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=Welcome to Interactive Technology for Inquiry=

You are to add a minimum of 15 sites that have __**interactive science activities**__ for teaching the Va. Science SOLs in K-6 science, 5 each for the 3 different areas of Elementary Science: Physical, Earth-Space, and Biological. **DUE 4/21** On the panel to the left are navigation buttons for each of the content areas for elementary science. Click on them to navigate to that page and add your site - 5 for Earth-Space; 5 for Life Science, 5 for Physical Science.. You must link the URL of the site and then complete the information in the table about the site. You may NOT use a site that someone else has used. If you link a site that is NOT unique - one someone has already used, it will not count as one of your five required sites. You may do more than five interactive science sites for each content area, and earn bonus points, as long as you complete the descriptions and the site fits the criteria for Interactive Inquiry for K-6 science in Virginia. A good starting point for ideas would be elementary school websites. //(Wikis are collaborative - if someone else is editing the page, your changes will NOT be saved. It is a good idea to type your additions in Word and then copy/paste them into the wiki pages.)//

Getting Started

 * Use the left side bar navigation panel to go to the correct page. (You cannot edit this page, but you CAN print these directions)
 * Click on the edit button at the top-right of the page to put your own content.
 * An editor toolbar will appear and you can type in the page - just click in the spot to place your cursor,
 * [[image:wikiEditBar.jpg]]
 * The navigation panel on the left has links to each different content area - post your sites to the appropriate page.
 * To link your sites - paste the site name or the URL in the appropriate cell, then highlight it to select it, and click the **__Link__** tool in the toolbar.
 * [[image:wikiLink.jpg width="311" height="223"]] This window pops up. Select the middle tab - External link
 * Then paste the URL in the Address field; and click **Add Link.**
 * Remember to **SAVE** often.

**Add rows to a table**

 * **Click in a cell of the table you want to add rows to and a small icon for a table appears - usually to the lower right of the cell you clicked in.**
 * [[image:wikiTableTool_Icon.jpg width="524" height="230"]]
 * **Click the icon, then click Rows, then Add Rows, choose Above or Below**
 * [[image:Wiki_AddRow.jpg width="609" height="205"]]

Need Help?
> We want to gather the **__BEST__** sites.
 * Click on the help link above to learn more about using a wiki.
 * Remember that this is a collaborative tool and only one(1) person at a time can edit it.
 * You may want to type your information out on a Word page so you can quickly copy and paste the information into the pages.
 * Research your sites! and gather the necessary information needed for the chart BEFORE you start to edit.
 * Those who post first are more likely to get all of their first choice sites.

**What is a wiki?**
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