To edit or add content to the wiki, one must first become a member by creating a Wikispaces account, filling out a form, and requesting membership. Once membership is approved, the user can login and edit pages by selecting text and images or uploading files. Basic formatting tools are available to control text size, color, and other properties. All changes must be saved before exiting the page.

2. In order to make changes or add content, you must be a member of this
wiki. Here’s how to join…
Go to gislibrarians.wikispaces.com
First, you need to create a Wikispaces
account. Click here …
then fill out the form…
Click Join and then…..

3. Return to our GISL page (gislibrarians.wikispaces.com) and…
Click on Join this Wiki… …then type your school name into the
comment box and click the Request
Membership button and you are done. We
will approve your membership…
NOW…continue on to learn how to add content to the wiki…

4. Once your membership has been approved, you will be able to edit any
page on the wiki.
Simply login to GISL’s wiki page, select the page you want to edit from the left
navigation bar then…
The edit bar that pops up should look similar to what you see in MS Word.
The buttons you might not recognize are as follows…
Link: highlight text in order add File: Click this and upload a file Widget: a small program/file that can
the url (external or wiki page, etc.) (picture, document, etc.) from your be uploaded to your page (video,
computer. slideshow, etc.)
Table: inserts a
Text: this button controls size, table…you choose
color, alignment, etc. of any text the size.
on the page. Bullets: both numbers and points are
available for creating lists.

5. After all changes are made, always remember to…
Some suggested resource pages to which you might add content:
Author Visit Wiki: If you have authors you’d like to invite other schools to
share, authors you’d recommend to others, Skype author visits, etc. please enter
them on this page.
Librarian Pages: Blogs, wikis, web pages that you would like to share with the
group.
Professional Development: Conferences you’ve attended, Professional
organizations not listed, Lesson plans that have worked particularly well for
you, your library’s scope and sequence for library literacy.
Library Links: links to web pages that you use with your students, fun and
games, etc.
Library Tools: tools that you use in your library that you can’t live without…
If you have issues or just want someone to guide you through the wiki
process, please email or call Donna Knott (dknott@lovett.org or 404.262.3032).