[Satisfaction]: All topics tagged education for PBwiki - Recently Active

Use of LaTeX support in pages

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:54:59 -0000

Essentially, I would like to suggest the ability to integrate (La)TeX directly into a wiki, as to allow an easier form of rendering maths rather than either posting a file to download, or, writing the math names and functions in longhand.
Basically, it would very useful to add TeX support and rendering

Educators - weigh in on login systems!

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:04:16 -0000

Educators, we've heard you loud and clear. Our e-mail based 2.0 login system will not work for students with no e-mail addresses.

Let's use this space for a productive discussion on what YOU think will work for your students. Do you want to see invite keys, user names, or something entirely different? Post it here! All of our PBwiki staff members are viewing this site, and it's a great way to get your voice heard.

We're asking for YOUR thoughts. Think about the privacy and security requirements in your school districts, the amount of work you're willing to put into getting your students registered on the wiki, and the age/ability of your students.

Anyone know how to enter homework every day more easily and w/formatting

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:08:17 -0000

Perhaps as as a database? Template? I am using V1. V2 is at least two months in the future.

It takes a long time to type the new homework for the fifth graders into the top of the ever-growng "Homework page". To make it more clear I like to lay it out as an outline using bullets and indenting. I want the fifth graders to do this every afternoon, not me; they are slow and uncertain keyboarders, so re-typing "Math" "Reading" etc. will bog down the process.

What are the rest of you doing when you have to enter structured information every day? If I make a template some of the kids will change too many type elements, despite all I can do to train them (There isn't a lot of time for practice like this...)

In addition, I'd like to be able to pull up an assignment from a while back.

Any thoughts?

How many edu wikis are out there?

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:44:45 -0000

I'm curious how many teachers/schools are already using PB wiki for educational purposes.

Thanks!

Educators' Space

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:31:27 -0000

I am an educator. Today was the first time I took my students to the class wiki. While this makes perfect sense I was surprised and disappointed that only one student could edit the class wiki at one time. I know it sounds crazy, but is it possible for two or more people to be working on a wiki page at one time?

My idea to share is that it might be a great idea to create a space for only educators and their unique perspectives, questions and answers.

Thank you, Susan (MrsH)

When will 2.0 for educators be released?

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:49:30 -0000

I am paying out of my own pocket for a Premium wiki to use in my classroom. Now I have a separate, two-month project group that ends in April. I want their wiki work to be kept apart from my classroom (all 5th graders) but I don't want to pay for another premium wiki. Any chance I can use the 2.0 with groups very soon? I feel I need the privacy controls of the premium product. (if someone can dissuade me or show me a way to use the free product-- great!)

What are your favorite blogs about education?

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:24:56 -0000

Looking to read some great blogs about technology and education - do you have any suggestions?

What would you like to see on educators.pbwiki.com?

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:00:34 -0000

I'm revamping the PBwiki educators site and I would to know what you would like to have at your finger tips.

Lesson Plans
Example Wikis
Templates?

Let me know!

Can you tell me more about the different types and available templates?

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:23:33 -0000

1) Where can I find the different types of templates that are provided for Program Management, Intranet, and Conference Planning - I'm not sure which one will work best and I can't find any descriptions on the site.
2) If I choose Business, will I ever be charged or will it remain free unless I choose to add features?
3) If I choose Business can I later change to Education or Individual? I'm not sure which will work best for my purposes. Can you also tell me what the available templates are for education and individual? Thanks!

PbWiki bogged down a LOT as my 20+ fifth graders worked on their pages in the computer lab yesterday.

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:33:31 -0000

At the end of the 40-minute session simple events began to hang or take three minutes. I don't know of any Dept of Education (DOE) network event. I gave up trying to invoke the linking tool from the point-and-click editor. It never appeared.

I also need to know how to avoid the error, "So-and-so" is editing the _____page, ... do you want to teal lock from this user?" (or words to that effect)

The page on which all the students first names appear will be in editing state a lot during a lab session.

I have between 21 and 24 kids on the site during these lab times. Is this your servers or the DOE piping?

I'm looking for advice on creating lessons around a classroom wiki - any ideas?

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:07:33 -0000

The "Save" button gets hidden in electronic projection of pages. Hurts ability to teach your interface to my class!I should have tried the session in advance, and because this is a school projector I think was set for 1024x768, can't check again for a while. Perhaps it was a 800x600 unit. Can you check this out and see if this will be fixable? Do I have to boot with the projector as my "monitor" to make a browser see the bottom of the page?

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:04:06 -0000

How do I find all Questions tagged "Education" in the Satisfaction interface? (I also only want to see PBWiki answers.)

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:36:28 -0000

How do I find out which of my students logged on to the wiki?

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:52:09 -0000

I am using the wiki as a forum where my students can meet to construct a group project. I would like to know though how I can see whether they logged on and how long they stayed. Is this possible?

Why can't I link a page?

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:55:31 -0000

I'm trying to link pages that I've created to a central page. Done dozens of these - but now when I try to add the link it takes me to create a new page instead. Tried many different things - same result. Help! My students are waiting to get on the wiki to post their assignments!!

How do I see my list of contributor users?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:44:30 -0000

I have an education wiki (silver) and want to see the listing of students who have signed up to date.

How much does PBwiki cost?

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:23:21 -0000

I have my wiki set as educational but want to change it to individual is it possible to do this without deleting and starting from scratch

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:26:49 -0000

I'm a teacher. How can I get my students logged into a wiki when they don't have e-mail addresses?

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:50:39 -0000