Analysis+and+Reflection+of+Georgia+Sapounas

Individual Contributions
I joined ccit205 Wikispace on February 7, 2006. Since than I made over 50 page edits showing my dedication and contribution to the space. I started many pages such as Student Blogs, Webdesign, Online Acronyms, Emoticon, Cyber-Bullying, and Who is Mike Jones 2? After coming across Mike Jones in my **Emoticon** research and than seeing the already made pages on Mike Jones, a third page had to be added! **Student Blogs** is a page where students could list blogs that they create, add to or read. Another student expanded on it by including LiveJournals from UTM, UofT, and Sheridan. I had never heard of LiveJounals and that proves how this collaborative Wiki process is a great learning tool. Later in the process, I learned that using images, as I did in my **Emoticon** page, visually enhances a page. I also figured out how to link my [|profile page] to my name under Student Aliases and add a photograph.

Community Maintenance
In order to maintain our Wikispace, I added to other pages such as Short Message Service (SMS), Test Feedback, Lecture Notes, and Assignment Feedback. I fixed some spelling errors on different pages in order to ensure accuracy and kept the Table of Contents and Navigation bar up to date with every added page.

Reflections and Observations
Overall, I believe that helping to create a Wikispace with fellow [|CCIT] classmates was a very empowering learning experience. Wikis are very reliable since they are constantly edited. With a space so broad in knowledge, one can spend hours within this one site. In researching terms and information, I gained a lot of knowledge while finding web pages that could be very helpful in the future. Thanks to CCT 205, CCIT205wikispaces is now a wealth of knowledge. The space also helped tremendously with test preparation as many students included terms, chapter summaries, and required readings within this space. The collaborative writing experience can be frustrating when someone deletes what you have added. Yet usually there is a good reason for it. For example, I thought that Wiki (N)etiquette was a typo but in fact, it’s a playful combination of words (Net Etiquette).

Suggestions for Future CCIT Students
Since a student can gain so much knowledge from a Wiki, they should start early and contribute often. Set aside a couple of hours a week and one will thoroughly enjoy the process!