Rites+of+Passage+2008

Woodlawn Community School Rites of Passage Wiki This is where //**Woodlawn Community School**// students will learn to use a [|Wiki].

If you want to tell people to look at it (from any internet connected computer) tell them to go to ...

http://woodlawn.wikispaces.com/

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What is a Wiki? media type="file" key="What is a Wiki.wav" Wiki is a collection of web pages made to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content. Wiki is the Hawaiian word for fast.

What is a Rites of Passage? media type="file" key="What is Rites of Passage.wav" The Rites of Passage marks a time when a person reaches a new and significant change in his or her life. The transition phase is the time that the participant learns the appropriate behavior for the new stage they are entering. A ceremony is held to observe a person's entry into a new stage of life. How the Wiki got started? media type="file" key="How to get Wiki started.wav" Sixth grade students from Woodlawn Community School posted their Rites of Passage Portfolio project on the internet using a Wiki. This Wiki project was created to provide students with a vehicle to display their Rites of Passage Portfolio online. The wiki format allowed the students to work on the project not only in school, but at home. Some of the items that are included on their Rites of Passage wiki space are:

The students also added sound to some of their wiki pages. Click here to listen.
 * Autobiographies
 * Journal entries
 * Virtues
 * Slogans
 * Poetry
 * Prose
 * Short stories
 * Book reports
 * Expository paragraphs