Wiki+Review+Day+September+7


 * What makes a wiki useful? **

Wiki's are designed for the benefit of the math class, a way to help supplement both the book and as a quick review for what Ms. Tyson covered during class. Anything that is put on may or may not pertain to your specific section, however, each individual is encouraged to put up interesting and unique proofs that they would like classmates to look over or demonstrate to others.


 * What NOT to do on a wiki: **

-Use copyrighted images without a reference and/or without alerting others as to the source of the image i.e. did you create it in GeoGebra or Geometer's Sketchpad? did you copy it from wikipedia? did you use TeX to generate a circle?

-Use poor grammar or punctuation; this is an immediate way to hint to a teacher or classmate that your work is low quality. {Mrs. Tyson edits to say that all of us are capable of making mistakes in grammar, punctuation and spelling... just use the discussion tab or make the edits yourself if you're positive your grammar, punctuation and/or spelling is correct}

- Jump from example to example with no explanations or numeration.

-Switch frequently from LateX to regular text and back again. Teachers dread the slash! {Mrs. Tyson edits to add: I don't remember discussing this at all. Did we talk about this during class that day? Could you elaborate on this to make it clearer to me}

- Copy others' images from earlier wikis and complete the entirety of the in-class work.

-Use ugly colors/ a multitude of bright colors. Sometimes the brightest colors, while eye-catching, aren't the most visually appealing way to convey information.

-Use [|Creative Commons] as demonstrated by Ms. Harris to find images and examples that are licensed with a creative commons license. These images are able to be used commercially, as well as for educational purposes. Creative Commons searches a variety of popular search engines including Google Images, Flikr, Google Web, and WikiMedia Commons (Note: Most Wikipedia images are already licensed this way, so going to Wikipedia may be a good starting option).
 * Good ideas for wikis: **

-strong mixture of regular text, pictures, and LateX.

-Well organized (not clustered, each main idea has a different paragraph and is well supported by either a proof, picture, or explanation).

-Make a list of main concepts that were reviews during that day's class and explain briefly why they are important; you can also list the main objectives after the examples that you do.

-Use different colors WHEN APPROPRIATE to signify different line segments, arcs, or angles.

-Use proper mathematical notation.

-Summarize the pertinence of the activity; not necessarily focused on each of the questions, exactly as they are in the book.


 * Who is responsible for going back and answering questions? **

-If you wish to add something, it may be worthwhile to go back and insert your comments and suggestions/corrections to the original page. Take credit for your work, if you don't make a reference on the page, make a mental note that you added/corrected something.

REMEMBER: Where you put your comments depends on the type of comment. In general, writing comments should be edited directly on the page that you wish to edit, but math comments should first be directed to Ms. Tyson for verification of correctness. === {Mrs. Tyson adds retroactively -- For the most part we have decided that comments will be put into the discussion tab about the page. I will occasionally make notes on the page if there is some concern about mathematical correctness. Math comments do not need to be directed to me first.} ===