#5 Playing around with PBWiki or Zoho Wiki

"Sandbox" is the term that wikis often use to describe the area of the website that should be used for practice, exploration or 'play'.

Helene Blowers at PLCMS has set up a whole Learning 2.0 Favorites wiki* on PBWiki, a free version of the tool that lets you create webpages that anyone can edit. Mark Showalter has set up
an SLV Desk Wiki using Zoho Wiki for staff to test.

Discovery Resources:

• PB Wiki Tour - Find out how this collaborative tool can be used
• PBWiki Video Gallery - Short videos of PBwiki features
• PB Wiki Tips
• Zoho Wiki blog

Discovery Exercise:

1. Using PLMCLearning 2.0 Favorites wiki*, add your blog to the Favorite Blogs page.
   
   ie. Once in PB Sandbox Wiki
   
   
   • Click on FAVORITE BLOGS
   • This will bring you to a page where people doing the Learning 2.0 program have added their blog.
   • Click on LOG IN (this is a very little link on the upper right hand side of the page)
   • A page asking for a password and your name and email address will display.
   • Enter the following password: plcmc
   • Enter your name
   • Enter your email address
   • (Your name and email address will NOT display anywhere on the wiki, it is merely a way to give you editing rights)
   • You will now be able to add your blog to the page
   • Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see a heading
   SLV Learning 2.0 Participants blogs
   • Under this heading paste the URL of your blog on a new line
   • OK the changes
   • When you have finished click on LOGOUT

OR
Add an entry to SLV Desk Wiki


2. Create a post in your blog about the experience.

*Don't forget to label this post #5 Wikis and discuss your learning in this activity.