Wikispaces

=Using Wikispaces=

A Wikispace can be used in a number of ways - this one is used to inform students about ongoing work, remind them of homework, and provide links that they can easily access in class - or from home.

You can set up a Wikispace so that anyone can edit it - or just the people invited (via e-mail). It can be used with classes or groups to display collaborative work. If you have set it up, you can easily monitor all edits made and any discussion - and remove any members of the group if necessary.

Wikispaces are free to anyone, but normally contain adverts, by payment of a small fee per month these can be removed - or, as is the case for this Wikispace - it is free for primary and secondary education. You can set it up as an educational Wikispace, or have it changed later.

Here are some examples taken from the Wikispaces "Space of the Month" to demonstrate the uses that they can be put.

http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Introduction a collaborative Wikispace containing more than 2500 pages about the Moon.

http://eduwikius.wikispaces.com/ teachers sharing ideas and best practice.

http://flatplanet.wikispaces.com/About - two RE classes in different Catholic schools in the UK and Canada working on a collaborative project about the environment.

You can embed pictures, video, sound and tables. They are easy to set up, and although there is a limited range of formats available for the page, you can change the colour of the background, text, menu bar etc, and add your own logo. This Wikispace uses the same colour scheme as the JFK school website.