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=Welcome to Contemporary Issues In Science Stage 1=

Getting Started

 * Open your school email and join this wiki
 * Tell [|Ann] your name and password
 * now that you have joined you can follow what we have been doing in class
 * You can also do your assignments and post discussion on the activity pages
 * The future of education is interactive, because //**that's what the jobs are**// in the "infoconomy". The future of education is communal, because the internet //**is**// communication. And **//this is what our students want!//** To be active. To be real. To have purpose. To interact. To have **//FUN!//**
 * You are all good at science and can improve your computer skills.
 * 10 Tech Skills Teens Need NOW! [|Read the article here].

Need Help?

 * See Ann or ask a classmate.

Rules of Ann's Issues in Science Wiki World:

 * 1) All Ann's Stage 1 Contemporary Issues in Science students are expected to contribute to this site.
 * 2) Only constructive, well thought out and informed input is welcome. Any contributions that are inappropriate or incorrect will be either removed or corrected by students or their teacher.
 * 3) Main unit pages may not be edited by students, only Activity pages within main units are for student editing.
 * 4) Links to external sites relevant to a particular topic are welcome.
 * 5) Links to news articles, websites, blogs or other wikis (such as Wikipedia) can be included in an edit if it is deemed to be useful in understanding the topic.
 * 6) Pictures or videos relating to the topics being studies may be added to a page, but only if they are appropriate to the page's topic.

Over the semester you will have to complete 5 summative tasks

 * 1) Portfolio Task A and B (30%)
 * 2) Individual Task (20%)
 * 3) Practical Task (30%)
 * 4) Collaborative Task (20%)