Wiki+-+Permissions

//Use the step by step directions below to set up permissions and membership to your wiki.// Curriculum Workshop- Activity Design One

Click on **Manage Wiki** on the top left pane and then click on **Permissions** under People to set up permissions for your wiki.



I typically choose the **Protected** permission level and either invite people to my wiki or have them request to join my wiki. You can choose whichever level you prefer. I usually prefer to check the **Invite-only Membership** and have students request to join.

Once you set up the permissions, have students log in to their wiki account. Then email them the URL to your wiki. Once they receive the email and click on the URL, the will be prompted to Join now, as seen below. Students click on Join now.

You must be logged into wikispaces in order to be able to log onto any wiki of which you are a member if you want to have editing abilities. You can tell if you are logged in by looking at the top right and you will see your login name.*Always log in to wikispaces before doing anything with any wikis.*

After a student requests membership, they click on the **Request Membership** button in the Join Wiki window. A comment is not necessary in this window.

The student (or person who joins the wiki) will see the message below once they send the request.



The teacher (or owner of the wiki) will see the **Approve or reject message** at the top of their window. Click **Approve**.

To view all the members of my wiki, I can click on **Members** in the left pane.

Here are all the members I have accepted, under **Members**. At the bottom of the page is a section called **Pending Membership Requests**. Click on the box beside each name and click **Approve** to add them to your wiki. I usually approve students here so I can do many at once.

Another option for having people join your wiki is to go to **Invite People** under **People** in the **Manage Wiki** window. You will see the window below and you can enter emails and a message and click Send. I usually do this if I have a few people to invite, or they are not with me (like in a classroom). This is how I usually invite my department or team to a wiki.

Curriculum Workshop- Activity Design One