1. Creating a Course Site with PBWorks Michael M. Grant The University of Memphis ARDLA September 21, 2010 Michael M. Grant 2010

2. What is a wiki? YouTube Video

3. Why wikis for course sites?

5. Why PBWorks?

6. Huge file space! Public or private spaces. No ads. Easy to use. There doesn’t seem to be a limit on the number of wikispaces you can have.

7. Planning for an online or hybrid course

8. Planning

9. Introductory Pages See the links on my wiki page for the full descriptions of these. ^ • Resources • Sandbox

10. Sandbox an online environment in which code or content changes can be tested without affecting the original system Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/celinesphotographer/326629023/

11. Quick Calendar

12. Course Content Template

13. Hands-On Go to http://bit.ly/ardlaworkshop

14. 0. Sign up for a free wikispace. Go to https://plans.pbworks.com/signup/edubasic20

15. 1. Under the “Settings” tab, choose your wikispace colors.

16. 2. Edit your Frontpage.

17. 3. Create a new “Syllabus” page.

18. 4. Create at least one other page.

19. 5. Create a course content page.

20. 6. Go to your Frontpage & add links to your other pages.

21. 7. Add embedded media to your pages.

22. 8. Edit & add to your pages as you like.

23. Michael M. Grant 2010