. Is it noon or 1 PM my time?  I want to make sure to carve out the time to be there.  Thanks!  Due to a teaching responsibility I will have to miss the a session but it is the only one that I'll miss; is that OK? I will be missing Week 1 because I will be on vacation and will not have internet access until after Friday.  Is it still possible to join and just get my homework in late? What is the approximate time commitment per week and how long does each webinar run? Where are the recorded webinars found? I missed this week's webinar.  How can I find the recording of it? What is meant by "Tag your page" in the homework week one directions?  Is this the same as placing your page in a specific folder? The time of the webinars is still confusing.  The materials list the time as PST, which should mean Pacific Standard Time, yet most of the US is on daylight/summer time.  That would then be 11AM PDT, which is 1PM CDT and not 12PM, as stated above.  Please clarify. On the webinar pages it suggests you check your audio.  I would like to do so but I don't understand the instruction " Right-click the   system tray icon and select Preferences."  I don't know where the said system tray icon is... in other words, I don't know what a system tray is. How do you submit a question during the Webinar It was mentioned that homework would be graded. On which basis will this be done? Do we need to register for the webinars each week, or is the link from our first email going to be our 'avenue' to get into it? Is there a way to embed a blog in a wiki? Another camper (My mom) and I going to be gone on vacation.  We have internet access but only one laptop.  Is it possible for only one of us to sign up for the webinar but both watch it from the same computer? Getting into the Week 3 Webinar  Homework I may be jumping the gun here, but I see that the homework assignment is posted and I have not received an email (the one with directions and videos and such) like it stated I would when I signed up.  Am I jumping the gun? If I set permissions so that only an individual student and I can access her own page and then upload a file to that page (for example, a graded paper), then won't everyone else still have access to that file by going to "Pages and files" (and then clicking on "All files")?  So I'm asking if permissions cover uploaded files as well? When is homework 'due'?  (I plan to have mine be a 'work in progress' all week as I can get to it I plan to elaborate.)  Is this OK? Doing Homework in Advance: Where do I need to link the homework file? What is the difference between an instructional space and a collaborative space? I embedded a survey from Google in my wiki, but I don't know how to make it full-size. Am I missing something? Where are the questions for Homework Week One? I know they should be in the Resources but can't locate them -- am working late on that homework with permission... My week 2 home work is done but I would like to play with it some more this weekend. would it be alright if I tried to create a poll and add it to my week 2 HW page? Video and Images/ Interactive Media Questions Is there a way to find the code to embed a moviemaker (Windows) movie? How do I edit the size of images that I insert into a page? The link for the image/file I uploaded now points to something different than I uploaded. What do I do? I inserted some pictures in my introduction page, how do I alter the layout? How do I manipulate the text so that I don't have big blank spaces where I inserted the pictures? I would also like to know how to go back to the videos without losing what I am working on. Even after viewing the videos, I am still having trouble uploading a file.  I think my problem is I don't know where I am supposed to upload it! There are so many images and uploaded files on the camp wiki! How do I find mine? Any suggestions on which will be the best way to develop Digital Storytelling ( here is an example of what I will like to do) with my high school students? ... Hi, I'm using tools other than those shown to produce videos and slides. Is there a problem? I used iMovie to create my video (we're a MAC school), but none of the resources as far as I can tell support that file type.  Is there a way to save the iMovie file in a different format? How do I add the Xtranormal video without sending it to YouTube? The HTML/JAVA plugin doesn't work for it.  I saw you used Vimeo for hosting your precamp vid...out of curiosity what did you use to create it/put it together? I have a QuickTime movie that I made using ScreenCast-O-Matic.  Can I embed this QT movie into my homework page? Java Embed for Writers Question  Your Premium Workspace Do I need to have a free school wiki in place already to upgrade or can that be done at the end of the sessions? If I have more than one free school wiki in place already, how do we determine which one will be the upgraded one, or are all of them upgraded? Plugins Questions : What does it mean when you click the Preview button (HTML Plugin) and nothing happens? How do you set the table of contents plugin to show more than 6 categories? Other Questions This camp is giving us such great resources and advice. Will we be able to access this site after the camp is finished? I would love to be able to refer to it throughout the year.  I was unable to copy and paste from the homework instruction page to my homework week one page.  Any suggestions would be appreciated! The slide.com website to create slideshow for our website is blocked by the county filter here in FL.  I used the bubbleshare website - which is awesome, but is there any way to do something about that?  From mentor Jean-Louis: My district has purchased wiki accounts for all of our teachers.  Will we be able to use our own accounts for the summer camp or will we use another account for the classes, then have to rebuild our wikis on our school accounts? How can I stop all the update e-mails that I'm receiving whenever somebody updates the camp wiki? Do you have a search engine to find answers?  This is getting hard to read through everything.  I am wondering if after a year of getting this free from the summer camp participation, if the next year it will cost?  I don't know if my school will pay for it.  I hate to go through all the work of setting up lessons and then have to pay to maintain the wiki. I inserted some pictures in my introduction page, how do I alter the layout? How do I manipulate the text so that I don't have big blank spaces where I inserted the pictures? I noticed in my e-mail of recent changes to the PB Works Summer Camp that it looks like the entire Elementary level roster table has been deleted.  I was just wondering if anyone could and then would do a breakdown of the locations of the campers in the US and elsewhere.  I think it would be interesting.  Thanks. I cannot post on the discussion board.  When I hit reply, a message box comes up but I can't click in it. I may be jumping the gun here, but I'd like to know the best way to invite, manage and facilitate students edits to a wiki.  Presumably they would all have an email address (that they may or may not remember the password to), but how could one ensure they (email accounts) are all district filter friendly? Will there be a section in camp on this topic? How do we overcome the problems of several writers editing the page at the same time?  How do we get students to ask questions like a discussion board without them editing a page or posting comments? How do I put a Sandbox on my wiki? Is there a way to view the HW assignment and the WIKI page you are writing on at the same time (other than printing it out)?  If I cut and paste my HW from Word, will the formatting be all messed up? Where can I view the recorded Webinar? Registering your own wiki Comment Tracking Tags I can see how to add tags to a page, but I'm still not sure what I can do them (or where to go to learn).  How can I search, sort, or filter with tags?  How can I call together a list of pages from different folders that share two or more tags? Searching for Tagged Pages  Suggest a New Feature I can now search on a single tag, but I still can't figure out how to search for a combination of tags.  If pages have 4 tags, I'd like to be able to conduct a search on combinations of 2 or 3 of them. Flag and Search for Inappropriate Words I would like to know where you go to suggest a new feature.  Other Questions Visual/graphic Suggestion for Sidebar on Camp Wiki:  Moving from Year to Year  Technical Trouble with pbworks How can I get put on the Technologist roster?  My homework assignments were completed before and I just finished Week 3's but I am not on the roster or the incomplete assignment roster.  How do I get added? (Erika-ESL Technology)  Thanks. I cannot read the folder names in the folder drop-down on the Create a Page page. I don't think my WBWorks space has been upgraded. I have completed the first three weeks of camp. My home page still shows a link to upgrade. I will not be able to complete the HW for week 4 unless I have been upgraded.  Please advise. UN ebjoyce. Thanks. eleanor I have been trying (unsuccessfully) since Week 2 to embed a video from Jing with no luck. Any tips or pointers?

 

 

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Questions about Editing, folders, your status at Summer Camp and the forums have been moved here.

 

 

Incomplete assignments

 

 

 

I don't understand exactly what I am still missing on Homework Week #1.  I answered the questions.  I have a bio page.  Clicking on my name takes you to the bio page.  Comments say I don't have links.  Links to what?  Gwen Miller

Review the comments on your Week 1 Homework page. Four mentors have requested that you upload a document to PBworks and then place a link to that document on your page. It appears that since Week 1 you have completed that task. Alert the ACTIVE mentors in your camper group that your Week 1 homework is ready for re-evaluation. Contacting one or all of the mentors who made the original comments would be a good idea. You can reach them via the Comments area on their Bio pages and/or by posting a message in the Comments area of your camp level roster.

 

Also, please remember that timely completion of homework assignments is a condition of camp membership and eligibility for the free premium wiki upgrade. Because of the large volume of campers, the volunteer mentors devote their time and effort to helping campers with the current week's homework and are unable to circle back repeatedly to check the status of past weeks' incomplete work. So it's a good idea to complete your homework -- including any loose ends that mentors ask you to address -- during the week when the work was assigned.

 

 

 

I have been gone this week at a conference and just got home (Friday).  Am planning on watching the webinar and doing my homework today.  When I returned I found my homework I closed....the comment said I didn't upload a file.  I did upload a picture from my computer.  I thought I read this was acceptable.  Was I incorrect?  Can my account be reopened.  I have been working hard and really want the upgrade.

 

I'm sorry but homework is due on Friday, so that it can be graded by the voulnteer mentors.  Campers who don't get the homework completed will not receive extensions,  so that the active campers receive the best possible attention from our small team of camp mentors.

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Homework and Webinars

          Will the week 4 webinar be recorded?

 

I'm going to miss the webinar, is it recorded?

Webinars will be recorded so you can watch them on your own time, though the webinars and Q&A is a large benefit of the training. If you can't make it to any of the webinars, this isn't a good training session for you.

 

What about if you live in a very different time zone?

I live in a time zone (Adelaide, Australia) and the camp will be on at 3:30am! I'm a dedicated pbwiki user but not that dedicated! Any options for us "downunder" folk?

 

You can watch the recorded webinars, however there are no plans to add additional webinars at the moment.  I'm sorry for the time zone difficulties.

 

When will the webinar will take place in the central US time zone? I have now had two places tell me two different times. Is it noon or 1 PM my time?  I want to make sure to carve out the time to be there.  Thanks! 

The webinar starts at 10 a.m. (Pacific time), which is 12 noon (Central time) and 1 p.m. (Eastern time). For help determining the webinar time where you live, consult this time converter. If that time is not convenient for you, listen to the recorded webinar; a link to it will be published on the wiki. 

 

Due to a teaching responsibility I will have to miss the a session but it is the only one that I'll miss; is that OK?

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I'm very excited for the opportunity, but will be out of the country Week 3 of the camp- should I still sign up?

 

Yep, just watch the recorded webinar and get your homework done by Friday.  

 

I will be missing Week 1 because I will be on vacation and will not have internet access until after Friday.  Is it still possible to join and just get my homework in late?

 

Yes, however if you plan to miss more than one homework assignment or won't have an accessible internet connection, this is not a good course for you. 

 

What is the approximate time commitment per week and how long does each webinar run?

Each webinar is scheduled for one hour.  The homework assignments are estimated to be 1 -3 hours, depending on your level of knowledge about PBworks and your internet connection. The total estimated weekly commitment is 2-5 hours.

 

Where are the recorded webinars found?

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I missed this week's webinar.  How can I find the recording of it?

I will email you a link, and the place the video on a wiki page.  I will link to the page from the front page of our workspace and send you an email on Thursday.

 

What is meant by "Tag your page" in the homework week one directions?  Is this the same as placing your page in a specific folder?

Tags are keywords that describe the content of your page -- sort of like subject headings in a library. To tag a page, click the Edit Tags link on the lower right of the page's Edit screen. Pages can have multiple tags, each of which should be separated by a comma, e.g.: FAQ, questions, help

 

The time of the webinars is still confusing.  The materials list the time as PST, which should mean Pacific Standard Time, yet most of the US is on daylight/summer time.  That would then be 11AM PDT, which is 1PM CDT and not 12PM, as stated above.  Please clarify.

Daylight time.

 

On the webinar pages it suggests you check your audio.  I would like to do so but I don't understand the instruction " Right-click the   system tray icon and select Preferences."  I don't know where the said system tray icon is... in other words, I don't know what a system tray is.

 

 

How do you submit a question during the Webinar

Type your question into the gotowebinar box that says "questions".  Kristine and the Mentors are the only people who can speak, all others should type in their questions.  We will read questions out loud and respond to them.

 

 

It was mentioned that homework would be graded. On which basis will this be done?

 

Great Question!  We are grading based on completion and level of analysis -- one sentence answers should be avoided! Also, make sure you look at other's work and leave comments.  We can't grade based on this, but communication on the workspace and on the discussion forum  is a great way to learn. If work is missing, homework will be marked "incomplete" and you should complete it right away.

 

 

Do we need to register for the webinars each week, or is the link from our first email going to be our 'avenue' to get into it?

You must register each week, using the registration link that will be posted with each week's assignment.

 

Is there a way to embed a blog in a wiki?

 

Another camper (My mom) and I going to be gone on vacation.  We have internet access but only one laptop.  Is it possible for only one of us to sign up for the webinar but both watch it from the same computer?

 

Yes, you can both watch the webinar from one screen.

 

Getting into the Week 3 Webinar 

 

When I click on the link to sign up for the webinar, I get a message that it is already closed or over.  Can I pop in just before the webinar is supposed to start at 10:00 am PDT?  I'm also on PDT.

 

I'm sorry you had a hard time connecting.  I'm not sure how I can help -- this sounds like a problem with Citrix online, and not with PBworks. 

 

 

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Homework

 

I may be jumping the gun here, but I see that the homework assignment is posted and I have not received an email (the one with directions and videos and such) like it stated I would when I signed up.  Am I jumping the gun?

Yes, you're jumping the gun.  The pages have to be unlocked, so that when people click the links in the email, the page is accessible.  I unlocked the page and get the site ready before I send the email.  Please be patient. :)

 

If I set permissions so that only an individual student and I can access her own page and then upload a file to that page (for example, a graded paper), then won't everyone else still have access to that file by going to "Pages and files" (and then clicking on "All files")?  So I'm asking if permissions cover uploaded files as well?

Yes, uploaded files will have the security settings of the folder in which they are uploaded, or moved to once they are uploaded.

 

When is homework 'due'?  (I plan to have mine be a 'work in progress' all week as I can get to it I plan to elaborate.)  Is this OK?

It's not due until Friday, and it doesn't matter if it's a works in progress.

 

Doing Homework in Advance:

I am looking over the Week 2 Homework assignment.  The first choice is to upload a video - I have never used any of the suggested free video links, nor ever made a video (I assume you need a video camera which our school does not have.)  The second choice is to make a survey for the students to respond to. If I choose this option, and school is out for the summer, can I just make and post the survey even though there will be no student responses to it? (I know I am "jumping ahead" with a question on Week 2 homework, and I am not planning on doing it now, but if I can at least understand the ground rules I can begin looking it over on the weekend as it is not always possible to plan out and complete the homework between a Tues. & Friday-- having the weekend helps!) WK2 note: invite other campers and mentors to take the survey! :-)

 

1) We are still working on week one and the exact assignment is NOT POSTED for week 2, nor are the instructions. Please don't jump ahead because,

2) There are many, many people in this class.  In order to maintain order and have everyone on the same page, we have to do the homework together.

3) There are a small number of mentors and a large number of campers. We will concentrate on answering questions for the week we are in, so everyone can learn.

 

Where do I need to link the homework file?

 

1. Go to the roster where you've posted your name (e.g., Level-Elementary; look for it in the Sidebar)

2. Click on Edit and scroll down to your name.

3. In the Homework Week 1 column, type HW1.

4. Select and highlight HW1.

5. Click on the link icon in the editing toolbar; it looks like a globe with a link in front of it

6. A pop-up box will appear; use the PBworks Page default selection

7. In the Page drop-down menu, scroll down until you see the name of your homework page and select it

8. Click OK at the bottom of the pop-up

9. Save the roster page

 

 

What is the difference between an instructional space and a collaborative space?

          Instructional - the teacher supplies all the information

          Collaborative - students or staff collaborate, either with their own pages, uploads or comments.

          A wiki can consist of both approaches.

 

 

 

 

My week 2 home work is done but I would like to play with it some more this weekend. would it be alright if I tried to create a poll and add it to my week 2 HW page?

 

Sure. Once you have completed the minimum homework requirements, feel free to overachieve and experiment further with any of this week's tools. They sky's the limit on what you can learn!

 

 

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Video and Images/ Interactive Media Questions

Please note: PBworks is not involved with these external sites and we can not provide support answers or problem solving if the problem is on the end of the external site.

 

Is there a way to find the code to embed a moviemaker (Windows) movie?

I am not familiar with that side, you can ask the support team at moviemaker.  Or if you upload your movie to youtibe, vimeo, teacher tube -- you can embed it on the site.  Finally, if you created the movie and saved it to your computer, you can upload it using the "upload video" plugin

 

How do I edit the size of images that I insert into a page?

 

The PBworks user manual has a very nice explanation with visual examples of how to go about editing the size of images that have been inserted into a page.  Of note, adjusting the dimensions of an image does not change the original file size - so if you uploaded a 3 MB picture from your photos it will still take a long time to load on the page.  To avoid any issues with the "time-to-load" for images, you should adjust the image size prior to uploading the image.  The user manual provides links on suggested ways to do this for both Mac and Windows platforms.

 

The link for the image/file I uploaded now points to something different than I uploaded. What do I do?

Make sure that any files you upload have a unique file name that you can easily identify. Follow the naming convention lastname_filename.extension (e.g., obama_inaugurationspeech.doc). If your last name is not unique, add first and/or middle initial to the last name. This practice helps to keep all of your uploaded files grouped together and also prevents accidental overwriting of like-named files. In a wiki with as many participants as our summer camp has, the risk of accidental overwriting of non-unique files is pretty high.

 

To correct your situation, rename the file on your local computer using the naming convention described above. Upload that file and create a link to it on your page. Delete the old, malfunctioning link.

 

 

I inserted some pictures in my introduction page, how do I alter the layout? How do I manipulate the text so that I don't have big blank spaces where I inserted the pictures?

To change the layout of text around an image, first left click on the image to see the boxes on the corners of the image.  (hint: you can change the size of an image by moving these boxes). Once you have the image selected,  right click on the image, choose "Image properties". Decide if you want the image to the left or right of the text.

 

I would also like to know how to go back to the videos without losing what I am working on.

You can open a second page and keep the first one open by right-clicking (using the button on the right side of the mouse) and selecting Open in a new window. Then you can go back and forth.

 

Even after viewing the videos, I am still having trouble uploading a file.  I think my problem is I don't know where I am supposed to upload it!

pbWorks doesn't give you a choice of where to save the image, it just goes to the general file area. For this wiki, mentors are moving images to an Image folder to keep things tidy. Other documents can be found in Uploaded Document.  Please remember to name your uploads with a meaningful name, such as Mary-Star image.jpg

 

There are so many images and uploaded files on the camp wiki! How do I find mine?

When you are in edit mode, click on Insert links>Images and files at the right. Go to the bottom of the list and click Show all...   Then click CTRL-F to get up your browser's (IE, Firefox) find function, enter the name of your image and search for it. You'll be able to click the right link and get the image or file. HINT: If you follow the recommended file-naming convention (yourlastname_filename.extension; e.g., hickson_resume.doc) before uploading your file, it will be much easier for you to find your files once they are uploaded.

 

Any suggestions on which will be the best way to develop Digital Storytelling ( here is an example of what I will like to do) with my high school students? ...

This is a great question to ask on the discussion board.  Head there and ask this quetion.

 

Hi, I'm using tools other than those shown to produce videos and slides. Is there a problem?

No, that's not a problem.  Please share them with everyone by editing the homework resources.  IT's always good to share knowledge :

 

I used iMovie to create my video (we're a MAC school), but none of the resources as far as I can tell support that file type.  Is there a way to save the iMovie file in a different format?

I don't know. Why don't you ask in the discussion forum?

 

How do I add the Xtranormal video without sending it to YouTube? The HTML/JAVA plugin doesn't work for it. 

This information is on the xtranormal page

 

I saw you used Vimeo for hosting your precamp vid...out of curiosity what did you use to create it/put it together?

I use Screenflow on my macbook to make screencasts, and I use iMovie to make quick videos with my pictures and videos.

 

I have a QuickTime movie that I made using ScreenCast-O-Matic.  Can I embed this QT movie into my homework page?

Any tool with an embed code can be embedded into your Pbworks.  I do not know where the embed code is on screen-cast-o-matic.  you will have to ask the screencast-o-matic support team.

 

Java Embed for Writers Question 

 

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Your Premium Workspace

 

Do I need to have a free school wiki in place already to upgrade or can that be done at the end of the sessions?

All summer campers who complete the first two weeks of camp, and have their homework linked from the roster and checked by a mentor will receive a free upgrade.  You must complete camp to maintain this upgrade.

 

To activate the upgrade, you must already have a free, basic PBworks -- you can make one here: https://plans.pbworks.com/academic

 

If I have more than one free school wiki in place already, how do we determine which one will be the upgraded one, or are all of them upgraded?

 

You will be able to upgrade one of your existing wikis; the choice is yours. If you successfully complete the summer camp, Kristine will send you e-mail instructions about performing the upgrade.

 

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Plugins Questions :

 

What does it mean when you click the Preview button (HTML Plugin) and nothing happens?

 

How do you set the table of contents plugin to show more than 6 categories?

Your table of contents (TOC) will show all of the headings on your page.  If you have more than 6 headings (6 lines of text that have been sized from Heading 1 - 3, you will see those listed in your TOC)

 

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Other Questions

This camp is giving us such great resources and advice. Will we be able to access this site after the camp is finished? I would love to be able to refer to it throughout the year.

 

 

This workspace will be available after the camp ends, we will not take it down!

 

The slide.com website to create slideshow for our website is blocked by the county filter here in FL.  I used the bubbleshare website - which is awesome, but is there any way to do something about that? 

This is better answered by someone who has worked with their school district to unblock a site.  I'm sure one of our mentors can speak to this topic. 

 

From mentor Jean-Louis:

Many districts have a protocol in place to request to have a website 'unblocked' by the firewall filter.  (For example: in my district, I address an email mesage using our district's email program to a specific address with the necessary particulars.  An answers is usually given within 48 hours.)  If your school has a teacher who is responsible for coordinating computer activities, that person may be the best person to ask to find out what the particular protocol is for your district.  Hope this helps.

 

 

My district has purchased wiki accounts for all of our teachers.  Will we be able to use our own accounts for the summer camp or will we use another account for the classes, then have to rebuild our wikis on our school accounts?

 If you have an existing PBwiki account(login and password), you should use that to log into this wiki.  A PBworks account will work accross wikis.

 

How can I stop all the update e-mails that I'm receiving whenever somebody updates the camp wiki?

Here's a solution for your e-mail overload:

 

1. Click on your e-mail address at the top right of the wiki

2. Scroll down to Preferences and select your notification preference

3. Click the Save button

 

You may wish to receive notifications only for starred pages (i.e., those pages that you consider important enough to watch regularly). To "star" a page, just click the little star icon next to the page title on the page's View tab. Perhaps you'd like to star your biography page and each of your homework assignments. (Note that the option to receive notifications for starred pages is available only in a premium workspace such as we have for summer camp; it's not available in free workspaces.)

 

You can also set a preference for the frequency with which you receive notifications. Follow steps 1 and 2 above, and then click the "change this" link next to Notification Interval.

 

When you start creating your own wikis, you can establish notification settings for them by clicking on the Settings option (toward the top right of a wiki that you administer) and clicking Notifications in the Access Controls area. You can disable the “enable e-mail notifications” option so that none of your wiki users will be bothered by disruptive e-mails.

 

Do you have a search engine to find answers?  This is getting hard to read through everything. 

 

 

If you're on an especially long wiki page and want to search for particular content there, try using the Find On This Page feature within your browser. In Internet Explorer, that's an item in the Edit menu. 

 

I am wondering if after a year of getting this free from the summer camp participation, if the next year it will cost?  I don't know if my school will pay for it.  I hate to go through all the work of setting up lessons and then have to pay to maintain the wiki.

A premium wiki for your classroom costs $99/year, if you choose not to maintain your upgrade, your wiki is reverted back to a basic workspace.  The same kind of workspace that you're using right now on your own PBworks. 

 

I inserted some pictures in my introduction page, how do I alter the layout? How do I manipulate the text so that I don't have big blank spaces where I inserted the pictures?

To change the layout of text around an image, first left click on the image to see the boxes on the corners of the image.  (hint: you can change the size of an image by moving these boxes). Once you have the image selected,  right click on the image, choose "Image properties". Decide if you want the image to the left or right of the text.

 

I noticed in my e-mail of recent changes to the PB Works Summer Camp that it looks like the entire Elementary level roster table has been deleted. 

I was wondering how that could have happened.  I am asking because that seem to happen to my students a couple of times last year.  They certainly seemed clueless when I asked them about what could have happened and more and more I am thinking that there is something that one can unwittingly do to cause that.  What do you think? 

 

I think that someone selected everything on the page and deleted it when they were editing the page.  This is reversible. (Copied from the above answer):

 

This is the beauty of PBworks (and wikis in general), you all have the ability to revert to a previous version of the page.  If someone deleted all the information on the page (or added incorrect information), just click "page history".  You can compare the edits and chose what revision you would like to revert back to.  Even writers can do this, practice in the sandbox! 

 

I was just wondering if anyone could and then would do a breakdown of the locations of the campers in the US and elsewhere.  I think it would be interesting.  Thanks.

So I can't provide a breakdown of campers by location, BUT I can use a neat plug in that will let me know where the people who visit this site are from. First I registered for clustermaps.com and next I embedded the code using the html/java script plugin.

 

 

I cannot post on the discussion board.  When I hit reply, a message box comes up but I can't click in it.

 

This has been fixed.  If you're still having a problem , please email Vinnie@lefora.com and identify yourself as a summer camper :)

 

I may be jumping the gun here, but I'd like to know the best way to invite, manage and facilitate students edits to a wiki.  Presumably they would all have an email address (that they may or may not remember the password to), but how could one ensure they (email accounts) are all district filter friendly? Will there be a section in camp on this topic?

 

You're a curious bunch!  This will be covered during week three.

 

 

How do we overcome the problems of several writers editing the page at the same time?

You'll probably want to discuss wiki etiquette and when students should "steal the lock".  At PBworks we do not recommend stealing the lock ever (!) until you IM the person editing the page and ask their permission.  We usually advice teachers to create multiple pages for students to edit - rather than having everyone on the same page.  (I used this logic when deciding that each camper should have individual work on personal homework pages, rather than group collaborative work.)  For collaborative group work, I suggest splitting the class into smaller groups where it's less likely people will steal the lock.

 

 How do we get students to ask questions like a discussion board without them editing a page or posting comments?

 

How do I put a Sandbox on my wiki?

Create a new page and call it Sandbox. You can also call it Sandbox1, Sandbox2, etc. Also recommended: add the word sandbox in the tags.

 

 

Is there a way to view the HW assignment and the WIKI page you are writing on at the same time (other than printing it out)?  If I cut and paste my HW from Word, will the formatting be all messed up?

• I found out the answers to both of my questions.  Here they are just in case someone wants to know the answers: to see two pages at the same time, right click on the document that is not opened and select "in a new window."  

• The answer to the questions about Word's hornery nature are here, 

 

 

Where can I view the recorded Webinar?

There is a link on the front page.  The webinar is still being uploaded, so please be patient :)

 

Registering your own wiki

#4 in the Homework say to upload a file to my Summer Camp Wiki. Not to be dense, but I have the homework page I just made and the bio page.  Are either of those my Summer Camp "Wiki or is this something else I have to make? I have never made a Wiki before (I guess that's obvious!)  Thanks

Answers to the homework do go on this wiki, but #4 does sound like you should post to your own wiki, which you can register for free  (and will be upgraded to Premium when you complete camp). You can sign up for the wiki at https://plans.pbworks.com/academic

 

 

Comment Tracking

 How can we track the comments we make in order to follow the discussion and receive feedback?

 Tracking where you made a comment is really difficult.  If you want a record of your questions, the best thing to do is to edit the workspace, rather than make a comment.  There is no way to see which page you've left a comments on and if they have been answered.

Am I correct in understanding that if I reply to some ones comment he or she will not know about it until they go to that page and read the comment section, without being prompted to do so?

           Yes.

 

I would like to learn how to add a 'chat box' feature to my wiki like the one we had available today from the Front Page during the webinar.  I went to chattango.com, but there were so many options ... not sure what we're supposed to select.  Learned lots today again, on the webinar.  Thanks to all! 

Go to the box on the Front Page.

1. On the bottom of the box, click on “Get your own” link.
2. Click on “Start own Group.”
3. Enter a group name and URL (also a name) .
4. Customize the look of your box (although you can probably change later). You’ll see the changes as you make them. Click continue.
5. Put this group on your web page: click on code under “or manually paste” and it will copy into your clipboard.
6. Go to your wiki page and Insert Plugin>Html/Javascript and paste code. Preview and save.
7. When you write a message in the CHAT, you’ll have the option to specify that emails be sent to you when someone responds.
8. Back at the Chatango site, you can download the Message Catcher, which is optional, you’ll be able to receive private posts from other group members, I believe.

 

 

Is there a way to easily duplicate a current wiki I created into a new workspace with a new wiki name? Patti Wilkins

Click on Help at the top of your wiki and ask pbworks support how to go about duplicate wikis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tags

 

I can see how to add tags to a page, but I'm still not sure what I can do them (or where to go to learn).  How can I search, sort, or filter with tags?  How can I call together a list of pages from different folders that share two or more tags?

You can enter the tags in the wiki search box that you see near the top right of the page to find all the pages with that tag. Please refer to the PBworks User Manual at this page: http://usermanual.pbworks.com/Page-tags

 

Here's the text from the manual on searching by tag.  If you put just your tag into the search box, you will get search results for appearances of that word in page names, too.

 

Searching for Tagged Pages

Can't remember the name of a page, but remember it's tag?  Use your workspace's search tool to search for pages marked with a tag by entering tag:"anytag", replacing "anytag" with a tag that you have attached to the page.

 

Example: to search for all pages tagged with a "report" tag, enter tag:report into your workspace's Search bar.

 

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 Suggest a New Feature

 

I can now search on a single tag, but I still can't figure out how to search for a combination of tags.  If pages have 4 tags, I'd like to be able to conduct a search on combinations of 2 or 3 of them.

 

This sounds like a feature request.  We don't curently have this feature.

 

Flag and Search for Inappropriate Words

I know there is a search text function on the wiki.  Would it be possible to design an application that would flag certain words (we all know which ones I am talking about) that if students used them on the wiki a flag would appear for the administrator?  This would help me be much more productive without being bogged down with babysitting a couple of kids with issues. 

 

This doesn't look like a feature on our roadmap for the next several months. 

 

I would like to know where you go to suggest a new feature.

 

New features can be submitted to our support team -- click the help link on your workspace and send them a message.

 

 

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 Other Questions

 

Visual/graphic Suggestion for Sidebar on Camp Wiki: 

"Roster" is listed under Rubrics. I would like to suggest that Roster be underlined and sized like Rubrics so that it sticks out more as a destination. Thanks! Joy Garratt

 

 

Moving from Year to Year

I used a wiki for the first time this past year and I'm now starting to wonder how I set up for year 2.  Do I start up a whole new wiki or use the same wiki and delete old students work and maybe add security levels to some work?  I am curious what other teachers do as they move from one year to the next.  Thx, N

This is a good question for the discussion board -- this question is not an FAQ about the features we're learning in summer camp

 

 

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 Technical Trouble with pbworks

This is not the best place for technical support, as stated above.  Please contact the support team by clicking on HELP link at the top right of your screen.  Give the details and your screenshot to one of the pbworks support staff.

 

 

I was completely shut off from the wiki all weekend--it started sometime Friday evening and continued until very early Monday morning.  I just could not get connected.  Yet I was receiving email that changes were being made to the wiki by other campers.  Was the server down, too busy, or was it just me???  I got my homework turned in VERY EARLY Monday morning as soon as I could get on. 

 

If you are having trouble that is not related specifically to the camp, but with access for features not working properly, please contact pbwiki support. If you are on the summer camp wiki, click on Help at the top right. If you aren't able to get on, either Google (or Yahoo etc.) "pbworks support" or try contacting Kristine by refering to the confirmation e-mail that you received when signing up for camp. If you could not complete your homework, contact one of the active mentors and let them know what happened so they can follow up on your work.

I have a question from Christy Ross.  I tried to go to the webinar on Tuesday at 12:00 for central time and it was over.  So I thought that it was at 11:00.  Today, Thursday, when I went there it said it didn't start until 12:00.  Now both times said it started at 10:00.  So what is the time for Central Time?   I have tried to catch it one other time and had the wrong time. This question has already been answered in the Homework and Webinar section (above). Please review the FAQs before posting "new" questions.

 

 

 

 

Please read the homework section of FAQ before posting your question

 

 

How can I get put on the Technologist roster?  My homework assignments were completed before and I just finished Week 3's but I am not on the roster or the incomplete assignment roster.  How do I get added? (Erika-ESL Technology)  Thanks.

 

You were responsible for placing yourself on the appropriate roster when you joined the camp. Given the large workload already assigned to the mentors who are trying to help active campers with their Week 3 assignments, at this point, it's quite late to be added to the roster (essentially joining the camp) and request review of prior camp assignments . Contact camp leader Kristine (kristine@pbworks.com) to discuss this situation.

 

I cannot read the folder names in the folder drop-down on the Create a Page page.

The content of the folder drop-down list is in alphabetical order. Because Kristine created the weekly folders using words rather than numbers, the folders are listed in this order: 

Homework Week Four

Homework Week One

Homework Week Three

Homewok Week Two

 

If your browser is not displaying the full folder name, simply click in the drop-down list and type the H key on your keyboard. You will automatically be taken to the first H entry on the list (Homework Week Four). If you type H again, you will be taken to the next H entry (Homework Week One), and each subsequent H keystroke will cycle you through the remaining H entries. If you type H five times (i.e., one more than the four H entries), you will be back at the top of the H section of the list. So just count your H's and remember the alphabetical order, and you'll be able to find the folder. Note that this tip works with drop-down lists anywhere on the web; I find it especially helpful when selecting my state from drop-downs on an address form.

 

Also use this situation as a guide for naming your own folders so that they will show up in appropriate alphabetical order (i.e., when creating folders that need to be listed sequentially or chronologically, use the number format of the name -- Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 -- not the word format of the name -- Week One, Week Two, Week Three).

 

 

 

 

QUESTION: Is there a reason that my name has been removed from the camp roster? I completed week 1 and 2 homework and it was "graded". I also complete week 3 homework  earlier in the week and went to check if it had been graded and discovered that  now I am no longer on the roster. I was in the elementary section under Kristi Lear.  What should I do? 

 

QUESTION:  I can't figure out how to fill the table box (in homework roster) yellow to indicate that it is complete.  I was able to highlight the word "week" and change that to yellow but not the entire box.  Anyone know how to do this?  I am finished with the week one assignment corrections.  Thanks.  Erika - Technologist ESL

Right-click on the cell Pull down the Cell menu until you see Cell Properties On the lower left side of the pop-up box, click on Select beside the words Background Color Click on the color that you want (you can also enter a color's code eg. #66cc99) directly Click ok

I don't think my WBWorks space has been upgraded. I have completed the first three weeks of camp. My home page still shows a link to upgrade. I will not be able to complete the HW for week 4 unless I have been upgraded.  Please advise. UN ebjoyce.

Thanks.

eleanor

I have been trying (unsuccessfully) since Week 2 to embed a video from Jing with no luck. Any tips or pointers?

 

How do I add a Discussion Board (blog) that links to my wiki? I noticed that our Summer Camp Discussion Board uses Educator Forum, but I'm not clear how that works. 

 

 Question from Mary Carnahan 

 I was unable to access this site nor my sites to complete my assignments. Angie helped me twice.  I restored the sites but they went down again and I could not access your site either. This is why my        homework page only has the questions and no answers. I pasted the questions and I was attempting to watch the videos for assistance when everything went down. I was only able to restore my pbworks site today. I did not know about cache and cookies until Angie suggested that I clear them.