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Hello! "Wiki" means fast in Hawaiian. This space will be used for creating our study guide initially and we will see how useful it can be for us after the midterm. Beyond that, I hope that you see how interesting wikis can be as a platform for learning. The thing with wikis is that sometimes people feel uncomfortable with technology or the internet, you are a pretty savvy bunch, but here are some things to think about when using wikis (or other online resources) in your teaching.

1. Netiquette: Appropriate dialogue, setting parameters, (no, you are not stupid, and no one will flame you for asking silly questions), these are all things that need to be covered, usually schools have an Acceptable Use Policy that students have to sign that states the obvious, no porn, but gets into behaviors. A nice article on this is in [|Edutopia]

2. If you do not know how to embed links or want to learn what other tricks there are available on here, there are tutorials at the top right, just click the little potted plant on the right. This link takes you to a tutorial on how to update your [|Personal Space] with a photo and other information described in a very soothing voice.

3. Formatting is your personal choice when organizing a wiki, but you must decide how it will be run or it is just a confusing list of postings and we could hit up craigslist rants if we wanted mindless ramblings. We are aiming for something a tad more academic, so here is how this will go:

First thing, create a profile for yourself, go crazy and use a photo if you like, but please have your username be recognizable as your actual name. Thanks!

You got your assigned numbers in class on the 23rd, click on the midterm link on the left to add your content. If your term has already been added by a classmate, add your comments on what is important or not. Understanding the use and application of the term is more important than being able to just define it...