Web 2.0 Activity

INTRODUCTION

� You have been hired by a therapy center to create a wiki for their clients. Your responsibility is

to research and post accurate information about a common psychological disorder, its

symptoms, available treatment, and where to go for help.

TASK

� Your project will be peer edited. Your finished product will be a wiki, which should include a

works cited section (bibliography). Use a minimum of three resources from established

psychology sites.

PROCESS

1. Select a disorder from the list

a. Bipolar disorder

b. Depression

c. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2. One member of the team is going to create the Wiki where the team will work. (the teacher will

explain how to create a WIKI)

3. Give the URL of your WIKIPAGE to your teammates so they can edit and add information in

the WIKI

4. Go to internet to do some research about the disorders

5. Now that you found a “reliable website” with useful information about your topic. Go to

http://bensucot.wikispaces.com/Schizophrenia to see an example of how your wiki should look

like.

6. Edit the WIKI and complete the TASK

RESOURCES

EVALUATION

CRITERIA POINTS

Causes/Overview 20 points

Specific Symptoms 20 points

Treatments 20 points

Where to Go for Help 20 points

Visual Design 10 points

Works cited 10 points

Evaluation chart (one per team or individually)

CRITERIA My wiki Team A Team B Team C

Causes/Overview

Specific Symptoms

Treatments

Where to Go for Help

Visual Design

Works cited

TOTAL POINTS

CONCLUSION

Write a 3 line paragraph as a conclusion for this activity. Include the benefits for the teacher and for

the students.