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Wikispaces and Securityby Paula Ryken•Usernames and Passwords•Settings•Ability to Monitor
Anonymous with information only understood by you
Period number and identifier Wikispaces randomly assigns 6 letter
passwords
Usernames and Passwords
I prefer settings to be as secure as possible. Free educator account is not as secure as
the paid educator account, but is good. Not having email accounts keeps outsiders
from being able to email participants. I like pages to be open for outsiders to view,
not just members, although you can block the public.
Settings
Even more Security Features
I can see all edits and comments I can remove edits and comments I can lock off certain people I can lock pages On paid educator accounts I can control
who gets to edit what pages Even if students think they have deleted
items, I still can see them and retrieve them if needed.
Ability to Monitor
More
Every time I access this web 2.0 tool, there are more security and monitoring features available for teachers.
BUT… My favorite monitoring feature is being able
to monitor their “ Positive Critical comments”
This encourages students to make sure they help to build each others work.
More Features…
There may be monitoring concerns as there are in any other web-based activity, but as Gooding (2008) says:
The beauty of a wiki is that it not only promotes collaboration among individuals from around the world, it depends on it. The interactive nature of its design allows individual users to enter or edit entries in real time and to have those contributions published immediately. (p. 48)
Benefits vs. Concerns
Cramer, S. R. (2007). Update your classroom with learning objects and twenty-first-century skills. The Clearing House, 80(3), 126-132. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/196844163?accountid=31683
Gooding, J. (2008). Web 2.0: A vehicle for transforming education. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 4(2), 44-53. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/222732478?accountid=31683
Lemke, C. (2003). 21st century skills: Literacy in the digital age. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/skills.htm (accessed August 5, 2005).
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2003). Learning for the 21st century and MILE guide.
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/downloads /P21_Report.pdf (accessed August 5, 2005).
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