1. Web 2.0 Activity
INTRODUCTION
You have been hired by a therapy center to create a wiki for their clients. Your responsibility is
to research and post accurate information about a common psychological disorder, its
symptoms, available treatment, and where to go for help.
TASK
Your project will be peer edited. Your finished product will be a wiki, which should include a
works cited section (bibliography). Use a minimum of three resources from established
psychology sites.
PROCESS
1. Select a disorder from the list
a. Bipolar disorder
b. Depression
c. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
2. One member of the team is going to create the Wiki where the team will work. (the teacher will
explain how to create a WIKI)
3. Give the URL of your WIKIPAGE to your teammates so they can edit and add information in
the WIKI
4. Go to internet to do some research about the disorders
5. Now that you found a “reliable website” with useful information about your topic. Go to
http://bensucot.wikispaces.com/Schizophrenia to see an example of how your wiki should look
like.
6. Edit the WIKI and complete the TASK
RESOURCES
EVALUATION
CRITERIA POINTS
Causes/Overview 20 points
Specific Symptoms 20 points
Treatments 20 points
Where to Go for Help 20 points
Visual Design 10 points
Works cited 10 points

2. Evaluation chart (one per team or individually)
CRITERIA My wiki Team A Team B Team C
Causes/Overview
Specific Symptoms
Treatments
Where to Go for Help
Visual Design
Works cited
TOTAL POINTS
CONCLUSION
Write a 3 line paragraph as a conclusion for this activity. Include the benefits for the teacher and for
the students.