Tuesday, April 1, 2008

New Wikipedia topics

Today we will be working in groups, and I want you to spend time making suggestions for each other. This is your chance to brainstorm your new topic with your peers, and myself, as I will wander amongst the groups.

In order to do this you'll need to have a decent idea about what you want in your topic. Before we get into groups please put up a post with a brief description of your topic.

In groups we will make comments on your blog posts on three specific ares:
  1. Which of the ten wiki-mandments should be most closely followed for your topic.
  2. What expectations do we have for "research" on this topic. What kinds of evidence does this topic demand? An article on Nintendo will require different kinds of evidence than an article on the French Revolution, or HDTV.
  3. What specific information would you expect from this article? For example, if there was an article on the natural history museum at the U, I would expect a timeline, list of exhibits, research interests, etc.
  4. (optional) any helpful tips for the author?
So your response in the comments should be a list, 1.,2.,3. addressing the items above.

1 comment:

Sea nettle Soup said...

That will be an awesome article-- can't wait to read it. You'll wanta check into the history of the song, possible interviews with the band regarding it. Covers, other media utilizing the song-- links to all of these things are a great idea since "links" is your most important Wiki commandment.