Profile+Pages

=Creating your Profile= Wikis are wonderful collaborative tools, and they are made for group work. One of your first task is to create a profile page. If you have created a page in Facebook or MySpace or Twitter, then you are familiar with the process. If you have not, then this is your chance to learn about the value of doing this task. In online learning spaces, pictures and personal information help you become 'real' to your classmates, and it always helps to have a visual of the person you are collaborating and sharing your thoughts with each week. Think like an instructional designer--we know how important it is to know our learners, and we know how important it is to know who we are learning with online. How can you best design your page to help us get to know you?

Here's what you need to do:
First, make sure that you have created your gmail account. Even though you have a Mix account, and perhaps other email accounts, gmail is our entree to all of the wonderful applications offered by Google, and we will be using them frequently this semester. So, do that first!

Now, read through the Wikispaces tutorial on how to create a page. It's very easy, but take your time and think things through. You do not want to edit or delete any pages, just create one. Once you have clicked on "New Page" you will be faced with a blank space. You may bring your creativity into play here, and design your profile page however you would like. Make your page as colorful as you like, add photos, add favorite links, let your self shine through.

Use your name for the page name. For example, my page name would be PamWhitehouse. Do not use my name, use your own name! You will notice that the link to your page will not show up in the navigation bar. Don't worry, as long as you saved it, it exists, and I will put it in the nav bar for you.

Here are the required elements

 * Photo of yourself
 * Your name
 * Brief description about your current work
 * What you hope to learn from this course and how you plan to apply it in your work or school life
 * Your gmail account

Suggested Elements:

 * Link to Facebook page or MySpace
 * Twitter name
 * Skype name
 * Google IM name
 * Favorite books
 * Favorite movies
 * Favorite TV shows
 * Hobbies
 * Sports
 * Favorite vacation spot
 * Pets

I'll put my profile page up after the rest of you because I don't want you to copy me! Use your imaginations, and don't hesitate to revise and edit as you learn from your colleagues. Here is the link to my website, so you can get to know me a bit beforehand: Pam's Profile