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Wikispaces has closed. What are your alternatives?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Let’s back up a moment: What is a wiki ? A wiki is a collaborative website that collects and organizes content created and revised by users. . The most well-known example of a wiki is Wikipedia but others include Wikimedia Commons and WikiHow. Build a wiki from scratch. Symbaloo — organize bookmarks visually.

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How to educate in the 4th Industrial Revolution

eSchool News

Perhaps you’re taking your lunch break in your car that has satellite radio and reading this article on a mobile device. They need to know how to film, make podcasts, blog, and build wikis, for example. Evidence that we’re in the middle of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is all around us. Teach the Right Skills.

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

MLD – Mobile Learning Devices. MLearning – Mobile Learning. SIS – Student Information System (the software used in a school to manage data such as scores, attendance, medical issues etc.). WIKI – What I Know I Learnt. IOT – Internet of Things (Connecting devices to a network i.e. lights, phones, TVs). Vlog – Video Log.

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10 Super Geeky Tips for the New Year

The Daring Librarian

Dropbox allows you store your files online, easily share files with others, and sync your documents with multiple computers and mobile devices. Search this blog "digital footprint" to read more) So yeah, now I''m gwyneth jones here and on the Twitter in addition to my and my electronic portfolio and on my wikis. Back up your data.

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Digital classrooms

Learning with 'e's

There were sections on digital literacies and mobile learning, both of which we considered to be important for the success of education and learning in the future. Blogs and wikis and other social media made an appearance, even though at the time they were still fairly nascent in compulsory education.

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10 Super Geeky Tips for the New Year 2013

The Daring Librarian

Dropbox allows you store your files online, easily share files with others, and sync your documents with multiple computers and mobile devices once you Download Dropbox. Search this blog "digital footprint" to read more) So yeah, now I''m Gwyneth Jones here and on the Twitters in addition to my electronic portfolio and on my wikis.

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Wednesday - Day Three of the Virtual Learning 2.0 Conference, Including a "Pitchfire!"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NBCT 6:00pm--Authentic Global Collaboration Through Writing - Robert Sbaglia 6:00pm--The Data System Elephant in the Room: Improving Data Analysis Accuracy - Jenny Grant Rankin, Chief Education and Research Officer 7:00pm--VIRTUAL PITCHFIRE WITH KHALID SMITH 9:00pm--Are students being kept as prisoners of their teacher''s past?