Evaluation+of+an+Educational+Wiki

Evaluation of a Wiki: Ms. Wolfe's Course Wiki 1. Who designed the wiki? The wiki was designed by Wendy Wolfe a secondary education teacher in Minnesota. 2. Who is the wiki for? The wiki is geared toward high school students. 3. What is the purpose of the wiki? The purpose of the wiki is to display a log of activities, assignments as well as showcase the work of students. In addition, to inform the students of current technological advances in government. 4. What subject(s) is the wiki for? Geared toward the social studies department, more specifically United States Government. 5. What are the main contents included? The main contents are political documents such as the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. 6. How to the participants contribute to the wiki? They contribute by clicking the “add comment” tab and they are prompted to write a comment, and then are asked to give their name and e-mail address, thereafter they submit the comment. 7. Do you think that the wiki serves its purpose well or not? Explain. I believe that it was what she intended, however, I thought that it would include more content. 8. Report a thing or two that you like or dislike about the wiki. I like the icon pictures that were displayed on the far right as well as the Cagle Cartoon Library link. However, I disliked the lack of content.