HLN #17: Wikis!

by Robin Lindbeck on October 13, 2011

wikispaces, collaboration, wiki review, wiki comparison, chart, table

 

 

 

Wiki Resources:

 

 

 Some Popular Wikis and Features

Free Not-Free Cloud-hosted Self-
hosted
Description (from website)
Docuwiki * * DokuWiki is a standards compliant, simple to use wiki, mainly aimed at creating documentation of any kind. It is targeted at developer teams, workgroups and small companies.
Mediawiki * * MediaWiki is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non
PBWorksformerly PBwiki *non-
commercial usead-free for educators
* * Lets your team capture knowledge, share files, and manage projects. It tracks every change, and automatically notifies you and your team to keep everyone in the loop.
PikiWiki * * Instantly create and share webpages. Have friends add content [including text, audio and video]. All with drag and drop freedom and ease. No software to install.
Twiki * * * A flexible, powerful, and easy to use enterprise wiki, enterprise collaboration platform, and web application platform…Users without programming skills can create web applications. Developers can extend the functionality of TWiki with Plugins.
Wikidot *
limited
* * Build a website. Publish content, share your documents,
collaborate with friends or coworkers, create a place for your community!
WikiSpaces *
limited
ad-free for educators
* * Hosted wiki for individuals and small groups free for basic features; fee for advanced features. Free plans with more features and ad-free available for K-12 and Higher Education.  Fee-based exclusive environments for large organizations. Includes “projects” for educators.
Wikkawiki * * A flexible, standards-compliant and lightweight, wiki engine written in PHP, which uses MySQL to store pages. Forked from WakkaWiki. Designed for speed, extensibility, and security.
Zoho Wiki *
<4 users
* * * Create collaborative portals for effective knowledge management; a searchable, centralized information repository for easy organizational access.  Create private or public workspaces.
Zwiki * * Powerful, innovative, user-friendly wiki engine based on the Zope 2 platform.

 

How can you use wikis to support learning?
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