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Welcome to the FJA Algebra 1 / Geometry Wiki!

This wiki is an online management system designed to encourage and foster collaboration among honors algebra 1 / geometry students to share resources, learning strategies, and assist each other. It is a learning community that will organize and allow easy access to resources. This wiki provides the course syllabus; chapter schedules,homework assignments, discussions and resources; Glogster information; Jing Information; helpful ipad apps; and all miscellaneous things that you are just dying to share with everyone.

What is a wiki? Have you ever heard of Wikipedia ? This is an example of a wiki that was launched approximately 10 years ago. A wiki is a webpage that can be viewed and edited by anyone on the Internet who is a member of that particular wiki. Although it seems that there is a potential for inappropriate postings and unethical behavior, the wiki organizer can control the members that are able join the wiki as well as view the history of all edits.

Please watch this Common Craft video that introduces a wiki as tool to help a group of campers prepare for their camping trip. Common Craft Video

How can I add text to the wiki? Click on the page (on the left side tool bar) that you wish to contribute content to. Click on the //Edit// button in the top right corner. Type your content into the large white space using the editing buttons that appear above. Click the SAVE button in the top right corner when you are finished.

How can I add web links to the wiki? Click on the page (on the left side tool bar) that you wish to contribute content to. Click on the //Edit// button in the top right corner. Type your content into the large white space using the editing buttons that appear above. Highlight the part of the text that you want to be hyperlinked. Click on the //Link// button from the editing buttons in the toolbar. A new window will appear. Click on the //External Link// button and then copy and paste your web address into the //address// box beside it. Then click on the //Add Link// button in the bottom right corner. When the window disappears, click the SAVE button in the top right corner.

How can I add images or downloadable files to the wiki?

Click on the //Edit// button in the top right corner. Click on the //File// picture icon. A new window will appear. Click the //Upload File// button and find the image or file within your computer that you want to upload. Once the image or file is uploaded, double-click on it and the image or file will appear on your wiki page. Click the SAVE button in the top right corner.

How can I add a video to the wiki? Go to the video sharing site youtube.com and select your favorite video. Click the "share" button under the video and then the "embed" button and a window with code should appear. Copy the embed code and return to the wiki page in which you will embed your video. Click the "edit" button of the wiki page. Place your cursor at the bottom of everything else that is posted and hit return to put a few spaces between your post and the previous post. Click on the TV "widget" icon from the tool bar above. Choose the video widget and click the online video format "youtube.com". Paste your video embed code and click "save".