Journey on WE

My Journey on WE
I got to know about WE Workshop, EL4C51 - WikiEducator Learning4Content Workshop "Becoming an Agent of Change through Openness" from September 21 - October 5, 2011, from a member in our Google group created by CIET for ICT National Awards for teachers. I am a technology explorer. I joined WE on 6th September 2011. The workshop started from 21st Sept, 2011.

Day 1
Today, we were supposed to


 * 1) Make an edit on our user page and introduce ourselves the wiki way
 * 2) Got introduced to Rich Text Editing (WYSIWYG)
 * 3) Learned about the published mode and editing mode in a wiki;


 * Liked the quote on the instruction page You can't learn to swim without getting into the water.

Day 2

 * 1) Introduced myself in the wikiforum []
 * 2) Watched the short video called Wikis in plain English hosted on YouTube -- a great resource which explains the features of a wiki.
 * 3) Read WikiEducator's tutorial on What is a wiki?
 * 4) Posted my thoughts, ideas and feedback on the quality of open authoring approaches

Day 3

 * 1) Practiced how to personalize your own WikiEducator preferences.
 * 2) Participated in online survey
 * 3) Visited OER Foundation portal page

Day 4

 * 1) Created my personal Sandbox Rashkath Sandbox
 * 2) Practiced all basic skills
 * 3) Created another practicing area for Wiki Apprentice level 2 Rashkath Sandbox2
 * 4) Applied for Wiki Apprentice level 2 [|Request for certification]

Day 5

 * 1) Got Wiki Apprentice level 2 certification from Alison

Created third practicing space for becoming a wikibuddy Rashkath Sandbox3

Day 6

 * Today, I am very happy, as I joined the [Mathematics_community] on WE.
 * Shared about my project http://wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Workshops/eL4C51/Learning_Contract_Project#Rashmi_Kathuria

Day 7

 * I visited

Day 8

 * Agenda- To Learn how we use the Discussion or Talk pages in the wiki, and explore some useful features like the Watchlist, and the My Contributions links.

WE_Google_group
 * 1) Visited participant page Uchendu,User:Ravi_limaye
 * 2) Initiated discussions Uchendu,Ravi_ Limaye
 * 3) Joined Wikieducator Google group..I think this is needed to remain in touch with WE activities.
 * 1) Joined Facebook WE
 * 2) Discussion on Mathematics community

Day 9
Read about Oo converter

Day 10
Practice Practice and Practice.

I am certified as a wikibuddy by Patricia Schlicht

Useful WE Pages

 * 1) Editing tips
 * 2) Wikieducator Tutorials
 * 3) Help:Contents
 * 4) Wiki_Tips_and_Tricks