PBWORKS (PBWiki)
website: pbworks.com
PRICING: Free
TUTORIAL
OVERVIEW: I have a love/hate relationship with Wikis. They are great tools for collaboration. They present a wide variety of possibilities for educators.
On the other hand, there is a fair amount of work for the teacher on the front end, but once the wiki is set up, it becomes a product of the users. There are wonderful examples of wikis out there (maybe you have heard of Wikipedia).
A wiki requires an investment. It is intended to grow and using it for a single assignment may result in frustration. A wiki that grows, assignment to assignment, semester to semester, year to year could prove to be an invaluable tool. When it comes to aesthetics, these can by U-G-L-Y with no alibi.
website: pbworks.com
PRICING: Free
TUTORIAL
OVERVIEW: I have a love/hate relationship with Wikis. They are great tools for collaboration. They present a wide variety of possibilities for educators.
On the other hand, there is a fair amount of work for the teacher on the front end, but once the wiki is set up, it becomes a product of the users. There are wonderful examples of wikis out there (maybe you have heard of Wikipedia).
A wiki requires an investment. It is intended to grow and using it for a single assignment may result in frustration. A wiki that grows, assignment to assignment, semester to semester, year to year could prove to be an invaluable tool. When it comes to aesthetics, these can by U-G-L-Y with no alibi.