Managing+Your+Students

toc = MANAGING STUDENTS =

1. Adding Students to the Wiki
You will need usernames, and optionally, passwords * (at least 6 characters) for your students.
 * 1) From MANAGE WIKI, select **User Creator** (in the **People** section).
 * 2) C hoose the wiki you would like to add the users to.
 * 3) Choose whether you will enter the list as text, or upload a spreadsheet or .csv file. The file will need at least two pieces of information, usernames and passwords. E-mail addresses aren't required to create accounts.

If you choose to enter your text file directly into wikispaces, use the format: username1,password1 username2,password2 username3,password3 (With each entry on its own line) On the following screen, let Setup know which column has usernames and which has passwords. Then Setup will create accounts for your students and give you a list of all usernames and passwords.

* I have found creating passwords with some meaning for my students works better than getting a randomly-generated password. I've even made the password the same for everyone and then gone in and shown them how to change their password.

2 . Locking Pages
As a teacher, you may wish to have some pages of your wiki unavailable to students for editing (for example, an assignment page).

Only you, as organizer of the wiki, will have permission to edit that page.
 * 1) To lock a page, click on **Pages** **and Files** from the navigation bar . All the pages of your wiki will be listed.
 * 2) Select the box next to the name of the page you wish to lock, and from the menu at the top right, click the LOCK button.

3 . Creating a Template Page
You may want all your students to use the same format when creating a new page. You can create a template for your students’ use.


 * 1) From MANAGE WIKI, select **Templates** .[[image:Templates.jpg align="right"]]
 * 2) Give your Template a name and click Create. You can edit this like any other page.
 * 3) When a wiki member goes to create a new page, they will be prompted to Use a Template.
 * 4) From the drop-down menu, he/she can select one of the templates you have created by selecting its name.

4. Monitoring Students' Messaging
There is currently no way to turn off the private messaging that takes place between students. One time-consuming way to try to curtail messaging is to go into each student's account, go to the Settings page, and set messaging, but that would be time-consuming. And if your students are tech-savvy enough, they'll just change their settings back. So, Recent Changes allows you to monitor their messaging.


 * Click on the RECENT CHANGES link in your navigation bar. Here you can see all the recent activity in the wiki.
 * To see only messages, deselect everything except Messages next to **SHOW** : up at the top of the page.

5. Removing Students from the Wiki
You may need to remove students from your wiki all at one time, in preparation for a new group of students. You may also decide to "promote" a group of students from member to Organizer, or demote a group of students. Now you can do that all at once. 


 * 1) From the MANAGE WIKI screen, select **Members**.
 * 2) You will see a list of all the members of your wiki. Check the box next to the names of all members that you would like to remove.
 * 3) Select the REMOVE button at the top of the list.

This is also the area where you can approve or reject Membership requests, or invite new members to join your wiki.