As our class comes to an end, my final projet is being introduced to the world. I have had such a great time in this class over the past semester. I had a few difficulities choosing a final topic, but I decided to use another english class as the framework. My wiki, blackwomenwriters.pbwiki.com, is still under construction but I am satisfied with where it is now.
My hardest moment in developing the wiki was when I wasn't sure about the design. Everytime I tried to change the layout it always went back to what it was before. Obviously this became frustrating, but when I presented the wiki to the class the first time I got positive feedback. Evereyone said that it was coming along good, so I got over the design and focused more on the content.
I had to make some tough decisions about the wiki while I was uploading information. I wanted to include all black female writers, but there was one problem. I had to consider the fact that slaves were not given the opportunity to read and write, so this would exclude a lot of important black female orators and rhetoricians. Since, the wiki is called black women writers, I made the executive decision to make only include women writers.
I had a lot of fun making this wiki. While researching these women, I found out some interesting things that I didn't know. I found this picture of Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, who was the wife of the famous Paul Lawerence Dunbar. I had no idea that Paul Dunbar was married. I also found out that Countee Cullen was a man. I was about to make a list of his works when I read his biography and saw his pictures. I was so suprised! Finding out information about some women that I admire has been interesting and fun.
Although this class is now over, I feel like my wiki is just jumping off! I look forward to finding more information to post, and developing a group of readers. I also appreciate all of the information that we gained in this class. I remember when half of us didn't know what web 2.0 was and now we all have our own blogs and wikis. To view my final project visit:
blackwomenwriters.pbwiki.com
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Your wiki is so interesting. I like the layout you decided on. Its clean and neat and easy to navigate, I hear that is important. There is so much information and its all so interesting. You must have put a lot of time and effort on it. Wow! It looks great. I look forward to reading the rest of it : )
Thanks Haleigh. I didn't know you visited my blog!
Great use of PBwiki, Nawal. I'm afraid that the reason your design changes didn't stick is that the color picker is a premium feature for paid wikis.
You can create designs, but they revert after 3 hours unless you upgrade to a paying account.
Keep up the good work!
Chris Yeh, PBwiki, Inc.
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