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=** Welcome to the St. Kevin's High Wiki on Careers in Oil & Gas **=

This project is a partnership between the Career Development students & staff at St. Kevin's High, Goulds, NL and the Newfoundland & Labrador Oil and Gas Week Steering Committee. **Our mission is to construct a wiki related to Careers in Oil & Gas in Newfoundland and Labrador**. Students will work in teams to accomplish this goal. Each team will select and research a specific topic related to the oil and gas industry, analyze the information through the lens of career development, and finally construct their webpage. The final product will be a compilation of many webpages -- our wiki!

= What is a "Wiki"? =
 * A wiki is a website created for the purpose of **sharing information quickly and efficiently**. The word "wiki" is from the Hawaiian for **fast.**
 * Any visitor to a wiki website can become a participant. If you are a member, you can create or edit the content without any special technical skills.
 * A wiki is **continuously under revision**. Its purpose is to share the creative process and is the product of many.
 * Wikipedia is the most well known example, **with no specific "authors" but millions of "contributors".**
 * The wikipedia article on wikis may be helpful []
 * This video (dated 2007) explains some background to wikis.

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=**How do I make a Wiki Webpage?** =

Check the video tutorials at [] for info and demos. Open your page, **Edit Button**, use the **Tools to make changes**, then **Save Button**. Remember, you are learning by doing -- experiment, think, think.... you should get the picture.

All webpages together form the St.Kevin's High Wiki on Careers in Oil & Gas -- 50 topics, 50 webpages, one huge website created by YOU.

=Assignment Description for Students and Grading Sheet =

The Assignment Description page provides a list of topic options, expectations for each webpage, examples of other wiki webpages, and web resources related to the oil & gas industry. This is your beginning point!

 Use this sheet as a step by step checklist. It's also the grading sheet that your teacher will use to evaluate your efforts.

=Examples of Wikis created by teachers or students from around the globe =

http://skh-tech2104.wikispaces.com/ Created by Communications Technology 2104 students from St. Kevin's High during 2010. Great work!!!

http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/ Created by a teacher from Zagreb, Croatia. Awarded "Best Educational Wiki in 2010". In addition to the global perspective, the use of Glogster posters is very impressive.

http://arrrpirates.wikispaces.com/ Created by elementary level students on the topic of Pirates. The "look & feel" of this page is clean and consistent.

http://whites-geometry-wiki.wikispaces.com/ Created by a high school Math teacher and students on the topic of Geometry.

=<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oil & Gas Resources on the Web =

Careers in Newfoundland's Oil & Gas Industry an excellent source of info specific to our province. Contains info on specific occupations, training programs, and safety issues.

Careers in Canada's Oil & Gas Industry another excellent source of info with a Canadian point of view.

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers web on Offshore Oil Drilling. Info related to drill rigs, worker health and safety, spill response, and environmental protection.

=<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inspiring Thoughts... =


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Imagine a world in which every single person is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's what we're doing." ** The Wikimedia Foundation


 * "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write,** **but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."** Alvin Toffler, American futurist


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