Intro+Activity

 Wikispace - Your Digital Display Space 

This activity is designed to help you become familiar with the technology we will be using this year in my classroom, but more importantly for me to get to know a little about each of you.

Your assignment is as follows:

1. **Create a wikispace which you will use as a classroom digital display space. We will create the wikispace together in class. However, you will then have to create an "Info Page" on your own. There are a few guidelines you must follow for your wikispace and Info page. **  · **Please note that this page is a school space. This means that ALL work, pictures, music, etc. must be school appropriate. Disciplinary action WILL take place if any inappropriate material is found on your space. This is NOT a personal networking page it is a school project page! ** · **You may __not__ use your full name, home address, school name, or pictures of yourself or others anywhere on the site. This is for your safety! Please remember this is on the web and can be accessed by others, therefore, BE CAREFUL. ** · **All pages on your wikisite must be named according to what is directed by the teacher. This is to ensure ease in finding assignments. If the page is mislabeled I will NOT waste time looking for the assignment, and it will be considered late. Therefore, make sure you follow labeling directions provided with each assignment. ** This assignments' page name should be INFO **  __To create your info page you have two options:__ 1. Just add the required information to your info page using the edit mode on wiki. 2. Create a [|Glogster],a digital collage, with the required information and then embed the Glog into your "info" page as a widget.  
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 * __Your Info Page must include the following elements:__**
 * <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemetint: 153;">1. <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">3- 5 graphics which represent YOU (clip art or pictures gathered from the internet). Credit to the photographer or website must be included below each picture. Write a brief caption explaining why each picture represents you.   **

Use the following website to help you find images: [|Good Search]


 * <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemetint: 153;">2. <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">a personal theme song. Include the song title (in quotes), the artist's name, and your song's lyrics or a playlist. Write a brief explanation of why you chose this song as your theme song. Which specific lyrics apply to you? Explain. (online music sites are provided below)  **

Use the following websites to help you find music and lyrics: [|Jango] [|Playlist] [|A-Z Lyrics] [|Lyrics Mania]


 * <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemetint: 153;">3. <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">a piece of art work which you like. Make sure to provide a copy of the art work, the title of the art work, and the artist's name. Write a brief explanation as to why you like this piece of art. (online art gallery links provided below)  **

Use the following websites to help you find art work:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[|Olga's Gallery] [|The Art Institute of Chicago] [|The Art Encyclopedia] [|The Met]


 * <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemetint: 153;">4. <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">a quote from a well-known individual which you find inspiring or which rings true to you. Write a brief explanation as to why you chose this quote. How does it apply to your own life? (online quote sites are provided below)  **

Use the following websites to help you find quotes: [|Brainy Quote] [|The Quotations Page] [|Famous Quotes]

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 331.5%; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msothemecolor: text2; msothemetint: 153;"> FOR EXTRA CREDIT: Add a [|Voik] to your "HOME" page introducing your wikisite. <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msothemecolor: text2; msothemetint: 153;"> 2. Now you will need to provide me with your wiki address so that it can be added to my wikisite. To hand in your wikisite you should be typed out in a Word document and saved into your I:drive in your class folder (which we will create together). This way you have a backup should there be a problem with submitting it to my Project drive (see step 3).
 * <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemetint: 153;">5. <span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Create 2-4 links to websites that you either like or are about things you like. Under each link for the website describe why you like or how it describes you. **


 * __ · Make sure to include the following information in your Word document:__**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Your file must be saved in the following format or points will be deducted
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'msoFareastFontFamily;">Your name (full name needs to be used here)
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'msoFareastFontFamily;">Your class period
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'msoFareastFontFamily;"> Your wiki address (go to your site and copy and paste it into your document to ensure accuracy )

your last name, your first name-wikispace address (the assignment name) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ex. smith, heather-wikispace address

3. **Copy and paste this file into my project drive (P:drive, bort folder)**
 * see the salmon colored paper with directions on how to do this if or see the direction below.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">1. When the assignment is //**completely finished**//, hit __save__ in order to save the additions you made on this document to your I:drive. 2. Close your file and the program you were working in. 3. Open __My Computer__ 4. Access your I:drive. 5. Find the file you saved for Mrs. Bort's class. (The document should be in your folder you created for my class) 6. Right click on the file. 7. Click on Copy. 8. Click on the back arrow until you reach the p:drive (project drive). 9. Access the p:drive and double click on the r__bort__ folder. Then click on your class folder. Next, click on your period folder. Finally, click on the corresponding assignment folder. 10. Right click on the white screen inside that folder. 11. Click on __paste__. (your saved document should appear on the screen) 12. Close the p:drive (project drive).

__Use the following links to complete this assignment:__

[|Jango] [|Playlist] [|lyrics.com] [|A-Z Lyrics] [|Lyrics Mania] [|Brainy Quote] [|The Quotations Page] [|Famous Quotes] __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Art Sites __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[|Olga's Gallery] [|The Art Institute of Chicago] [|The Art Encyclopedia] [|The Met]

**Congratulations! You have just completed your first graded activity for the year. You've also learned skills essential to creating and saving documents for this and other classes.**