Misty+Burnworth

It was really easy to set up. I just put in my email address, and waited 30 seconds to get an email that guided me through the setup. The side bar contains a section for the user to invite collaborators. This is definitely WYSIWYG. The formatting options are similar to Microsoft word. Headings are easily created using a drop down men. However there were not any style changes available unless you upgrade the system for a fee. I could change the color of the pages for 30 days. I really like how I can move the Editor window where I need it in Wikispaces. Although PBwiki has more formatting options like indenting the tex t, Wikispaces has a few styles you can choose from without actually paying money. Both wikis provided page history which is handled with a button that takes you to the history page. You can review when and who edited the page. You can compare previous edits with PBwiki, and I didn't notice that option on Wikispaces. Both wiki sites had a comment section on the bottom of the page where the users can talk about the article. PBwiki is at the bottom, while Wikispaces is on the top. >  On PBwiki you can get emails of edits made, and you can also disable it for those who are logged on. That option was kind of hard to find, located on the settings page under the sidebar menu. Wikispaces on the other hand had a button on the top of the page which links to a page where you can set up RSS feeds to notify you of changes being made. Both sites give you two options, private and public. With public anyone can edit, and with private, only those who are invited can log in.  Both sites give the teacher the opportunity to see what each student has contributed, provided that the student has logged on. However I have found it difficult to get my students (fourth graders) to log on. In that case, the recent changes would be time stamped, and it would be up to the teacher to figure out when each student contributed. Wikispaces has a nice tool, it highlights the recent changes in different colors when the page history is viewed. The button for the page history is bigger in Wikispaces, which I prefer.
 * How easy is it to set up? - How easy will it be to invite others?
 * Your article should explore the way the 2 (or more) of the wiki software handles editing. (Is it WYSIWYG? Does it have templates? Automatic Headings?, comments?)
 * Version Control - How is page history handled? 
 * Discussion - Is there a place to talk about the article outside
 * Subscription to articles - How can you be notified of changes to the pages you contribute to?
 * Security - How will you be able to control page edits?
 * Contributions - How can teachers see what each student has contributed to the wiki?

