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Musselburgh Grammar School's ideas on the AS-Graz wiki project
What is Allied Schools Graz?AS-Graz is a collaborative project between eight schools in five countries, named on the front cover. The project is funded by the Mayor of Graz to celebrate 60 years since the end of World War Two, 50 years since the Austrian State Treaty was signed and 10 years since Austria joined the European Union (EU). The themes on which school students will collaborate are open-ended, but obvious themes are:
- Living in a world without borders – does that exist?
- Terrorism
- Learning lessons from our past
- How important is it to know our neighbours?
- Is the world a global village?
Each international school is partnered to one Austrian school, to make coordination easier, but students can communicate with any other students from around the world by using the AS-Graz wiki webpage.
What is a wiki?A wiki is a webpage that can be changed by anyone who is viewing it. This means that information is kept up-to-date, views are easily exchanged and errors can be corrected. The strange name comes from the Hawaiian wikiwiki, which means quick and informal.
Why use a wiki?If you have an idea how do you know it’s correct? If you want the views of other people, especially if they live abroad, how do you get it? Well, if you use traditional methods (post, email) you cannot be sure how quickly you will get a reply. You also limit your research to the one person you have written to. With a wiki the whole world can read and update the page, giving you the widest possible array of views, opinions and versions of the truth.
What is the AS-Graz wiki?The Allied Schools Graz wiki can be viewed by anyone, but it is particularly useful because there are eight schools in five countries constantly looking to this and adding to it for their own school projects. You are almost guaranteed a response to the points you put up on the wiki. You can also get in touch directly with students in the USA, France, Russia and Austria, and they can do the same with you.
How do I know if the information is correct?You don’t. You may have to evaluate information and check it out quickly, maybe using an online encyclopaedia. If you get into the habit of quoting where your information came from, then readers of your part of the wiki will be less likely to change it. You’ll have proven that your point is correct. Where you don’t quote evidence, people may think this is only your opinion and then criticise or change your words. If someone has not quoted, and you find out that they are right or wrong, then you should add the web page address that revealed this to you.
By working in this way everyone gains knowledge and sees the point of view of other teenagers around the world.
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