Participant's+Guide

=**Using this Wikispace for Professional Development**=

As you can see from the sidebar there is a list of the components for this space. Since this is a collaborative activity and "two head are better than one", you will be able to discuss projects via the discussion groups and to view and add to the activities page. A few pages will locked to prevent accidental change but most pages will allow you to add information or resources including media and text.
 * Setup**
 * Viewing Pages**
 * Underlined components** -- This components take you to resources and references just by clicking on them. For example here is a link to a wikispace tutorial that will give you a tour. http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction


 * How to respond to discussion questions--**
 * click on the question and read
 * enter your response and click post
 * if you want to start a new discussion, simply enter the subject and message and post

Including Pictures and Files
Most of the activities require you to upload a word document as a response. The directions below will help you upload a "New File" which can be a picture or a Word document.

When naming your file, put your name first, module number, description. ie: mata4telpaslevel

You can include pictures and files in your pages easily using the visual editor. When in the visual editor: > || external image image.gif ||
 * Click the image icon which looks like a tree in a box || [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/s/rte/images/image.gif caption="external image image.gif"]] ||
 * Use the 'Upload New File' or 'External Image URL' dialog to select the image or file you wish to put on your page
 * Put the cursor at the position on the page where you wish to put the image or file
 * Double click the image or file to put it on the page

You can include pictures in your pages using wikitext by following these instructions.