IDENTITY
Teachers are able to understand who I am as the author of the Wiki and why I created it.
The welcome and home page which outline my interest in the action research project and why the Wiki is an important part of this project.The inclusion of the 'Who am I?' page.
Include the logo and create a welcome paragraph on the home page. Include a brief description of who I was as the author of the page and why it was important.
PURPOSE
Teachers are able to see what my action research question is and why I am seeking to research values education.
The action research question is outlined on the home page and discussed in depth on the "Who am I?" page.
Give a short but detailed synopsis as to why I am undertaking this action research project.
APPEAL
I have attempted to make the Wiki visually appealing by including a common theme throughout the Wiki based on the school logo colours.
The colours of the background, text and how I kept font sizing and theme similar throughout.
Think about the visual appeal of the site, by including pictures where relevant, enough white space and choosing appropriate fonts which were easy to read.
ORGANISATION
Teachers are able to easily navigate around the Wiki.
List of pages down the side of the Wiki which have been suitably named.
Learn how to organise my thoughts into suitable parts and pages making it easy for the user and for myself as they author to collect the information I need whilst also providing a service for users.
INFORMATION
Gather information about teachers'
professional experiences in teaching values education
An online survey for teachers to complete about teaching values education. 'Survey' page
Create a survey and put it within the pages of my Wiki.
Learn how to use a tool such as Survey Monkey to create the survey.
Learn what teachers know about values education and provide an opportunity for feedback.
A discussion area for teachers to offer their thoughts and opinions. 'Discussion Area'
Learn how to create and import the discussion area from the Widget tools.
Learn what teachers/users think about the Wiki site.
Providing a survey for teachers to use if they wish to provide feedback about the Wiki site.
Create a survey and import it into a page of the Wiki.
LINKS
Provide a range of interesting and relevant websites around values education.
Create a page with a list of suggested websites of interest. 'Websites of interest' page.
Create a page with relevant URL links.
Provide a range of interesting and relevant articles about values education.
Create a page with a range of articles for people to read, 'Articles of Interest' page.
Create a page with a variety of pdf document links.
Provide a brief description about myself and my school.
'Who am I?' page outlining myself and my school.
Insert a link to my school (unfortunately my school website is inactive at the moment).
INTERACTIVITY
Teachers can choose to become friends of the Wiki and I will then be able to allow access and create links where members can communicate with other members.
Creation of the 'Friends of this Wiki' page, inviting individuals to become members of this Wiki.
Set up a database of friends of the wiki and create a members only page where members can then see the details of other members and can communicate to each other without the direct intervention from the author of the wiki.
Teachers can add to the discussion board if they choose to not become a member if they want to comment about values education or the Wiki site.
Creation of the discussion board, which is open to anyone who is visiting the site.
Insert the widget to create discussion board site.
Purposes and individual functionalities:
Components that do this:
Things I needed to do:
Teachers are able to understand who I am as the author of the Wiki and why I created it.
Teachers are able to see what my action research question is and why I am seeking to research values education.
I have attempted to make the Wiki visually appealing by including a common theme throughout the Wiki based on the school logo colours.
Teachers are able to easily navigate around the Wiki.
Gather information about teachers'
professional experiences in teaching values education
Learn how to use a tool such as Survey Monkey to create the survey.
Provide a range of interesting and relevant websites around values education.
Teachers can choose to become friends of the Wiki and I will then be able to allow access and create links where members can communicate with other members.