Lam,+Po+Hei

-Added Blogs to list of hierarchy of Media Genres -Contribted to the list of video games- the types of different genres in video games -Posted Question on Analysis FAQ for Assignment -Added to Table of Contents: Billboards -Created page titled Billboards and linked it to Billboards in Table of Contents. -Added to Tabe of Contents: Friendster -Created new page called Friendster and added in content -Added to Tabe of Contents: ICQ -Created a new page with content named "ICQ" -Contributed to the list of short forms that people use on the internet, such like brb stands for Be Right Back -Contributed more on group project assignment but still did some minor edits on this wikispace -Added to the list of Chat Lingo on InstantMessengers page -Added to list and contributed a paragraph to WebCT -Created hyperlinks to related pages on YouTube page
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Billboards Friendster ICQ
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 * PART 1:**

This is not the first time I am in contact with Wikispace, through previous courses, I have used Wikispace before. But, this is the first time i actually get a chance to contribute to Wikispace. What I mean is actually producing a page and to make changes to other pages if neccessary. I like this collaborative learning enviornment. I find thatI learn better in this kind of enviornment where I can just "click" around and learn about other concepts. I have used Wikipedia before for assignment purposes, but with Wikispace, it is a new experiencce. I find Wikispace an excellent resource center, and since it is also our class' website, I find it really convenient for many reasons. Since I am starting from scratch, I see myself taking one step at a time. Even something as simple as enrolling into this space was a hurdle for me. If I knew how to do it, it shouldn't take me more than 3 seconds. I clicked around and eventually got it! I think in order for me to know how to function this space well is by browsing through the pages on the site and see what this site has to donate. My biggest challenge now is to figure out how to contribute more to this page to be an active participant. I also have to start brainstroming about a media genre and to enrol in the Wikispace Alias and create my own page under Analysis and Reflection.


 * PART 2**

When I look at the table of contents, I find myself clicking into pages that I am familiar to, or that I may be interested in. Once I click on to a particular page, I like to add on what I may think will make that page more interesting. Sometimes I would help certain pages add links, or even help put hyperlinks. For example, I added to the list of lingos on the ICQ page. I like to read postings that I can relate myself to, so that I can add my thoughts to. But, browsing to other unfamiliar pages is not a bad thing, that is how I can learn about new concepts about media genres. When someone has created a page, I believe that they have put much time and effort into research and how to present it to the public. So for myself, I try to be very careful when adding, editing, or even re-arranging other people's work. When I add to a particular page, I have to make sure that what I have placed will make sense, and also that it doesn't look out of place. I will only edit something on a page if I find myself in disagreement with certain concepts. I believe in respect when altering someone else's work. So i have to very careful. I don't do much re-arranging for people's work, because so far, I find the most simplest pages are the most easiest to read. I check my own postings every once in a while. If I come up with anything that I find interesting to add, I will proceed. So far, no one has really changed my work. But I have seen people adding to my page, and I am quite happy about it. It is good to know that people go to the pages that i created and to participate in them.


 * PART 3**

As I work through the Wikispace through the semester, there are much challenges. Since I have no previous knowledge about Wikispace, everything was a blank for me. I had no idea how to edit or make changes to a page. I remember I had trouble adding a link to my page. I was using my MAC, and it does not have VISUAL EDIT. That means I cannot quickly do certain things. What I did was when I have to make changes on any pages, I used my PC, because it allowed Visual Edit. Maybe I just don't know how to turn on Visual Edit on MAC, but I think that is a big limitation while working on Wikispace. A challenge that I overcame was creating a page and to add pictures or links to them. From the beginning, I had no idea how to add a new page, and of course how to add pages to a page. With the help of icons on the edit page, I was able to teach myself how to do those things. From participating on Wiki, I was able to get infomation about the couse and to retreive lecture materials if for any reason I missed a class. Also, the most important thing was that I was able to learn about the different media genres that exist, and some that I have never heard of until now. Another advantage from working on Wiki is that I was able to speak my mind about certain concepts that I feel passionate about. What I find really worked well in this course is that every student is able to contribute and to help each other. This Wikispace brings together the course's concepts and also any related materials. For myself, what I find the most helpful were the tests review pages, and the FAQ pages. The FAQ pages was an excellent concept because we were able to post questions we were unsure of, and repsonses were pretty quick. I really like the idea of us helping each other, and also the professors involvement to answer any questions and to make this space a sucess. It is now the end of the course, and when I click on the table of contents, I am blown away and amazed at all the work that we ALL have contributed to make this space a wonderful round up.