Richard Detwiler's dashboard

De acuerdo con todo lo anterior.

One more observation:

If I add users on my User management page by entering their e-mail addresses, I cannot at the same time give them names and passwords. They will have to do that themselves when they try to log on to the wiki and are led through the steps of creating a PBWiki account and editing their own profile. Until they do that they will show on my user list as their e-mail addresses (since their account name field on their profile will be blank until they put something in it themselves).

I've been experimenting a little with my own e-mail addresses. Please tell me if my understanding is correct:

If I want students to sign on to use my wiki themselves, they will create PBWiki accounts with their own e-mail addresses and assign their own names. They can enter my wiki name in the join-a-wiki search box. If I have made my wiki public they will be able to read everything, but not edit, comment, etc. and won't be led to any instructions for requesting access. If I have made my wiki private, they will be told right away that they don't have access and receive instructions for requesting access.

When they have requested access, I will receive an e-mail and on the Settings-Users page of my wiki, I will find them listed as having requested access. I will be able to approve or deny access. If I approve them, they will reappear on the Users list below on the same screen. There I can edit their permissions settings and remove them from access, but only they can edit their profile when logged onto their own account and viewing their mypbwiki page. There they can change their names, change their e-mail addresses, and check a box to allow the e-mail addresses to be available to other registered users of the wiki or not. I don't have control over any of the latter information.

Actually it looks like their e-mail addresses will be available to all users with at least page-level permission, even if they have not checked "Let registered users see my email address", and they will be only "not shown to guests" of the wiki... though I don't know exactly what constitutes a "guest" to a private wiki.... maybe someone who has been granted access with Reader only permission? Back to experimenting....

I would love to be able to use a wiki with my high school Spanish classes in way that would allow me to give them audio and visual prompts, have students record their voices in response, and enable me to listen to their recordings (and give written and audio feedback... all in one place.

Just for the record, I've added my name to the table list 4 times since yesterday. Hope it sticks this time. I received one e-mail that told me to check the lists, but didn't see the other invitation one referred to in the message I received...