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Introducing the Editable Website wiki type. With our latest release, we have introduced the concept of wiki types, and our first new wiki type is the Editable Website. All of the Wikispaces you know and love are what we are now calling Basic Wikis. They emphasize collaboration and discussion around the content you and your users work on together. But sometimes you just want to put a website up for others to view. You want the easy editing of Wikispaces but you don’t want people visiting your wiki to see all of the editing and discussion functions.

For those times, our new Editable Website type is perfect. Getting started When you create a new wiki you’ll be given the option to choose a wiki type. As an organizer you’ll see a rectangular icon in your black global navigation bar at the top of the screen. Try it out Here are some ideas for how to use our new Editable Website wiki type: Create your own website. How are you using our new Editable Website wikis? Teaching-with-Technology - home. Ruma Tahi - home. Dgh - Ice Age. 20+ Educational Wikis that Wow! About us Courses & workshops Consultancy services Clients & publications Tools & webquests Blog > Our Blog Our Blog At The Consultants-E we help educators worldwide become more comfortable with technology in their teaching. You can subscribe to our blog here: «Back to Posts 20+ Educational Wikis that Wow! By Shelly Terrell 23 June 2012 in category: Wikis July 2nd to 16th is our online 2 week short Wiki e-course which familiarizes teachers with various Wiki platforms and creation tools.

Add your wiki to the list by leaving a comment below. Tags: wiki education technology Comments (2) Elaine Habernig - 24 June 2012 My Technology Page has resources for Pre-K - 12 listed by grade level and subject. Share this © The Consultants-E Ltd., 2003 - 2014 Sitefinity ASP.NET CMS. 30+ Open Wikis Every Educator Should Know About. How Students Benefit From Using Social Media 12.65K Views 0 Likes A lot of criticism has been leveled at social media and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information, as well as how distracting it can be.

However, social media offers plenty of opportunities for learning and interactivity, and if you take a moment to think about it, it's not too hard to see how students benefit from using social media. 3 Tech Tips Your Grandma Could Teach You 2.02K Views 0 Likes Those who have been using technology, in some form, have a few tech tips you should know about.