Getting+Started

Getting Started


We will use this wiki to begin getting acquainted with the wiki tool. Before you begin, please read the following instructions carefully:

1. Add a post to the **English 4010 Posts** page that
 * reintroduces you to the course community (2 pts)
 * contains a graphic or photo of you or something about you (2 pts)
 * provides a link to a wiki that you like AND that you feel is effective/successful (2 pts)
 * tells us what audience the wiki you identified above is targeting and what makes the wiki effective/successful for its intended audience (4 pts)

2. Once you have added your post, use the wiki tools to differentiate it from the posts before and after yours. You might, for example, use a specific font type and/or size, a different color, a border, etc.

If you regularly visit a wiki that relates to a special interest of yours (e.g., cooking, knitting, sports, special health considerations, etc.), how does 'your' wiki compare to the above wiki. Consider the intended audience for each wiki as well as formatting and presentation, use of graphics, professionalism, voice and style, level of technicality, and so forth. Is the audience in one wiki significantly broader or narrower than in the other? How can you tell? (5 pts)
 * 3. Want extra credit?**


 * = **Ground rules:**


 * 1) Remember that we are students of professional/technical writing. Make sure the wikis you choose to showcase and discuss are appropriate for an academic audience. **Keep it clean**!
 * 2) As with all of our discussions, make sure your posts demonstrate both the rules of etiquette and expectations of professional and technical communication presented in the text and in the course syllabus. ||

4. Feel free to play a bit. Explore the wiki tools: add anew page or two, additional graphics, a widget. ...and **have fun!**

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