such as VoiceThread, Voki, Yackpack, YouTube movies ...... the list goes on. (Anything with a embedding code really). The opportunity is there for you to use html code if you can, or not. The visual editor will do most things for your space regardless of how much html code you know. The best feature of Wikispaces is that the creators are very much behind education and educators hence the 100 000 add-free wikispaces for educators. Not only does the wikispaces team reply very quickly to any queries or concerns but they are also willing to help you out with your wikispace any way they can! When you're starting out using tools like wikis it's really important that help is not far away.…
t literacy, so I am not entirely familiar with how the discussions work or whether they are user friendly.
Perhaps others more familiar with the Wikispace format can comment on whether this is a good environment for collaborative discussion?…
Ah...I know it had to do with the pictures, just missed the wikispaces clue. What a great project, I bet your kids love it. Did you know you can wikispaces without ads?
Added by Nancy Bosch at 5:19pm on February 24, 2009
ut. A lot of people use wikispaces for their classrooms and their are other alternatives out there too. Here is a previous thread on the wiki topic. Here are the search results for "wikispaces" on this site. Also be sure to go to the classroom 2.0 wiki (link is at the top nav bar) where you can see quite a few options beyond just wikis.
Good luck.…
Added by Rick Biche at 9:00am on September 18, 2007
o tempting to not switch to google and have a complete solution. In our district we already use google earth, sketch up, reader, docs and some gmail.
They have a better chance of winning us over if there is seamless transition and enhanced features. I was exploring JotSpot before it went underground. At that time I preferred wikispaces. I can say that the tech support for wikispaces has been fantastic. I have tried to contact google for a couple of things without response. The relative small size of wikispaces means they can still be personal and respond quickly and respond individually.
Kevin…
Added by Kevin amboe at 10:13pm on February 29, 2008
I guess. They would have access to the whole thing, which is "unsafe"... so they say. I tried to fight it and plead my case, but, was turned down. Have you or anyone had this experience with Wikispaces and if so did you use PBWiki? I don't mind PBWiki, but, to get the same bells and whistles that Wikispaces offers, you have to pay for it.... even for educators. :(
Just throwing my two cents in. :) I love what any Wiki has to offer my kids though.... we are just getting used to it.…