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=**Introduction to Information Technology ** = = =  Introduction to Information Technology will allow students to explore the inner workings of the World Wide Web. Students will learn through a combination of Web 2.0 tools like wikis, blogs, forum discussions, and chat rooms. This exciting hands-on course will utilize industry standard software like Dreamweaver and Flash. Students will design and create web sites for personal and/or professional use. Furthermore, students will enhance web pages using Flash to create rich multimedia experiences through simple Flash animation and cartooning. =Challenge = = = Use Wikispaces to definite and document concept or term related to information technology. http://technologythursday.wikispaces.com =Guidelines = = = • Select a concept or term related to information technology to define and/or document. • Your research should include: =Requirements = = = • Concept or term related to information technology. • Include links (to all reference sources), images, and at least one other embeddable item. • Approximately 500 words. • All content (images, audio, content, etc…) must be school appropriate. If you are not sure ask or don’t use it at all. Failure to use school appropriate material will result in a zero and possible administrative discipline as defined in the student handbook. =What is Wikispaces = Wikispaces provides free basic wikis with [|WYSIWYG] editing to the general public under a Wikispaces subdomain. Private wikis with advanced features for businesses, non-profits and educators are available for an annual fee. As of March 2008, they had more than 920,000 registered members and hosted more than 390,000 wikis. Wikispaces has also given away more than 100,000 premium wikis to K-12 educators.
 * Links (to other sources of information),
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Images,
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Video, and
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Other embeddable items all related to your chosen topic.
 * Wikispaces** is a wiki hosting service (sometimes called a wiki farm). Launched in March 2005, Wikispaces is among the largest wiki hosts.