Hi Randy, Rose Welcome to the Wiki Way, Rose.
I have just put some info in WikiEducator about the process, but I was wondering how your materials were stored. If they are traditional (ubiquitous) word documents, you can start the process by using word's built in HTML saving functions. However, that method creates what we call 'ugly code'. But I just found this page, which may be of interest to others on this list. http://www.timeatlas.com/mos/5_Minute_Tips/Chunkers/Resources_for_Converting_Microsoft_Word_Files_to_HTML/ The output of this process could then be used with the other process I've briefly outline here http://wikieducator.org/User:AlisonRuth/HTML_to_Wiki_process. (This needs more work.) Rose, if you need help working your way through any of this, please email me. The processes of getting established resources into WikiEducator is fiddly, but probably quicker than hand coding it all. Alison On 01/05/2008, Randy Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Alison, > > Thanks - this is really helpful. I've cc'd Rose here, so that the two of > you can be in direct communication. Her name is Rose (I'm not sure if she's > subscribed to our list just yet ~ I'm still trying to figure out Gmail!). In > any case, I really appreciate your support. > > Thanks, > > - Randy > > On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 2:40 AM, Alison Ruth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Randy > > > > I've just had a look at iWeb06 (i have a MacBook) and I'm not sure it > > would be worthwhile (if I'm understanding correctly) to first iWeb it then > > mod to WE. iWeb puts in an awful lot of inline styles which don't seem to > > parse well through some of the tools I have (mostly web-based eg HTML Tidy > > http://infohound.net/tidy/ or html2wiki > > http://diberri.dyndns.org/wikipedia/html2wiki/index.html). > > > > I only had one file to work off and that was a photo gallery I did just > > after I got the mac a few years ago (and the only one I did). It may work > > better with other kinds of sites, but I'm not hopeful. I'll have a think > > about what other apps (preferably FOSS) are available on the mac that would > > better lend themselves to the process. > > > > *smack forehead* D'oh! Perfect solution. eXe is much simpler, more > > suitable for developing learning resources and it does go through the two > > sites and, even better, straight into the html2wiki generator. I haven't > > yet tried putting eXe format straight into WE, but I'm lead to believe it > > works. I do know it works on the Mac quite well. I'm pretty sure you could > > use it for other page development as well, but so far, I haven't. > > > > If necessary, give your colleague my email and I can work directly with > > her and find out what resources she already has and how best to progress > > this. I'll also try to find time to develop a 'how-to' for this kind of > > development from the mac. > > > > HTH > > Alison > > > > On 01/05/2008, wikirandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I've connected with a former prof. at a university in Hawaii who wants > > > to donate and work on her materials in WikiEducator....she's working > > > on a mac, and doesn't know how to get her materials into WikiEd ~ > > > without a ton of inputting work. Any ideas for her? > > > > > > Here's her original email to me: > > > > > > "I am definitely interested in offering my teaching curriculum to the > > > wikieducator universe. I have multiple lines of coursework > > > developed, in art and design, and especially in the sewing/textile > > > arts/vocational arts arena, but so much of that was hands-on > > > training, I'm not so sure how to get that into a useful place via > > > computer. But that's a problem for the future. > > > > > > What I'd like to know today, after having finally read through all of > > > the links in your email and poked around a bit on the wikieducator > > > website, is "Does the iWeb software in my iMac translate somehow to > > > wikieducator formating?" I am pretty quick in learning computer > > > software, but have no experience yet with website development. I > > > need to get my own websites up and running and there is a template- > > > based website software program inside this iMac I am expecting to > > > practice on. Could I use it to make my curriculum content available > > > to the wikieducator editing arena? I was just wondering if it will > > > work that way, or might make my inputting job that much easier." > > > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > > > - Randy > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ________________ > Randy Fisher - Facilitating Change & Improving Performance - for People, > Communities, and Organizations > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Wikirandy > > + 1 604.684.2275 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.hirerandy.com > > Skype: wikirandy > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
