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 * Welcome to "EDUC573 - FCFA09 - Applications of Technology Wiki" - This wiki is for a graduate class. Only students enrolled in this class will be approved. All other requests will be rejected. Thanks for understanding. **

If you have any questions about editing this wiki after going through the assignment directions, please click on the "Help" button at the top of the page. If you still have questions, please post them under Week 2 Questions on our Blackboard Discussion Board.

After reading through the information on this page, click on the Web 2.0 Project Rubric Tab in the sidebar and print out the rubric that will be used for grading your participation in this wiki. This rubric is also found in Week 2 Assignments/Web 2.0 Project - Wiki Assignment in Blackboard. Then click on the Assignments tab to begin the assignments.

This wiki will be your Web 2.0 project for the EDUC573-FC-SU09 Applications of Technology class. This will be a collaborative wiki with all students in the class participating. Having this hands-on experience will help you understand what wikis are all about and how they can enhance teaching and learning.

People often get confused between a wiki and blog. These definitions may help:
 * Wiki - No one "owns" a wiki article. Instead, you //**update**// and **//add//** to a wiki article. Collaboration is important. It is best to avoid commenting on wiki articles.
 * Blog - Someone writes an article and other people add comments to the bottom.

Wikis can be very useful in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning: [|Wikis in the Classroom]

Watch this short,informative video explaining ....

**"Wikis in Plain English." This is a youtube video so you may not be able to view it at your school. You will need to view it at home or from a computer other than your school computer.**
media type="youtube" key="-dnL00TdmLY" height="260" width="320" Note: I went to the site that had this video, copied the embed code, then came here and clicked Edit. I chose the TV screen icon on the menu bar and clicked on Add Video. Then I pasted the code into the box provided. I saved this page and voila.....an embedded video for my students to watch with no advertising. Beware: If your school blocks certain video sites, the video will not work at school.