Jenni+Topmiller

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=Setup: = Wikispaces and Pb wiki were very easy and similar to set up, all you need is a username, password, and e-mail address and you are in. Wikispaces was a little more user friendly because it is very simple and straight to the point, where pb wiki has a bit more advertising and text before you get started. On both wiki spaces it was very easy to invite others by adding their e-mail addresses. Wikispaces provided a better invite in my opinion you can write in many e-mail addresses with a message about the wiki. In pb wiki there is no message option to invite others. =WISIWYG: = What you see is what you get, both have easy toolbars at the top to edit your wiki. Both wikispaces and pb wiki allow you to edit the Text you can change the color or the  font very easily. I would say it is a bit easier on pb wiki for me because the choices are all on the toolbar for color, font, size, on wikispaces you click on the A key and you have to choose everything it was just easier for me on the toolbar. Both wikis allow you to add automatic Headings. In wikispaces you can add notes and tags to the bottom of the page, in PB wiki I found a space for tags and there is a comment section when you have published your page. In pb wiki you can only add templates if you have an upgrade, from what I have seen only the direct site directors can change the style on wikispaces. Adding images is easier in wikispaces because it allows you to eidit the image size and position by dragging, on pb wiki the image is what it is no easy editing. =<span style="color: rgb(94, 238, 27)">Version Control: = The history in wikispaces is organized in a tab at the very top of your screen, it is interesting to see that it has very detailed notes on what you have done and when... so people like your instructors can keep tabs on you:) Pb wiki has a similar history called most recent wiki activity with a list of edits that have been done to your page. Again I prefer wikispaces because it is easier to find and more visually appealing. It would be very easy for me as a teacher to keep track of the edits my students have made. =<span style="color: rgb(94, 238, 27)">Discussion: = <span style="color: rgb(94, 238, 27)"> In Pb wiki you can create an article blog for your site, but not outside the wiki. In wikispaces you can import a blog entry into your space from the outside. There is a discussion space on both to talk about the articles. =<span style="color: rgb(94, 238, 27)">Subscription to articles: = <span style="color: rgb(94, 238, 27)"> In Wikispaces it is very easy to sign up to be notified about changes you just click on the recent updates and click on the tab at the top to choose notify me. There are many options you can be specific about a single page you want to be notified about and choose if you want to hear about page or discussion changes. There is also an option to subscribe to an RSS feed, which would be a very easy! In pb wiki there is a notification page, but you can not be detailed about what you would like to be notified about. =<span style="color: rgb(94, 238, 27)"> Security: = =<span style="color: rgb(94, 238, 27)"> = In wikispaces you can only edit if you are a member of the space and everyone can view. The site admin can control the page edits but as a member I do not believe you can. In pb wiki it is public so anyone can see the page, however if you choose an educator wiki only people you choose may view. In pb wiki the site admin. can be in control of the edits on the page and determine who will be able to edit you can go to a list of people you have invited to the wiki and change their status, they can be editors, writer, administrator, page level only. =<span style="color: rgb(94, 238, 27)"> Contributions: = The teachers can see what each students has contributed to the wiki, in wikispaces the instructor would go to manage space tab, they can then choose list pages and will find an alphabetical list of all the pages, when they have been edited and the amount of edits the student has done. In pb wiki on the sidebar it shows the recent edits with the details of what was done and by whom. =<span style="color: rgb(94, 238, 27)">Conclusion: = From my reviews of the 2 wikis, both are very good for beginners, however I think the usability of wikispaces is much better. I found myself searching pb wiki for many things there were too many tabs, text and it just was not as clear cut. I would choose wikispaces over pb wiki for my classroom!