Goodbye PBWiki - Hello PBWorks

PBWiki has announced a name change to PBWorks.


If you created a wiki in PBWiki, it has a new name and address. See the FAQs. Yes, your old address should work, but you might want to make note of the change--especially if you are linking to it from your portfolio.

I'm glad they waited until your final project was due and graded!

Final Project Example

I've posted a new example of a final project. It includes notes from the course about each part of the assignment. See it here.

• Introductory Page
• Lesson Plan
• Student Activity Page
• Teacher Resources

This was created in PBWiki, but you may also use Wikispaces or WetPaint.

Another Free Teacher Website Builder

ClassJump.com provides teachers web sites free of charge, where multiple classes can be managed and updated using an easy to understand interface. No knowledge of web site programming is needed to get your class or classes set up and quickly providing up-to-date information for your students and parents.
	Post homework
	Upload Documents to share with the class
	Post upcoming events to your calendar
	Post articles of interest and links to resources
	Receive documents uploaded by students
	Start a class message board, just for you and your students
	Create unlimited numbers of photo albums Students can create pages, too! Try it out!

PBWiki Enhancements

PBWiki announced some enhancements to their wiki software today:

• Starred Pages- Bookmark all important wiki pages and create a personal list of information that is important to you.
• Send a Link- Tell other members of your team that you’ve updated the workspace, or to call them to review, comment, or edit the page.
• Navigator- Quickly navigate to any folder, and browse all pages on your wiki. Also a quick way to view your Starred Pages.
• Threaded Comments (Premium Feature)- Now you can reply to comments!

Enjoy!

Wikispaces Plans Some Enhancements

Wikispaces is celebrating its 4th birthday and announcing some changes. If you used Wikispaces for your teacher wiki, you'll probably want to use it for your final project, too. This announcement doesn't say WHEN they changes will happen, but I wanted you to be aware that there will be changes! It looks like they will be major improvements, but the directions in your course pages may not be as helpful. You did a good job with your teacher wiki, but if you run into questions, let me know. I'll be happy to help.

Reminder: Wiki Webinar Coming Up! (Teacher Wiki Coming Up, Too!)

Project #3 is a teacher wiki. You'll also be using a wiki for your final project. The course contains some links to tutorials, but there is an opportunity coming up that you might want to take advantage of:

You are cordially invited to a live online presentation (a webinar) called "PBwiki 101: Your Guide to Wiki Basics." This webinar takes place on Wednesday, March 4th at 1pm EST / 10am PST. Sign up for the free webinar here.

For your projects you can use PBwiki, Wikispaces, or WetPaint. Your choice. Sometimes seeing and hearing someone demonstrate the features can be helpful and can extend your online learning!

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Wiki Webinar

Project 3 and your final project ask you to create wikis and add content to them.

There is a webinar coming up that may help you with PBwiki, and I also found an archived webinar, Your Guide to PBwiki Basics, that I think will be very helpful if you've never created a wiki. This webinar was designed for businesses, but it really explains PBwiki and demonstrates the basics.

Here's the next one coming up: Wednesday, March 4th (10:00 Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 18:00 GMT): PBwiki Basics for Everyone. You can sign up for this free webinar at the site.

You can use another wiki tool, of course. There's Wikispaces and WetPaint, two of the most popular with educators. Both have instructional tutorials and help pages, too:

• Wikispaces Tours
• Wetpaint Support

Be sure to check YouTube and Teacher Tube for wiki tutorials, too.

Don't worry. There are how-tos, tips and tricks in the course pages. You'll see them soon!

PLN Yourself

Here's a new wiki to help you develop your own personal learning network.

Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are all about using web tools such as blogs, wiki, twitter, facebook to create connects with others which extend our learning, increases our reflection while enabling us to learn together as part of a global community. PLNs increase our opportunities to ask questions and receive help compared to our normal daily face-to-face interactions.

We are, after all, lifelong learners! Who's in YOUR PLN? Think about how some of the social sites you are now using might be key to your continued professional development!