Scarchilli,+Jessica

=Reflections/ Observations/Suggestions=

- Having never constructed my own wiki before I found my first experience to be quite enjoyable. I found the program to be very user friendly and laid out in such a manner that any first time user could easily navigate themselves around without getting frustrated. Due to the large amount of attention wikipedia itself has generated it was easy to link my information to others allowing future individuals to be able to easily link from one related subject to another. Throughout the CCIT205 space I found some of the subjects posted to be irrelevant to the course and further exemplifiying how pointless things can get placed onto the web. Nonetheless the entries did exhibit some form of information and overall demonstrated free speech over the web. The fact that edits could so easily be made was my favorite feature of wikipedia. Not only was I able to easily make edits to other sites ranging from spelling corrections to page entries, but other individuals were able to do the same to my page. The ability to revert back to previous pages was also useful when I felt that changes made by other to my own page were not relevant. Another function of wikipedia which I found to be useful was the ability to be able to view all the recent edits I had made. Though my edits had only reached about 60 I found that because I am new to the wiki world that when making an edit it was not simply a small spelling change but the addition of a paragraph or page of information that I thought the page being edited needed.

Suggestions I would have for future CCIT students in respect to using Wikispaces would be to not take complete advantage of the fact that edits can be so easily made and think before adding something to a site that would be confusing or irrelevant. I would also suggest adding more pictures or diagrams to pages, so as to not allow text to completely take over the page.

=Summary of Content and Community Maintenance=

Feb 5 > Construct rough outline for own page on social divide

Feb 7> Begin organizing own page into sections and linking to table of contents

Feb 12> Add more content to own page and begin including links, diagrams and table of contents

Feb 23> Work on content of own site and add examples of social divide Feb 24> Feb 26>
 * Add sections on Global/Social/ Democratic Divide focusing on cyber optimists and pessimists on page titled Reading 18
 * Add to definition on democratic divide, aspects of social divide, correct spelling, add headings and table of contents to page titled The Democratic Divide
 * On Global Divide page added to definition of 3 apects as well as paragraph on cyber optimists and pessimists view points in regard to the global divide
 * Added paragraph to Test Feedback Page Highlighing the pros and cons of test 1
 * Added MLA format to own page and worked on bibliography
 * Added 1/2 page to Democratic Divide page in terms of cyber optimist section
 * Add page too digital divide in terms of full deatil on 3 aspects
 * Add section 1/2 page to Global divide page dealing with the importance of closing the global divide
 * Added to analysis and reflection page
 * Concluded last touch ups on own page
 * Concluded summary of content
 * Added page of content to social exclusion page and improved overall look by organized work into sections and adding a table of contents