Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Wiki-ing away the day

So, I started this morning playing around with these wiki programs and next thing I new... the dog was carrying in his bowl for dinner! These programs are really fun! After a completely "lost" day, here are my thoughts (and please note that my brain feels like it is on the "snow channel after a day of wiki-ing"):

PB Wiki:

What's Nice:
  • Easy to use
  • Easy to set up
  • Easy to invite friends

What's Not so Nice:

  • Not as much opportunity for creativity
  • No instructional video

Wikispaces:

What's Nice:

  • Can design the wiki pages with color and templates
  • Creative Commons License
  • Informative video explaining how to use the program
  • Easy to Use and invite friends

What's Not so Nice:

  • Program froze while I was using it causing loss of work
  • Program seemed to run slow
  • Advertising

All in all, using them only briefly, the services seem relatively interchangeable to me. Since I have used PB wiki for another class and am more familiar with it, I would probably stick with it out of sheer laziness. There you have it.

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