PE6_PBworks

Okay, it has been a blast learning how to put together my wiki site on PBworks. It is fairly easy and user friendly once you get the hang of it. I continued my learning in this last session by learning how to add assignments to my wiki. I went in to create a new page and used the template they already had setup for assignments to lay out the work for week one. It was as easy as 1, 2, 3...

I also added a resource section in my sidebar that was just links to external sites that were needed for the assignments I posted.

I then learned how to set the security on my wiki by watching a video they had under the support section.

Setting Page Security from PBworks Support on Vimeo.

The only thing I didn't like was not being able to lock certain pages to only be edited by the administrator without having to pay the $99 subscription fee. I am still going to try it and see if it works out, but I am leery of not having that feature in the free version.  

I also would have rather had an option for a blog or discussion forum, but I did not see that as a feature in the PBworks wiki. I supposed that I can still put an external link in my resources section to one elsewhere. I just prefer having it all in one place for easy access.

Now all I have to do is invite my users to join and I will be on my way to having a collaborative workspace.

PE5_PBworks

Wow, editing was a bit more difficult then I first expected it to be. However, once I figured out how to upload images to the wiki it wasn't quite as bad. I began by working on the front page of my wiki. I went into editing mode where typing the text and formatting was basically like any other word processing application. I then figured out to get the images into the wiki that you had to drag them over into it. After I got that down it was pretty easy from there to edit it.

I then looked at how I could make it easier for people coming to my wiki to find their way around. There is a sidebar feature that you can edit with the links to each page to make navigating your site easier. I loved the fact that you could add headings above each section of links to make it better organized.

I now have the beginnings of my wiki and I am on to setting up additional pages and assignments. Stay tuned for more on how to do that.

PE4_PBworks

Well I have been hearing a lot about wiki's over the past couple of weeks and I decided that I would check it out this week by exploring it further to see what all it is capable of. Join me on this journey as I view online tutorials and videos to learn all about PBworks. 

I started out by choosing the basic account and an address to create my wiki site. Since I am considering using it for my Action Research project I named it VirtuGuild. You are welcome to click on the link to follow me along as I progress through putting together this wiki.

 

Above is what your starter page looks like when you sign-up. Now I am off to watch tutorials and see what I can do.