A Collaboration of Sites and Sounds: Using Wikis to Catalog Protest Songs

Materials and Technology

Printouts

Preparation

 

MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

• Internet access
  
  
• A recording of Kanye West's "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
  
  
• Additional recordings of protest songs (See this List of protest songs from the Protest Songs from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty)
  
  
• "Wiki: Don't Lose That Number" (one copy per student)
  
  
• "Make Way for Wikis" (one copy per student)
  
  
• Online Self-reflection Checklist
  
  

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PRINTOUTS

• Protest Song Lyrics Research Guide (three copies per student)
  
  
• Wiki Rubric
  
  
• Group Participation Assessment Sheet
  

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PREPARATION

• If your classroom does not have computer access, arrange for class time in the computer lab.
  
  
• Look into your administration's policies about students publishing on the Internet. Even if the rules prohibit this practice, many aspects of this lesson can be carried out off-line; the wiki component can be replaced by ideas in the Extensions section.
  
  
• Make appropriate copies of the Research Guide, "Make Way for Wikis," "Wiki: Don't Lose That Number," and Group Participation Assessment Sheet.
  
  
• Set up a wiki account with third-party server (unless you have some technical knowledge and would rather start one from scratch) such as Seedwiki or the password-protected PB Wiki.
  
  
• Visit the example wiki, and bookmark it for instructional use.
  
  
• Make copies of the Wiki Rubric for the students.
  
  
• Test the Online Self-reflection Checklist on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tool and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page.

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