From High School Online Collaborative Writing

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My Classes/Study Groups/Workshops:

• Central Park
• 106th Street and 5th Avenue
• Technology Thursdays

Contents 1 My Motto 2 Interests 3 Who am I? Where am I from? 4 People I enjoy working with 5 Interests 6 Heroes 7 Books 8 My Life with the NYC Department of Education 9 My Future 10 Questions

[edit] My Motto

For now, I'll share my daughter's motto: Life is short, eat dessert first.

[edit] Interests

I'm interested in the challenges of people sharing information to write collaboratively about a shared subject in a wiki. Does collaborative writing and coming to a consensus make an article more or less interesting? How does each person retain a personal voice in a wiki? Does writing in a wiki kill personal voice? Is the voice of "consensus" the voice of a wiki. Is that more powerful than any one personal voice?

[edit] Who am I? Where am I from?

Please interpret this in any way you wish. This might refer to your racial/cultural/ethnic background or your neighborhood or street or to any other way you might want to describe who you are and where you are from.

[edit] People I enjoy working with

Descibe the type of person that you would like to work with, and say why. What type of person do you like to work with? Be specific if you can. Who do you enjoy collaborating with? Come up with 5 qualities of the kinds of people who like to work with the most.

[edit] Interests

What are you really good at? What are some of your favorite things to do... eat.. watch on T.V... listen to... places to go...?

[edit] Heroes

List five people you think of as your heroes. They can be famous or not. Explain why each is a hero to you.

[edit] Books

What's your favorite book? List the books you've been reading this month. What did you recently finish? Would you recommend any of these books? Why or why not? What are you reading now?

[edit] My Life with the NYC Department of Education

How long have you been teaching in a NYC school? What do you think about the school you work in now? about other schools you have worked in... What has been your best experience as a NYC public school teacher?

[edit] My Future

What are your plans for the future? What do you hope to accomplish this year... in 5 years... in 10 years? What are your goals?

[edit] Questions

List 3 - 5 questions you have about yourself, then list 3 - 5 questions you have about the world.