Group Project

Presentation of the Wiki

How to Use the Wiki: Click on edit page and if you have the password it will allow you to instantly begin to edit the wiki. To enter the information just begin typing in the box. If you would like to change your font click on the T with a color palette. Then, it will show you a grid of colors. Once you click on a color you will immediately be typing in that color. To change the font click on the down arrow next to the font box and it will give you a list of optional fonts, and again once you click it will allow you to type in that font. Follow the same directions for font size. To insert an image, click on the Insert Image box and it will open to a screen that allows you to browse your computer to find a saved picture. After you have found it, just click upload. If you want to attach a file such as a PowerPoint, click on the Attach File box and another screen will open. Browse your computer to find the saved file and then once you have found it, click upload. To hyperlink a word or sentence, highlight the word or sentence of your choosing. Next, click on the Link box. It will give you some options of what to hyperlink. If you wanted to hyperlink to a specific webpage, click on the down arrow of the first box and go to URL. It will give you a space to then type the webpage address starting after the http. Once you click OK, then you are done. Finally, click Save and you are good to go!

Student Uses: For individual students, they can keep track of their work and their information on wiki. They can also research other ideas. This can be a great tool for classes as well, especailly for our class, ECT, since we will be going to school for 2 years together. We will be able to communicate with eachother through wiki about assignments, brainstorming on a certain assignment...etc. by creating a "new page" labeled with the class number or title of assignment, that everyone can access. You can change the information at any time by editing, or you can add information when you find out something new. It is also a great discussion board. It allows students to speak their mind without getting judged, or embarrassed. It is also useful for note taking in each class. We can also create a calender to list everything due for the semester, to keep everyone on track! it provides instance collaborative without emailing documents, it is also accessible from everywhere with a web connection, and it is exciting, immediate, and empowering to use.

Teacher Uses:

Provide a space for free writing

Debate course topics, including assigned readings

Share resources such as annotated bibliographies, websites, effective writing samples, conferences, calls for manuscripts

Maintain a journal of work performed on group projects

Require students to collaborate on documents, such as an essay written by the entire class

Discuss curricular and instructional innovations

Encourage students to revise Wikipedia pages or take on new wikipedia assignments

Inspire students to write a Wikibook

Support service learning projects (i.e. use wikis to build a website about a challenge in their city)

Wiki.ppt

Group members

• Sarah
• Cristina 
• Julie (jehall8@asu.edu)
• Fall 2008
• Jessica Murphy
• Agnes Akok
• Kathryn Wakeford

Sources

1. http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/handouts/04_1111H.pdf (student uses)
2. http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/advice-for-students-use-a-wiki-for-better-note-taking.html (how to use a wiki)
3. http://www.news.oreilly.com
4. http://pbwiki.com

    5.   http://writingwiki.org

Meetings Drafts

Keep your drafts here so you can refer to earlier versions.

Draft 1

Draft 2