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 //Karl has joined//  //Lauren has joined//  **me**: Hello evryone?  **Karl**: Are we all here?  **Lauren**: hi!  **me**: I'll try Tami, but I haven't heard from her. Just a sec 8:00 PM How should we start this?  **Karl**: Yeah, let's go ahead 8:01 PM **Lauren**: ok  **me**: Well, what do you think about the teen idea? Can we all find a way to be involved with it?  **Karl**: I think we spun out some good ideas  **Lauren**: (just as a side note, having never used google chat before, i think it's funny when i type a message it says "me")  i liked the idea karl gave  about college prep 8:02 PM **Karl**: I do think that college prep is a unique place where our interests intersect  **me**: agreed. <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:03 PM **Lauren**: I could've used a site like that when i first started college <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: I've been thinking about other ways to make this unique. P. Lamb asked why teens would join this wiki as opposed to a noat'l social network <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> national, sorry <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:04 PM **Karl**: I think that we could do some things to add activities and "fun" <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> but I don't know what yet... <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: I thought about adding some pages where teens could sort of chat about pop topics <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:05 PM it would be monitored by the wiki administrator to make sure all was positive and no bullying type stuff <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: I was just reading the assignment page... I wanted to copy a piece here <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> Your wiki topic should have the following characteristics: Be a single theme or focus Be content in need of a virtual presence - when you do a wikipedia and/or Google search, you shouldn't find much on this topic. Topics that would work well for your wiki - a small town or community without a website; an interesting historical building, location, or event; a lesser-known, regional, or noteworthy person; oral histories or memories of a particular shared experience/event that may have been overlooked by other websites (don't do 911 or WWII); an invented world or fictional work; thematic resource for literature circle or book club with an unusual or unique focus (don't do topics that are overworked or already covered elsewhere) The KEY to this assignment is selecting a topic that contributes UNIQUE information to the world! <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:06 PM I wonder how the lesser known component fits with what we're doing.... how do we make this unique?? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:07 PM **Lauren**: that's a good question; i think there are a lot of different opinions on what college prep means, so i think we should define that in our page <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: If we assume our audience is sm town and/or rural maybe they wouldn't have much access to social outlets- virtual space might be appealing <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:08 PM **Karl**: college preparation by itself gets 12 million google hits, but rural added to it doesn't bring up anything relevant <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> So i think you might be onto something there <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: are you also getting about having more than one focus? Adding pages on other things that appeal to teens? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:09 PM that would make it fun <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: would they all be related to college prep? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: no more to teen life <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> as a library though it makes great sense to have an educational component <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:10 PM **Lauren**: yeah <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> maybe we could make it some kind of page for teen resources or something? for lack of a better word <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:11 PM like a college prep page, maybe book reviews page, etc? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:12 PM **me**: I think Tami was interested in a book chat/circle topic. That could be one set of 3 pages <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:13 PM college prep (with podcast:)) a set of 3 pages <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> and 2 more sets of 3 for me and Lauren?? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: good ideas <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:14 PM **me**: I also thought about some kind of "ways to get involved in your community pages" <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> community service?? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: that'd be good <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> now i have to come up with something ... <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:15 PM **me**: Are we agreeing on a teen resource wiki? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: i like the idea, if you guys do <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: i have a few more questions before we go ahead with this <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:16 PM I want to make sure we are satisfying the requirement to contribute unique information <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> since DR Lamb seems to really emphasize this <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:17 PM I wonder if there's a way we could take a unique angle on this that hasn't been covered before <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> perhaps market toward specific groups of teens or teens with specific interests <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: if we gear it to a specific small town or rural area, perhaps? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: Yes, I like hte small town idea... <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:18 PM sorry, "the" <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: this is from P Lamb- I sent her an email "Your content will work fine. Be sure that you focus on the unique needs and interests of a rural audience to make the wiki "unique"... in other word, think about why your teens will want to be involved in your group rather than some of the national groups. Also consider ways that they might be able to add their perspectives, photographs, resources, etc." <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: OK, that sounds great! What ideas do we have about involving rural youth? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: sounds like we're on the right track then <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: I think it goes beyond farm animals <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:19 PM although that could be included! <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: is there a way to have teens add information to pages? i guess kind of like a forum <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:20 PM **me**: That sounds like a good idea <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> it would be unique to have teens interacting on a wiki adding content and commenting <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:21 PM **Lauren**: could i use that idea for my 3 pages? have them be geared towards interaction <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: Where I live (Richmond) there are a lot of semi rurla communities that have little broadband/high speed access. school and the library are it <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: I would look at specific interests of rural teens in college preparation <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:22 PM obviously they would be coming from high schools that do not offer all of the options that you get in the big city <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> That is perhaps one of the biggest differences b/w urban & rural teens <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> not as much advanced placement and other preppy options <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> not as many extracurriculars offered <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: that's very true <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:23 PM **me**: Sounds like we have a start <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: I think it's good for rural teenagers to know that they don't need to "have it all" in terms of their high school resume to make it at college <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> but they do need good study skills and work ethic <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:24 PM and knowing that smaller regional colleges offer a good education is a plus too. <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: Where do we go from here? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:25 PM I think you are all members and can add to the wiki now <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: or maybe we could each have a page from our 3 dedicated to interaction on the topic <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: We can start putting up content and use the discussion tabs for commenting <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:26 PM oops- I like that idea Lauren <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: that sounds like a good idea to me <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> I think the wiki itself is a good place for us to continue to interact on the topic <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> should we have a home page that links to our various sites? do you all have ideas for the design on that? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> How do we make it attractive to our target audience? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: There'a email via the wiki that we can use too <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:27 PM **Lauren**: ok, do you have any ideas for my topic? we have college prep, book chat, community service ... <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: On the target audience- We'd have to add "cool" widgets and pictures links to outside websites... <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:28 PM **Lauren**: what other needs do students from rural areas have? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> local things to do? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: what about just a place for chatting, posting ideas, talking about issues? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: do either of you work in a rural context presently? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: nope, i don't <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> i never have either <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:29 PM **Karl**: I grew up in a semi-rural area. My wife grew up on a farm 7 miles from the nearest small town <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: I have contacts in pretty rural area- RIchmond is the closest big town <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: I think a big concern was that we couldn't be part of many school activities because it meant too much driving for parents <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> that was always a complaint <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:30 PM **me**: That appeals to me as a reason for the wiki <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> school kids could communicate virtually <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: I think that rural kids sometimes may feel isolated from peers <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: that's true <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:31 PM **Karl**: in an urban school you have all of the special crowds, like skaters or punk rockers <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> at a rural school you have jocks, preps and band nerds <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: maybe we could each have a page for interaction, but then i could create a set of pages for chatting, sharing ideas, just connecting with peers <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: sounds good to me <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: if you don't fit into any of the 3 categories, you might have a tough time making friends <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:32 PM **me**: I might add to mine general ways for teens to work in the community <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: i agree with you that community service is a great way for kids to connect in positive ways <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:33 PM there are always places to volunteer, church groups to be involved with, etc. <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> maybe you could have some sort of community service bulletin board on the wiki <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: community service can also link with college prep ... a lot of colleges really like students to have community service experience <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: that's very true <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: good ideas thanks! <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:34 PM **Karl**: do we have enough material to start with? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: I think so <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: i think so, too <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: I wonder how we should include Tami <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:35 PM do we need to have another online session when she can make it? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: I'll save this chat and post it on forums. I knwo part of the assignment is to reflect on this process <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> we should probably have another chat w/Tami <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:36 PM Maybe we could schedule one for Sat/Sun to check in with our progress? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:37 PM **Lauren**: that would be fine with me <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: Saturday or sunday sounds great. I will make sure I actually check oncourse to see when we're doing it. Ideally, we would have the time decided one day before we do it <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: Also. we need a home page and an about page -I'll start those, but we should all contribute <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: i'm free saturday before 5 and sunday 1-3 and after 8 <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:39 PM **me**: I'm free most of Sat and Sun before 12 and after 4 <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: I'm free Sat during the day, and Sunday afternoon <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:40 PM **me**: maybe shoot for Sat since this is due Mon and we might want to have Sun for any additions/editing <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: it looks like saturday during the day might be our best best <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> *bet <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: chatting in detail is hard- my daughter is all about using chat speak and thinks I'm lame since I don't <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:41 PM let's use the wiki for communicating although we should check oncourse to hear from Tami til she gets up to speed <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Karl**: Marijke, sounds good to me. <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: same here <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: ok are we done? <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:42 PM **Karl**: I'm signing off now... the office is on in 15 minutes! <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **me**: ok "see" you both on the wiki <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> //Karl has left// <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> **Lauren**: bye bye <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)">8:43 PM **me**: See ya! thanks <span style="display: block; float: left; color: rgb(136, 136, 136)"> //Lauren has left//

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