Stacia Linz
SLM 521
Course Module
COURSE MODULE: WIKIS
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Objective:
Students will be aware of the
various collaborative informational sites called “Wikis” as a resource. Objective:
Students will select those Wikis
that best suit their instructional needs. Objective:
Students
will be able to create an annotated Wiki bibliography with components that
provide the user all of the information necessary to determine the usefulness
of the listed resource. Objective:
Students will contribute to a Wiki, and document
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Introduction: A Wiki refers to a type of collaborative website powered
by software which enables users, or community members, to easily add and edit
information with simple text editing, as opposed to having to know how to
code (for example, using html). Wikis are constantly evolving entities, where
the community is the expert and
authority, and which rely on an honor-system of sorts. Off topic or grossly incorrect
information is generally deleted quickly by the community itself. There are
all kinds of Wiki sites and communities, but most have very clear purposes
and types of information (Wiki + Encyclopedia = Wikipedia). A Wiki is
basically a huge database where
you can create, browse, and search particular kinds of information. · What types of Wikis exist? · How can I find them? · Which would be useful to me and my students? · What can I contribute? |
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Resources: use
these Wikis as a starting point to
get an idea of how Wiki communities function. Visit as many of the following as
you can (you may need to register to participate), then use a search engine
to locate Wikis in your area of interest or subject area. Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org Wiki Answers http://wiki.answers.com/ everything2 http://everything2.com/ Wiki Green http://green.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia_Green
e-language http://e-language.wikispaces.com/ Notepub http://notepub.com/ WikiBooks http://www.wikibooks.org/ |
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Activities: ACTIVITY 1: Create an annotated bibliography of at least 5 Wikis you have thoroughly investigated, where the annotation outlines the usefulness to you as a teacher, and to the subject and level you teach. List a page title from each Wiki site which exemplifies the usefulness of the site for you. ACTIVITY 2: Select two of your
annotated Wiki and make contributions to a page on each (these do not have to
be on the exemplary pages you chose for your annotations). Since Wikis are constantly
evolving, a link to the changed page will not be sufficient. You will need to
make a before and after screen shot for each of the pages, paste into a
document or e-mail, and note your changes and additions as a caption. Screenshot
tutorial: http://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Screenshot-in-Microsoft-Windows
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Assignment
Specification – Annotation: Please annotate your 5 Wikis in the following format. Each Citation should
contain the following: Page
title,
Annotation (description of the Wiki’s contents, site’s usefulness for
your purposes, and the intended grade level and content of the information), Date
visited (date you visited the
page), URL /Universal Resource Locator (the web address, http:// through
the complete file name). Sample annotation: Wordle --free word cloud generating service based on the text supplied. This can be used to create fantastic visuals for presentations, reports, etc.—and it’s just really, really fun to think visually. Would be a great journal prompt for middle and high school students. Date visited—9/27/09 http://www.wordle.net |
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Rubric—This assignment
will be assessed on the following:
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