Wiki+Assignments

= Part 1: Learn all about Wikis! = To begin understanding how a wiki works, follow the link below to see one for yourself. To help you learn even more, be sure to review the brief PowerPoint presentation on wikis. While you are there, click on several of the links and you will start to learn about how you can use wikis to share ideas in a collaborative learning environment. Read each of the links. While you will not be able to edit this wiki, have no fear. Part 2 will give you the opportunity to create your own wiki pages.

|http://instructionaltechnologyforeducators.wikispaces.com/

Brief PowerPoint on Wikis

= Part 2: Getting started with Wikis  = Contribute to the class wiki! Now is your chance to see if you can create content in a wiki. We will use the wiki tool in Blackboard.


 * Go to the Tools area in Blackboard
 * Use the menu on the right side of the page to create a new Wiki entry
 * Click on "new" and try adding some content to your page.
 * Add at least one wiki page sharing something you have learned about wikis from the readings on the sample wiki page in Part 1. If you need inspiration, look at the wiki page with tips on adding images.
 * Explore as many of the features of wikis as possible, including:
 * fonts, font size, font colors, numbering, and bullets
 * inserting hyper links
 * After you are done, you are ready for the mini-assessment of Part 3

= Part 3: Understanding Wikis -- Test Your Knowledge So Far  = You have seen a live wiki, read about wiki technology, and even edited a wiki yourself! Now it's time to test how much you have learned so far. This assessment is not graded and will give you feedback at the end about how much you have learned. If you do well, you are probably ready to take the final graded assessment. If you think you still have a lot to learn, go back to Part 1 and read some more about wikis. You can take this assessment as many times as you like!

= = = Part 4: Wiki Assessment -- Demonstrate what you have learned! = [|Wiki Assessment.docx] (12.189 Kb) Complete the following assignment on wikis. Remember that this is a graded assessment. The response to each question should be between 250 and 500 words. You may refer to the sample Wiki in Part 1 to inform your responses. After you have responded to each of the question in the assessment, upload your file using assignment manager.