PB+Works

[|PBWORKS] Claimed By Danielle Choo

Tool: PBWORKS

PBWORKS is similar to WikiSpaces and ultimately is a collaborative environment that can be used for various purposes. It could be used for business, educational, or personal uses. I chose to create a wiki for a fictional math class to demonstrate how there are different pages, and also comment areas, similar to many blogs. I chose to do it for educational purposes--where there were three levels to choose from: Campus, Classroom, or Basic. The Basic one is free and the main difference is it doesn't allow for as much customization as the other levels do. However, I found it relatively easy to add in my own photos and videos, as well as content. Never while creating this Wiki did I feel like I needed additional resources that were in the other packages. My free wiki can hold up to 100 users and 2GB of storage. The other levels both have 40GB of storage, which may be necessary if students created their own projects and uploaded them.



I created a wiki where any permitted user can create their own page, or comment on another. This will allow for a very collaborative online classroom. I created several "pages" in order to organize the information. All of these pages can be found on the right-hand navigation bar. They are:


 * FrontPage**: This is essentially the home page of the Wiki.


 * Course**: Information about the goals and outcomes of this course can be found here.


 * Homework Assignments**: All homework will be posted here, in case a student is absent or didn't write it down in class.


 * Math Videos**: This page will store useful videos that are relevant to the current mathematical topic.


 * Links**: I have posted several links that include subject review and further mathematical applications.

Other pages can be created very easily. I chose to create mine as if it were the first week of school and students were learning about slope. I added fictional homework assignments, but also embedded YouTube videos (one that I have created myself) to help them review the topic at hand. It would be very simple to add to the assignment or video page as the course went on. While I created this for a math classroom, it could certainly be translated to any topic and various grade levels. For instance, in language arts, students could post stories or writing samples up for review and commenting. Scanned images from books could also be uploaded.

To view my wiki from PBWORKS, click the link below. You will be taken to the Front Page. From there, on the right side you will see a navigation bar. You can click any of those pages to see what I have created.

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Danielle, i agree with you on the ease of using this site. I have actually used this exact for the past two years for a school project for my 7th graders. They use it to work collaboratively on a script that they write based on the human body. It has been hugely successful. I love this site! ~erin