Wiki+Directions

Dr. Laura Nicosia Spring 2010 Modern American Fiction MW 1:00-02:15PM UN 3050 **__Wiki Directions__** **__Task:__** For the remainder of this semester, each of you will be responsible to post ONE Wiki entry either on an assigned day’s class discussion (like a court stenographer) OR to offer additional discussion on a specific topic for that day. There may be several people posting on any one week. Your will select your date from the list distributed in class today. This task is worth 25% of your semester grade. Your entry must be a narrative (not simply a bullet-list) and must contain at least 500 words. Additionally, it must cite any sources (if you do any outside research). **__How-To Post:__** You must be a member of the Wiki in order to post. If you are not a member of the Wiki, you will not be able to post your required class notes task or your blog entries. This is a requirement of the course. Here’s the address (url) for our Wiki: [|http://modernamericanfiction.wikispaces.com/] After you have selected your date on the list, you must access our Wiki page and create a New Page. § To create your New Page, look at the top of the left-hand menu—you’ll see a link for “New Page.” Click on it and Title your page with your FIRST NAME & LAST INITIAL AND A 1-WORD SUMMARY. For example, "LauraN __Gatsby__". § Use the Edit button (top right) to add content by either typing directly onto the page or by cutting and pasting onto the page. § Do NOT upload a document or file. While this is easy to do, it does not load as text on a page. Rather, it uploads as a document file that needs to be downloaded in order to be read—therefore, this is not useful for our class. § Be sure to hit the SAVE button before you quit—and perhaps several times through your typing. We don’t want to lose data! **__Remember:__** Due dates are recorded on the sign up sheet. Be sure to keep a record of what you are writing about and when it is due.