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By: Tom Reid, Swampscott HS & Rob Russo, Chelmsford HS
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Scenario:
====You are a skeptic. In fact, you are a skeptic on a mission. Your mission is to make sure that the “powers that be” do not corrupt the minds of your friends and family. You’re a skeptic that has harnessed the power of the internet because you have authored a commercial free //interactive web-space// (Blog, Wiki, etc.) and with it you search all media looking to expose the hidden meaning/bias in what you see.====

Standards Massachusetts Technology Literacy Standards Grades 9 through 12 – Technology Standards and Expectations // Society // G9-12: 2.9 Evaluate the authenticity, accuracy, appropriateness, and bias of electronic resources, including Web sites. G9-12: 2.10 Analyze the values and points of view that are presented in media messages. // Health and Safety // G9-12: 2.13 Describe and use safe and appropriate practices when participating in online communities (e.g., discussion groups, blogs, social networking sites). G9-12: 2.14 Explain and use practices to protect one's personal safety online (e.g., not sharing personal information with strangers, being alert for online predators, reporting suspicious activities). // Research // G9-12: 3.1 Devise and demonstrate strategies for efficiently collecting and organizing information from electronic sources. G9-12: 3.2 Compare, evaluate, and select appropriate electronic resources to locate specific information. G9-12: 3.3 Select the most appropriate search engines and directories for specific research tasks. G9-12: 3.4 Search for information within an electronic source (e.g., using the find command) // Communication // G9-12: 3.6 Use a variety of media to present information for specific purposes (e.g., reports, research papers, presentations, newsletters, Web sites, podcasts, blogs), citing sources. G9-12: 3.7 Demonstrate how the use of various techniques and effects (e.g., editing, music, color, rhetorical devices) can be used to convey meaning in media. G9-12: 3.8 Use online communication tools to collaborate with peers, community members, and field experts as appropriate (e.g., bulletin boards, discussion forums, listservs, Web conferencing). G9-12: 3.9 Plan and implement a collaborative project with students in other classrooms and schools using telecommunications tools (e.g., e-mail, discussion forums, groupware, interactive Web sites, videoconferencing).

Starting a Wiki
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Editing Wiki page Example Wiki
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