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(Common Craft, 2007)

** Creating a Group Wiki Page **

The beauty of a wiki page is that it is a result of the time, effort, and research of multiple individuals working together. Please use your group wiki as a way to brainstorm, revise, edit, and publish from school and from home, if possible.

When working in a group environment remember the rules of netiquette: (Wolpert-Gawron, 2010)
 * Show respect to others working on the page
 * Use appropriate language
 * Don't post information that you wouldn't mind everyone reading
 * Don't use all caps (All caps are seen as the equivalent of SHOUTING.)
 * Give credit to all works, materials, and concepts that are incorporated in your page
 * Be understanding of other group members. They are learning how to work in the wiki environment also.

Keep your reader in mind when working on your group wiki. Ask yourself who are you writing the page for? What visual elements will you place on your page to support your research (be sure to cite the creators of any visual elements that you include on you page)? Ask yourself if the images support your concept or they just take up space on the screen? Remain aware of the text you include in your wiki. Is it easy to read (font, size, color)? Is your information presented in a visually appealing format?

Keep creative options in mind. You can format text, add links, files, widgets, and tables in the edit toolbar. Make sure you spend some time exploring these options.

References

Common Craft. (Producer). (2007). Wikis in plain English. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Wolpert-Gawron, H. (2010). Internet literacy, grades 3-5. Westminster, Calif: Teacher Created Resources.