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Re: Wikis
Posted by Terry in Texas on 9/29/08
Have you thought about PMWiki at http://www.pmwiki.com/? I use it
and love 99%of it. It looks really great, but once it is set up
is so easy to maintain. I taught my 5th graders how to use the
pages I set up for them. They each have their own page for
writing letters to me online. Each student has his/her own pass
word. They also write a report for classroom news and can add
information to different pages which I allow without passwords. I
am in total control. And if someone were to mess up a page, I can
go back and fix the damage with a simple click of a button. The
best thing is - it is absolutely free. All of it! All you have
to do is download it to your server, set up a few things on the
server and then make changes from any computer that is connected
to the Internet. Please view my classroom wiki.
http://www2.sintonisd.net/staff/tbasaldua/
I also have a private chat room that only those who I have added
to it can participate. They can not invite anyone else to join
because they cannot go outside the chat room. It is completely
safe. And I get to read everyone's chat. I tell my kids that if
they don't want their folks to find out, don't say it in the chat
room. And...it is completely free! Check it out at
http://www.php121.com/.
On 9/28/08, V. Miller wrote:
> I use Wikispaces as well, but I am using the free accounts. I
> am concerned that if my students each had their own, they would
> create their own wikis and then use those wikis during
> classtime as an unmoderated chatroom.
>
> Granted, I teach at a 1-1 school, but I think that this could
> be a potential problem. My school will not pay for a
> customisable wiki, and while we have the wiki option with our
> learning mangagement system (Angel Learning), I want something
> that the general public can read.
>
> So, I have my account in Wikispaces and have created *one*
> student account. Granted, I can forsee a few problems with this
> format, but at this point, I don't know of any other solution.
>
> I have one class that will be working on the wiki this week. If
> I have time, I'll post how it went.
>
> V
>
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>> I recently started a wiki using wikispaces.com. They are
>> offering free sign up for k-12 educators. There is a link on
>> there that gives a great 3-4 minute video of what a wiki is
>> and how to use them. Check it out.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Wikis, 9/25/08, by Ms. M.
- Re: Wikis, 9/26/08, by Paz.
- Re: Wikis, 9/27/08, by Katrina Daiga.
- Re: Wikis, 9/28/08, by V. Miller.
- Re: Wikis, 9/29/08, by Terry in Texas.
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