Week+3

Let's explore Wikispaces!
=It's time to start working!=

This lesson was originally designed by Prof, Dafne González, and is currently being edited by Prof. Leticia Esteves

**Week 3 Objectives:**
By the end of this week students will have:
 * learned about their learning styles preferences and weaknesses in Englis
 * chatted about Learning Styles with a classmate
 * learned to navigate the wiki of the course
 * registered in Moodle (if they haven't done so yet)
 * written their profiles in Moodle. (if they haven't done so yet)
 * expressed their expectations for the course in the "expectations" forum in Moodle (if they haven't done so yet).
 * created a personal page in the collective wiki, with a logo, a description and a recording.
 * recorded and/or written a message for a classmate's wiki page.
 * added new vocabulary to the course glossary

NOTE:

 * Students need to add their teacher as a New Contact in their Yahoo MSN main window. Remember my Yahoo ID is "letisoles"
 * Students must also add the rest of the class to their contact lists in Yahoo Messenger.
 * When students enter our collaborative wikispace, they MUST click on "Join this space" to become members.

**Tuesday:**

 * 1) Revision of Profiles and Expectations (in [|Moodle]) (Pair-Work) . Sit with a classmate to revise your Profiles and Expectations in Moodle. Call your teacher for a last revision if you consider it is necessary.
 * 2) Addition of photographs to students' profiles (Add an image to your Profile in Moodle if you haven't done so yet). [[image:tn_visual_Learning_Styles.jpg align="center"]]
 * 3) Explore your Learning Styles; Complete the VARK Learning Styles Inventory found in http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/vark.htm
 * 4) Make a screenshot of the results in order to start a class discussion on the kind of learner you are, and the learning [|strategies] that are more appropriate for you.(Teacher will explain how to screenshot in case you don't know) (*)
 * 5) Copy/Paste your results on the [|VARK Learning Styles Inventory] and upload them to the forum created for that purpose in [|Moodle].

Thursday:

 * First Half**


 * 1) ==[[image:yahoomessengericon.gif width="88" height="88" align="left"]]==

Open Yahoo Messenger, and invite a friend to chat. Ask each other these questions:

 * What does it mean you have a visual, aural, kinesthetic, read/write or multimodal style?
 * What kind of learner are you?
 * Look at the [|strategies] suggested for your Learning Style.
 * Do you use any of the strategies recommended for your Learning Style?
 * Do you really think you could learn better using those strategies?

2. Save your chatlog, (just as you save any document) and upload it to [|Moodle] in the corresponding forum


 * Second Half**

1. Pretend you are a **famous architect** / **urban planner** who has been asked to create a personal page for an online magazine.


 * In our Collaborative wiki in wikispaces, first click on your name on the navigation bar (left side at the bottom of the page)
 * Second, click on "**edit this page**" (right upper corner of the page)
 * Third write a title for your page, you can start by adding your name or the name of the company you work for. Click on "**preview**" if you want to see what the title looks like
 * Click on "**save**" when you are satisfied.

2. Create a **logo** for your wiki page! It can be a personal logo or a corporative one belonging to the company you work for as a prefessional already graduated in your field.

You can **create a logo** like the one above (Created by prof. Dafne Gonzalez) at: http://www.says-it.com/seal/index.php. Follow the instructions given. Don't be afraid to experiment! When you like your logo, download it to the computer or your pen drive, and then upload it to your wiki page.


 * How to upload a Logo or an image to your wiki page? [[image:http://159.90.38.94/eva/theme/UsbMayo2006/pix/s/thoughtful.gif width="15" height="15"]]**
 * When you are on the "**edit**" mode in your wiki page, you will see a picture icon, click on it and you will see the box to look for the image on your PC.
 * Upload it, and then put the cursor where you want the logo to appear, and double click! The image will automatically appear in your page.

**Note:**
If you feel like designing your own logo by yourself, you can create it using Power Point or any other program you may know. When the logo is ready, (*) make a **screenshot** using the **Print/screen** key on the computer key board. Open **Paint** and paste your design, save it as **Gif** or **JPG** and follow the instructions given above to upload the image to your wiki page. 

**Important**: Remember you need to JOIN our collaborative wiki in wikispaces and also sign up to Wikispaces to be able to upload documents.


 * CLASSWORK:**
 * Write an introduction for your page (say who you are and the purpose of the page you are creating, describe the company you work for, add a picture to your page in wikispaces to make it more attractive, and explain the concept of your logo). Remember you are a graduate architect/ urban planner. The information in your Course Expectation and Profile texts in Moodle might help you out in this new task.
 * Check your spelling, grammar and syntax. If you need extra help, ask the teacher to correct your texts. Once the text is corrected, place the information & picture in your collaborative wiki page (Personal Page), and do not forget to "SAVE".
 * You can ask other students for help and call your teacher to check your work. Remember to run the Word Spell Checker before posting any text in your personal wiki page!
 * Have your teacher correct the final version of your wiki page description, and once that is done...you will be able to record~your own voice!!!

Do not hesitate to contact me in case you need any help. In case you do not have time to finish in class, please do it for homework. But make sure it is ready before we start Week 4 next Tuesday.
 * Note**: