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=Introduction= media type="custom" key="2993050" media type="custom" key="3047952"media type="custom" key="3073626"
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Welcome to Mr. Winik's Grade 7 Class Wiki for our class which will be used to showcase our work and discuss different things we have learned in the classroom! Enjoy using the Wiki and be creative! This is a place to display your artwork, poems, stories, and other things you have found on the web. Together we can create some great work and have fun learning!

We can share our assignments, discuss interesting things about different subjects or do projects together online. You can add pictures, video, and music to our collaborative website.

I hope this will become a successful project and everyone will enjoy participating in this wiki.I am new to using wikis as well, so this will be a learning experience for the both of us.

Cheers!


 * //Mr. Winik//**

=What is a Wiki?=

A wiki or WEE-KEE is from the Hawaiian word which means quickly. This is the kind of site where we can get information quickly on a topic or subject. A very famous wiki is called [|Wikipedia]. This site contains information like you would find in an encyclopaedia, however it is editable by anyone who has expertise or an interest in the topic. This means that many people can revise and update the information on this site. It can be a very handy reference tool.

We are creating many things on this site, that is different from other websites and even blogs (which we will talk about later!). These things are:
 * A Website that is all about our class and the variety of talent we have in it
 * A place to share and discuss what we have learned inside and outside of class
 * A place where we can work together to create projects to show others
 * An exciting new way to learn

=**Rules for this Wiki**=

This is our classroom site and therefore an educational site, we need rules for appropriate use.


 * 1) Never give out your name or location
 * 2) No foul language to be used on this site.
 * 3) If you encounter bullying behaviour by others online please report it to your teacher immediately.

=Computer Tips=

Hey class! Don't forget to check the assignments pages for work that you are supposed to do in class! Check back regularly to see if there are any new changes to the site! Looking forward to seeing the Student pages that you will create for our wiki! Keep working hard at it!

When you want to work on two things at once in Internet Explorer or Windows in general. Click on File → New Window and in the address bar type the name of the place you wish to go.
 * January 11, 2008**

Now you can switch back and forth between two different websites. This is very handy for looking up information and gathering images for projects. See the picture below!

As you can see the toolbar on the bottom of the screen now has two buttons! Each button tells me what I am viewing in each window. I can switch back and forth between these two windows by clicking on the buttons or using the ALT and Tab keys together. Give it a try!

I'll post more computer tips on this page later on so keep checking back!