Desktop+Publishing

=**Desktop Publishing**= In this assignment, we were to create a Wikispace. In this Wikispace, we were to create pages for all of the assignments that were to be completed by the end of the semester. This assignment is actually ongoing, because throughout the semester, we were supposed to put our assignments on our Wiki.




 * Reflection:** My overall opinion of this assignment is very positive. I think the Wiki is a great way to keep track of lesson plans. It is also very convenient because you can work on it anywhere that there is internet connection. I find this to be very important because I usually do no carry my laptop with me, so files are not always with me when I need them. Wikispaces is the perfect place to keep all of your files together and in one place. I like the fact that you can have one account but also have different wikis on the same account. This is convenient for me because I already had an account with CI102, so I just added a new wiki to my previous one. I would use the Wiki in the classroom as a way to keep all of my lessons and materails at my disposal. I will not have to worry if I have forgotten something because I will always be able to access it. Also, I will use my Wiki as a way for students to catch up if they have missed a day of school. I will keep all of my notes available for them to view and this will keep me from reteaching the lesson. It will also keep students up to date. I think the Wiki would also be a good tool for students to review lessons that they may have forgotten about already. It is a good tool for review. I think the Wiki best illustrates the pillar of project-based learning. This is because Wikispaces is not based on a textbook, but it is based on exploring as a class or individually to complete assignments. It as if the teacher and students are creating projects together that can be uploaded to the Wiki for later viewing. I would improve the assignment by explaining how you would use the Wiki in your classroom. I would change the fact of having students turn in projects to MUonline. I would eliminate the submission of assignments to MUonline and I would have students only place completed assignments on their Wikis. I would expand on other tools you can use with Wikispaces.