Wikispace

Wikispace is a simple wiki used by groups, friends, and families to share and edit information. A wikispace can be set up by one user and to be shared with anyone interested or it can be password protected and shared with approved users only. Once the wikispace is set up they can be made up of several pages linked to eachother and include outside links and photographs. Check out Wikispaces for yourself!

Wikispaces can be used in the educational setting in several different ways. I personally used a wikispace this past school year with my team to post meeting agendas and notes. For each new agenda, a new page was created. The pages could only be viewed by our team since it was protected by a password. But, all of the members on my team had equal viewing and editing capabilities. We were also able to create pages to sign-up for the the three LCD projectors for our team of six teachers and for the computer lab. The administration at my school set up a wikispace at the end of the year in order to sign-up for our end-of-the-year conference. The fifth grade teachers at my school set up a wikispace to be used as a parent volunteer calendar.

Wikispaces can be used with students in a variety of ways as well. I am a second grade teacher and therefore my use of wikis with the students is limited. However, with capable students the possibilies are endless. Collaboration for group projects would be easy through a wikispace. Ensuring that the teacher has access to the information, the students could set up a space to list jobs to complete for a presentation, a timeline of due dates and meetings, as well as helpful websites and final products. Check out the sample wikispace!