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Requirements for Service Learning Wiki-Space

OBJECTIVE: To utilize webpages/wikispaces to educate others and create change in your community.

ASSESSMENT: Through your wikispace both you and I should be able to measure and document the impact your research and action had on the members of the community that viewed your site.

PROCESS: Each week you must invite the community to view your posts. These posts may be film, articles, photos, and general information that increases the viewers awareness on your topic.

WIKISPACE CONTENTS:
 * 1) Your Wikispace should be visually appealing (not too crowded and not too empty). It should CATCH the viewer’s eye and invite them to read and view what you have posted.
 * 2) You must include a description of your project on the opening section of your Wikispace. This should be similar to your proposal and should explain why you chose your subtopic and what you wish to accomplish through this Wikispace.
 * 3) You must link your Google calendar to your Wikispace.
 * 4) You must include a list of helpful resources and links to informative web sites on your subtopic.
 * 5) You must include a list of experts and personel that have helped you with your project. Include their name and job title (a THANK YOU section).
 * 6) All members of your group must contribute to your Wikispace.
 * 7) All members of your group must log on to your wiki at least 2 times per week to check what has been posted
 * 8) You must include a minimum of 3 film clips on your subtopics
 * 9) You must include a minimum of 5 reputable articles linked to your site
 * 10) For all elements (articles, film clips, fliers, photos, statistics, surveys) you must establish a discussion topic.
 * 11) For each discussion topic, you must invite 10 people per week to view the film, photo, flier, statistics, survey, article, etc. and post to your discussion.
 * 12) You must read and compile all responses to your discussions each week and submit them to Google Docs for me to read.
 * 13) ALL POSTED RESOURCES MUST BE PROPERLY CITED IN MLA FORMAT. This includes articles, pictures, and film. You must give credit on the Wikispace to the original source from whence you got that resource.

RESPONSIBILITIES BY POSITION: GROUP: Decides on what elements and what discussion topics/blogs/forums/surveys/ photos will go on the site. LEADER: Will make sure the PR person and Research Archivist are doing their job regarding the Wikispace. The Leader checks and re-checks that all elements on the site are of __**PUBLISHABLE QUALITY.**__ SECRETARY: Will compile all posts from the site weekly and submit them to Google Docs. Secretary will make sure that the UPDATED Google calendar is on the Wikispace. Secretary will make sure that all experts that are involved with your project are given credit on the Wikispace. RESEARCH ARCHIVIST: Will be in charge of posting elements to the site. The research archivist also checks and re-checks that all elements on the site are of **__PUBLISHABLE QUALITY.__**

SPECIAL NOTES: All films and material posted to the site must be approved by me prior to posting them.

YOUTUBE VIDEOS: Are allowed but you must give me the link to submit for academic review.

GRADING CRITERIA:

*Anything posted to your wikispace must be of __**PUBLISHABLE quality**__. Meaning that there are NO errors whatsoever. Consider capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, grammar, word choice, and spelling. This site is for the PUBLIC and mistakes are embarrassing and unprofessional. If mistakes are posted to your site by the group, //__**Y**____**OU WILL NOT RECEIVE AN A on YOUR PROJECT.**__// **All links must work ***All videos must also play and be embedded

Visually Appeal Eye Catching Description of Project Link to Google Calendar List/Links of/to Helpful Resources Informative Web Links List of Experts Thank You section to all those who helped and contributed to the Wikispace and project 3 Film QUALITY Film Clips 5 Reputable Articles on your subtopic 4 Discussion Topics Established per week 10 people per week visiting and posting to the site (40 total posts) Posts submitted weekly to Google docs for Mrs. Tiernan to grade Proper citation of all elements on Wikispace