Wiki Project Sheet

2011-2012 Wiki Project Sheet

What is a Wiki?
To put it very simply, a wiki is a user-maintained source of information. Micki's Wiki is a wiki hosted on Mrs. Clark's web site and maintained by approved users only (Mrs. Clark and her English students). The wiki is available online at wiki.micki-clark.com.

What is the purpose of this wiki?
There are two main goals of this wiki:
 * Create a resource for class use that's always available. Textbooks can be left at school, worksheets are lost or forgotten.  With an online wiki, it doesn't matter what you left in your locker.
 * Teach students of the strengths and weaknesses of wikis. Wikis are only as accurate as their contributors.  Anyone can update wikipedia, regardless of prior knowledge or experience.  Think about that the next time you sit down to do some research!

What are the requirements for this wiki?
Each trimester, you will need to do
 * 1 IRA wiki assignment
 * 5 major updates/edits
 * 10 minor updates/edits

IRA assignment
If necessary, create the page by pasting a template. Then complete the following:
 * Update any six sections (10 points each)
 * Correctly cite references (30 points--PLEASE see Citing Sources page
 * Correctly format your page (30 points--be sure to use templates)
 * No GSP errors (30 points, -1 point per error)

Major updates/edits
Acceptable major updates/edits include: You will be scored on the completeness and correctness of your contribution (including correct information, no GSP errors, and correct citations).
 * Create a new page using the template and complete one section, citing your references.
 * Add information to complete any two empty sections on an existing page

Minor updates/edits
Acceptable updates/edits for this section include:
 * Add information to complete one empty section on an empty page
 * Add information to complete two existing but incomplete sections on an existing page.

Special Notes
You may revise your submissions up through the last week of the trimester. I will let you know when the cutoff date is. Doing this will allow you to raise a low score for GSP, reference, or other errors. You may also do as many extra submissions as you like. Minor edits are worth 10 extra credit points. Major edits are worth 20 extra credit points.

Micki S. Clark, Wiki Admin 09:43, 28 October 2011 (MDT)