[Yr7-10it] free educational wiki access

[Roland Gesthuizen]

We use the wiki engine built into Moodle (version 1.6). I think it is based
on the DFWiki softare code and free to use by interested schools.. The work
that students do is authenticated by each contributor and access is
restricted to the class so any vandalism is readily identified and limited.
Students can access this from home and filter barriers isnt really an issue.

I don't tend to keep the old student wiki constructs that they have built
and the construction has served its purpose. Our professional learning staff
teams are using the Moodle Wiki to create interactive learning spaces that
document our school curriculum. Makes sense when you think about it.. why
e-mail a document about for suggesions when you can just ask colleages to
directly make any changes or contributions. There was some good Moodle
Edulist discussions about using these for school bulletin archives and more.

Regards Roland


On 26/05/06, Colin C Consiglio <Colin_C_Consiglio at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>  I have tried to make use of this serivcce and been successful in setting
> the bsics of one up.
> HOwever Our junior campus ( 7-9) students do not have free access to the
> internet and are restricted to sites filtered through the departments
> education channel  ( http://www.education.vic.gov.au/schools/ )
> I've asked that they free up access to the wiki that I've set up, but
> received the reply. " our current edulist technology will not allow us to
> add https sites (secure sites),..
>
> Any one else in tis position and how did/are you getting around it?
>
>
> Regards
> Colin Consiglio
> Bayside Secondary Colege
> Williamstown, Vic
>
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> *Subject:* [Yr7-10it] free educational wiki
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> free and free of advertising
>
> http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
> This is the address for Wikispaces for K-12 education use that is completely
> free, and free of advertising. You have to know about this, it is not
> available from their main page <http://www.wikispaces.com/>.
>
> I am using this wiki to help develop computer games about africa
> http://africagame.wikispaces.com/
>
> see here for my wiki selection process:
> http://billkerr.blogspot.com/2006/04/which-wiki.html
>
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

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