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Welcome to Ms. Ruhr's Wiki Space!

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**Tasks & To-Do List**

 * Friday, August 21, 2009** - Please read the Introduction and the task laid out for you for the newest webquest, and then complete it. Have fun!

Monday, March 23/09 **- All students should be part of this Wiki by next class (on Wednesday). Those who were not in class on Monday must request to be a member of this Wiki so that you can be added to the list. Before Wednesday's class, please go to the Public Speaking page. I have posted a couple of videos for you took at. After viewing the videos, please go to the Discussion Board; I've posted a question and would love to know what your thoughts are!**

Wikis, in plain English
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__Parents & guardians__ **
The purpose of creating a learning environment such as this is to:

1) Broaden students' responsibility for their own learning.
 * Enable students to manage their own learning activities.
 * Permit students to contribute to each other's learning.
 * Assist students in developing metacognitive awareness.

2) Make learning meaningful.
 * Make use of existing knowledge.
 * Provide multiple ways to learn content.
 * Encourage active knowledge construction.
 * Use activities to promote higher level thinking.
 * Promote the evaluation of different perspectives.
 * Provide another medium for students to present their thinking.

__Internet Safety__

Students have been instructed to:
 * 1) Keep personal information off the Wiki (full name, name of school, email address, etc.)
 * 2) Be respectful of each other and to consider their audience (the world) before they post anything on the Wiki.

Parents and guardians are encouraged to visit the Wiki and ask their child more about what they are doing and how they decide what to post on it.

Source: Bonnie Skaalid. Application of Constructivist Principles to the Practice of Instruction Technology. [Online] Available [], March 29th, 2007