Comments on: For Educators: Q&A on PBwiki http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/01/10/for-educators-a-qa-on-pbwiki/ The official blog of PBwiki Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/01/10/for-educators-a-qa-on-pbwiki/#comment-8057 David Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:58:09 +0000 http://pbwiki.com/blog/?p=41#comment-8057 This is all looking very authentic and like a good initiative. What about creating a wordpress blog, which has pages btw. If you create a wiki-user that has a privilege level lower than all blog users, everyone can modify the wiki-user posts. If you want your post - or PAGE - to be collaborative, updatable, etc ... like a wiki, then just login as wiki-user and viola! This is all looking very authentic and like a good initiative. What about creating a wordpress blog, which has pages btw. If you create a wiki-user that has a privilege level lower than all blog users, everyone can modify the wiki-user posts. If you want your post - or PAGE - to be collaborative, updatable, etc … like a wiki, then just login as wiki-user and viola!

]]> By: Joan Michaels Paque http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/01/10/for-educators-a-qa-on-pbwiki/#comment-2840 Joan Michaels Paque Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:34:56 +0000 http://pbwiki.com/blog/?p=41#comment-2840 The answers provided in the previous responses were very helpful. Thanks JMP Atelier www.joanmichaels.paque.com The answers provided in the previous responses
were very helpful. Thanks

JMP Atelier
http://www.joanmichaels.paque.com

]]> By: Gladys http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/01/10/for-educators-a-qa-on-pbwiki/#comment-1710 Gladys Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:15:52 +0000 http://pbwiki.com/blog/?p=41#comment-1710 For threaded communication, the ideal tool is a forum. Blogs are excellent tools for self-expression. If you want your students to convey their feelings and opinions, use a blog! (try this link for a brief intro into possible uses of a blog: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/learning.now/2006/05/what_exactly_is_a_blog_anyway.html) Wikis, on the other hand, are excellent tools for collaboration. If you want a group to work together (e.g. group writing), use a wiki! Hope that helps! Write me if you'd like some references on how to use wikis with your classes! For threaded communication, the ideal tool is a forum.

Blogs are excellent tools for self-expression. If you want your students to convey their feelings and opinions, use a blog! (try this link for a brief intro into possible uses of a blog:
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/learning.now/2006/05/what_exactly_is_a_blog_anyway.html)

Wikis, on the other hand, are excellent tools for collaboration. If you want a group to work together (e.g. group writing), use a wiki!

Hope that helps! Write me if you’d like some references on how to use wikis with your classes!

]]> By: John http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/01/10/for-educators-a-qa-on-pbwiki/#comment-1506 John Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:04:31 +0000 http://pbwiki.com/blog/?p=41#comment-1506 A blog is an online journal that allows the owner to post entries that are generally displayed in reverse chronological order. Many blogs allow readers to comment on these posts. A wiki is a type of website that allows multiple users to collaboratively create and edit pages. A blog is an online journal that allows the owner to post entries that are generally displayed in reverse chronological order. Many blogs allow readers to comment on these posts.

A wiki is a type of website that allows multiple users to collaboratively create and edit pages.

]]> By: John http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/01/10/for-educators-a-qa-on-pbwiki/#comment-1505 John Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:04:01 +0000 http://pbwiki.com/blog/?p=41#comment-1505 Hi Andie, Here is a website link explaining the difference between a Wiki and Blog. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/faq/faq.php?id=235 A blog is an online journal that allows the owner to post entries that are generally displayed in reverse chronological order. Many blogs allow readers to comment on these posts. A wiki is a type of website that allows multiple users to collaboratively create and edit pages. Hi Andie,
Here is a website link explaining the difference between a Wiki and Blog.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/faq/faq.php?id=235

A blog is an online journal that allows the owner to post entries that are generally displayed in reverse chronological order. Many blogs allow readers to comment on these posts.

A wiki is a type of website that allows multiple users to collaboratively create and edit pages.

]]> By: Audie http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/01/10/for-educators-a-qa-on-pbwiki/#comment-1205 Audie Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:05:03 +0000 http://pbwiki.com/blog/?p=41#comment-1205 The post says: "Some questions answered: What’s the difference between a wiki and a blog?" And yet, if you follow the link to the pdf file, that question is neither asked nor answered. But I'd like to know the answer. Thank you. audie The post says: “Some questions answered: What’s the difference between a wiki and a blog?” And yet, if you follow the link to the pdf file, that question is neither asked nor answered.

But I’d like to know the answer.

Thank you.

audie

]]> By: Dallas Becker http://blog.pbwiki.com/2007/01/10/for-educators-a-qa-on-pbwiki/#comment-1039 Dallas Becker Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:07:49 +0000 http://pbwiki.com/blog/?p=41#comment-1039 I am a teacher setting up this wiki to allow a school in Germany and a school in France to collaborate with us on a group project. I set up a page for each student and we are in the 'getting to know each other' phase. Is there a way to do threaded communication within my wiki or should I set up a separate blog? I am a teacher setting up this wiki to allow a school in Germany and a school in France to collaborate with us on a group project. I set up a page for each student and we are in the ‘getting to know each other’ phase. Is there a way to do threaded communication within my wiki or should I set up a separate blog?

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