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How to Use CoWeb for Collaboration and Sharing Media

Learn how to create and edit pages on the CoWeb, use CoWeb notation for tables and lists, link to external resources, and upload and share media.

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How to Use CoWeb for Collaboration and Sharing Media

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  1. How to Swiki Using the CoWeb forCollaboration and Sharing Media Georgia Institute of Technology

  2. Learning Goals • Be able to create and edit pages on the CoWeb (Collaborative Website) • Using CoWeb notation for tables and lists • Using HTML as desired • Linking to external resources • Be able to upload media and share it Georgia Institute of Technology

  3. CoWeb: A Website where Pages are Editable • A CoWeb is a kind of “Wiki” (invented by Ward Cunningham) • Every page is editable by anyone • Caveat “locks” • Anyone can create new pages • By creating links • The CoWeb is also called “Swiki” for “Squeak Wiki” • Squeak is the programming language used in building the CoWeb Georgia Institute of Technology

  4. CoWeb pages: Web plus Edit Georgia Institute of Technology

  5. Asterisks create links Since the page “Mark Guzdial” didn’t exist yet, we get to create it. *http://www.cc.gatech.edu* becomes a live link to that page. Georgia Institute of Technology

  6. Create pages by clicking and editing Georgia Institute of Technology

  7. Creating tables and bulleted lists • We can mix HTML (like <i> for italics </i>) in CoWeb pages. • Dashes create bullets • Vertical bars separate columns for tables Georgia Institute of Technology

  8. How that looks saved Help is available on every page Italics Boldface Table Georgia Institute of Technology

  9. Can Reference the Page Anywhere • Now, anywhere in this CoWeb where I have *Mark Guzdial*, I will be linking to that page. • How the Sandbox looks now: Georgia Institute of Technology

  10. Sharing Media in the CoWeb • You can attach files (images, sounds, Word files, Powerpoint files) • Copies from your computer to the CoWeb server Georgia Institute of Technology

  11. Uploading a picture • Click “Browse” to find the file that you want to upload. • Click “upload” to send it to the server. Georgia Institute of Technology

  12. Adding a sandbox to the Sandbox Images that are uploaded are automatically shown on the page. Georgia Institute of Technology

  13. You can reference images elsewhere • You simply need the URL of the image • Right click on image, and view its properties. • The URL for the image will be displayed Georgia Institute of Technology

  14. Inserting the image into the page • Uploaded files are inserted as *+filename+* • Warning: You can’t use spaces or underscores (_) in uploaded files. • We can reference other images by using asterisks. Georgia Institute of Technology

  15. Both images now appear Georgia Institute of Technology

  16. Summary • A CoWeb is an editable website that simplifies collaboration and sharing of media. • Anyone can edit any page. • Anyone can create new pages. • You can easily create bulleted lists or tables • You can use HTML if you know it. • You can upload media for sharing. • Or reference media or other web pages. Georgia Institute of Technology

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