Lauren's+Joint+Wiki

Shoulder Joint Wiki This project, much like the tissue's project was difficult for me to complete. The Shoulder Joint Wiki, had nothing to do with powerpoint, however. In the Shoulder Joint Wiki we were given a joint of the body which we would have to research and put on a wiki to teach the masses. Unlike most students, I got to work on the project alone rather than in a group, due to the lack of available partners. This fact presented a negative and positve. The positive was that I didn't have to collaberate and worry about who did what because I would do it all myself. The negative was that I had to do it all by myself. At first, this assignment seemed relatively easy. Then we were told the wiki was supposed to be used to teach 6th graders. It had to be easy for them to understand //while// catching their interest! //Without// color options! And we had to link pages together! Let the hysteria begin! Actually I didn't have too many problems. The only real problem I did have with linking pages together. I didn't label my pages with unique names and ended up linking another person's page to mine and erasing it. Fortunately, I did figure out how to fix it.

This project gave me more computer practice. It gave me the ability to work on projects without having a panic attack and also know how to fix projects when they go wrong. It also gave me the experience to work on this portfolio without the headaches, that of which I am very grateful. And of course it taught me a lot about the shoulder. I know that the shoulder has 3 true joints and one soft tissue joint, and I know about shoulder injuries and how to treat them, etc. And amazingly I've retained most of the information!

I am really proud of this Wiki, but that doesn't mean there aren't areas I would have changed. For example I really think I could have made the project more fun. I could have added games to play online and more kid-friendly websites to go to and also, more activities to do. But, in the end I think the project turned out well.