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Unit 4 Lesson 16: Personalize your WIki

Instructional Objectives:


 * Provide a brief overview of creating wikispaces page
 * Provide hands on activities to familiarize students with creating Wikispaces pages and using themes

Student Objectives:


 * Create a homepage and add new pages.
 * Explore themes and select theme for student site

Materials: Video ( http://www.wikispaces.com/content/wiki-tour/myspace )


 * Software: Web browser (Netscape, Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari), Podcasting website
 *  MCSummerYouthPrograms has an Wikispace student site. (Use google name and pw to access) You can set up groups and hand out the codes for the site.

Student Activities:
 * Select a theme for wikispaces
 * Add additional new pages

Teaching Methods/Strategies 15 minute Introduction of Wikispaces. Show examples of wikispaces. Lead a discussion on appropriate usage. Show introduction video to formatting a Wikispaces page. 45 minutes. Student exploration and hands on activity. Have students create a page. Let them explore the Wikispaces themes change the layout and design of their pages.

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