Wiki

__What is a Wiki?__ The term wiki is the short form of the Hawaiian word //wiki-//wiki, which means “quick”.  Just as you were able to add, change, edit, or delete your partner’s work in the introductory activity through “live” interaction, you will be able to do the same thing just with internet access.  A Wiki allows for convenience and collaboration.  You, as students, will be given general “editorial control” and gain a sense of responsibility and ownership.  (I, as the teacher, will have the final say, of course!)  

 __How does a Wiki work? __ Each Wiki page has a link “Edit This Page”.  <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">Once you have been granted access to that particular Wiki, you are given the opportunities to “edit” the page as you like. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">When you are done adding, changing, or deleting information, just save your work! <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">(Don’t worry, if someone happens to “mess things up”, you can resort back to the “History” link/tab/page and find out when changes were made, who made them, and what specifically was changed.”) <span style="display: block; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"> __<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">Discussion online? __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">Some Wikis offer the convenience of “discussing” topics. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">For our English classes, discussion topics will be posted on various pages. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">For example, there is at least one discussion topic on the “Great Expectations” page and at least one discussion on “The Hobbit” page. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">There will also be general discussion topics posted on the Home page. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';"> __<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">How do I discuss? __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">At the top of each page is a “Discussion” tab. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">(The number in parenthesis indicates the number of discussion topics on that page.) <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Click on this link and it will take you to a general page with a listing of discussion topics. You can either post a new discussion topic or respond to an already present discussion. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Click on the link, type your message in response, and click on the “post” button! <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; msospacerun: yes; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">

<span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #00b8ff; text-align: center;">English 9: Wiki Discussion Rubric


 * ** Discussion Components ** || ** Point Value- Great! ** || ** Point Value- Ok! ** || ** Point Value- Best effort? ** || ** Teacher Evaluation ** ||
 * ** Initial response to a discussion thread ** || ** 5- ** Responded directly to the discussion topic; used proper mechanics, capitalization, & punctuation in a minimum of 5 sentences. || ** 3- ** On-topic; did not complete minimum of 5 sentences and/or grammar, punctuation, and capitalization errors  || ** 1- ** Somewhat on topic, less than 3 sentences, and there are many mechanic/grammar errors  || ||
 * ** Response to at least one classmate ** || ** 5- ** Relevant to your classmate’s post, responded in a minimum of 3 sentences, free of grammatical errors || ** 3- ** Relevant to your classmate’s post, but response was less than 3 sentences, some grammatical errors  || ** 1- ** Does not go beyond “I agree” or “I disagree”  || ||
 * ** Total Points Possible: 10 points ** || ||