New+Info--Jan.+4,+2010

Happy New Year!

Welcome back...there are a few changes I'd like us to make in how we are using this Wiki.

1. **ALWAYS include the DATE when you are editing**. Do this for both your own work on your own page and when you are editing another page.

2. **ALWAYS include your NAME when you edit.**

3. **Using a different color is also very helpful** s o that you can see when a new person is adding or changing information.

Go to the end of your work on your wiki page, and type today's date. Please number your responses to the items below and write your responses in complete sentences. It is not necessary to rewrite the questions--simply restate the gist of it as you begin your response. Make sure to choose a unique color for your new edits. Please choose a "readable" color (not yellow!) and do not highlight the text.**
 * Assignment: Complete the activities below and record your answers/thoughts on your Wiki page.

1. Analyze the contents of the wordle made from all of the posts in your category. Remember that this includes all the posts on your topic...not just your own. What are the common ideas that are being discussed and debated? What trends do you see?

2. Go to Wordle and make a word cloud of just YOUR posts. To do this, open a new wordle space and then copy and paste all of the text from your posts into the space. Create the word cloud.

3. Compare the two. What is similar? What is different?

4. Right before break, your assignment was to search the internet for blogs about your topic. Include the links to the blogs you found as the response to this question. Be sure to give the title of the blogs as well.

5. Compare your ideas to the those in the blogs that you found. What is similar? What is different?

6. Begin to brainstorm about the topic of your next post. What research do you need to do? Where will you find the info that you need?