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=Welcome To Our Sounding Board Wiki!=

//Here is where we will share our information regarding the FCP 12-1 wiki. Please make your comments on the appropriate page. Your extra time and efforts are greatly appreciated.//
= = = = =What is a Sounding Board and why are we using this approach?=


 * A Sounding Board is a classroom that peer reviews the collaborative wiki pages created by students in the Flat Classroom Project.
 * Sounding Board classrooms are not part of this project in other ways, they come in specifically to review collaborative wikis and provide feedback to participating classrooms and students. They can be classes from typically Grade 6 and older.
 * Sounding Board classrooms will sign up to give feedback to assigned [|Topic / Wiki teams as shown on the HomePage].

=What will they do?=

Sounding Board classrooms will review collaborative wikis. Currently there are **ELEVEN** wikis to review on this project. We aim to have a variety of Sounding Board classrooms to provide feedback for these groups. Feedback should be provided in 1 of 2 ways:
 * In the discussion tab of the group's wiki page - with a **CLEAR**title
 * In wiki format and linked to the [|Sounding Board feedback page] AND a comment left in the wiki discussion.

All SB classrooms will have their students follow the **[|Peer Evaluation Criteria & Summary] ** to give feedback.
 * Step 1:**


 * Step 2:**
 * For those providing feedback directly to the discussion tab: This feedback will be copied and pasted (or typed directly into) the discussion tab of the wiki page they are reviewing with a *** clear title *** that says: **Peer Review of [group name]**
 * For those creating a review wiki externally:
 * Write your review
 * Add a comment to the FCP student wiki sharing a link to your feedback wiki
 * Add your information to [|SB Feedback page]

=How much time will it take?=

The Sounding Board process will **begin the week of 9 April 2012 and may extend into May** (check the [|Project Timeline] for more details). The amount of time it will take to peer review will depend on the experience your class has with online global collaborations. Students will need to carefully review material posted on the wiki (including watching the videos or presentations associated with that group) and then provide thoughtful feedback using the linked [|Peer Evaluation Criteria].
 * This is an easily scalable project, allowing teachers to determine how much time they will spend on this peer review process. For middle - high school students, one or two longer lessons may be enough time.**

FCP12-1 - Sounding Board Workflow
March - April - Applications open for SB classrooms (you can apply right through April) April 9 - May 11 - Sounding Board reviews May 11 - 18 - SB classrooms determine best wikis in project (in conjunction with project organisers) so wikis awards can be included alongside video awards

**FCP 12-1 - Sounding Board Rubric**
Please review this to help you in your evaluation process.

=Peer Evaluation - Flat Classroom Sounding Board Classrooms= To enable all Flat Classroom Project members to access the feedback easily:
 * All feedback **MUST**be posted in the discussion tab of the wiki being evaluated (with a clear title).
 * Those classrooms creating a peer review/sounding board wiki (recommended) must **also** link their wiki feedback on the [|Sounding Board Feedback] page


 * All Sound Board feedback should follow this "3 - 2 - 1" format: **

List 3 things that are very good about this wiki project. List 2 suggestions for improving the wiki page. List 1 piece of new knowledge our group has obtained thanks to this wiki page.

For each of the questions above consider including information about (see below for further details)
 * ** Content **- clarity, quantity
 * ** Communication **- between the students
 * ** Collaboration **- are the students working together on this wiki as collaborators?
 * ** Wiki Presentation ** - design, use of graphics, layout

If you are providing WIKI feedback via a link to the FCP wiki discussion tab, be sure to follow the online writing guidelines to ensure that your work can be easily read online. Utilize:
 * lots of space between paragraphs
 * clear and deliberate headings in large, bold font
 * bullets to organize lists of information
 * horizontal rules (lines) to separate large sections of text
 * less writing on more pages - links, links, links!
 * images to break up the page

**NOTE: These review will be probably be read as soon as you post them. Remember these kids have worked very hard. Give them positive, constructive feedback to help them improve their project.**

=Peer Evaluation Criteria=

**Quality of Content**

 * Does the content (writing) make sense?
 * Can you identify any areas which need clarification?
 * Pose three questions that arise from your reading - it could be questions about ambiguity of content, questions that were not addressed, or questions that you had after reading it (you would like more information).

**Communication**

 * Look at the Discussion pages of the wiki pages - effective communication?
 * Do they need more?
 * Are they clear in their messages to each other?
 * Is there a sense of negotiation and collaboration?

**Collaboration**

 * Does the work appear to be equally shared?
 * Does there appear to be any difficulties by one or more members of the team?

**Presentation - Layout and Design**

 * Look closely at the amount and relevance of graphics/images and media - Is there enough? Too much?Refer to these online writing guides to help you answer this question
 * lots of space between paragraphs
 * clear and deliberate headings in large, bold font
 * bullets to organize lists of information
 * horizontal rules (lines) to separate large sections of text
 * less writing on more pages - links, links, links!
 * images to break up the page
 * What kind of graphics/images and media have been used?
 * Do the graphics/images and media used support the content of the project?
 * Do you have any recommendations about the layout and design of the project