About+Wikis

The Use of Wikis in Education When looking at a google site and a wiki space there are some differences, however there are a lot of similarities as well. Since a google site is a wiki, that is where many of the similarities come into play. Both allow for collaboration and change. They both allow people to include links, images, video and other information. To me google sites was easier to navigate and to make changes. When using wikispaces, I needed to do a lot more trial and error in order to get things the way I wanted them. Google sites seems to have a little more control over who can edit and how they edit it. In google sites, you can allow someone to visit and view your site but not to have access to change it. It seems in wikispaces, if someone has access to the space, they can change it.

Both things allow for major collaboration between students.and with teachers and parents. It allows students and teachers to share all kinds of work and possibly get feedback from real world participants as well. There are all kinds of possibilities with using both google sites and wikispaces in educational settings.