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= Welcome to our Wikispace! =

** Rationale **
We have started this wiki with 2 goals in mind:


 * Goal #1:** To provide a common space where we can "see" our thinking as it unfolds, where we can post ideas in their messiest form, comment on them, tweak them and refine them as we go.

A wikipage has some distinct advantages when it comes to collaboration including:

a) It is a "living document". You don't have to attach files, download files, upload files and try to remember which one is your most current version. Your document is the wikipage - it displays your most recent work. However, it also saves earlier versions by date and records what changes were made. You can also have a discussion "behind the scenes" of your document by clicking on "Discussion" above.

b) You will continue to have access to it forever. We can "lock" pages once we are happy with them and want to restrict further editing and we can invite others during any point in the process to take part in our collaborative thinking.


 * Goal #2**: Wikispaces are FREE to K-12 teachers! So, if you find this forum useful, you might be interested in setting up a similar forum for your students as a tool to help them collaborate with each other.

** Getting Started **
a) Click on the page listed to the left of this screen that I have set up for you to post your lesson plans. Once that page opens, you'll see further instructions on how to post.

b) If you're unfamiliar with wikispaces, check out this short "tutorial" for an overview:

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== ** Need Help? ** == For more information on how to use Wikispaces, see our help section. == ** Contact Us **  == You know you can contact me at anytime at: usha.james@utoronto.ca == ** If you need help, please contact wikispaces at help@wikispaces.com. ** ==