Summary+C&T+302+3-12-08

=Summary 3-12-08= toc



__Concepts Covered__
Begging for subjects Wiki rubric Universal Design



__Period Overview__
Teacher needs more subjects for his study! He needs a total of 13 more subjects. We have seven who are going to take it this week, so we need **six** more. If we meet the goal of 13 subjects he will push back the due date of our Wiki page project. You still need to plan on having it done by Friday. We went over the concept of Universal Design. The class was given the choice of going over Power Point, Google Earth, or working on Wikis for the rest of class. We chose to work on our wikis.



__Notes__
Universal Design - the idea is by incorporating the greatest number of users you enhance the experience. Ex - crosswalks generally aren't designed for the blind. The ones that are designed for the blind make the beeping sounds so they know when to cross. That design of the crosswalk makes the experience for everyone better because it helps the blind and also helps those that are not, but just not paying attention to the lights. Think of it as benefiting ALL users, not just the average user.

Designing a Discussion Page: 1st way - selected topics (recommended for high school) create links to separate pages that are discussion topics. Use a discussion template. 2nd way - make headings so that everyone can distinguish the different discussions.

Creating a Discussion Template Go to your site. Click on Manage Space Click Manage Templates It takes you to a create a template page - create a discussion page. It brings up a visual editor - create the way you want the pages to look. Click save - there will not be a page created anywhere, but a template will be created. Now when you go to create your Discussion Page in your Wiki the first page that comes up on the new page has an option to put the template on the page. Click the down arrow and select the template you just created.



__Assignments/Projects__
We went over the Wiki page assignment. We were reminded that you must have everything in your Wiki except those things we do not know how to do yet. For example - If you are making an iMovie you should have everything linked to that assignment page (rubric, instructions, etc) except the actual iMovie because we do not know how to do it yet. Each page on our wiki needs to have at least something on it so that he can see what we wre going to use it for. We should have no blank pages. On your people page on the 301ku wiki, make a link to your wiki. Put your name and your partner's name.

There were two talk assignments the past week. They were due today. If you have not done them, do them now.

Authored by Lindsey Jones1205274380