#17 Add an entry to "Sandbox" Wiki

A sandbox is a term that wikis often use to describe the area of the website that should be used for pure play. For this discovery and exploration exercise, go to the sandbox portion of the CSM 2.0 Library wiki -- go ahead and play! Log in using our dummy login and password (login: wikis_are_fun@yahoo.com ; password: library) in order to edit the page.

Discovery Exercise:

1. Visit the CSM Learning 2.0 wiki and go to the section devoted to one or more of the topics covered in the CSM Learning 2.0 course.
2. Create a post in your blog about the experience. How might you use wikis?
3. Do you recommend a wiki that we can add to our examples? Let us know by posting about it or contacting the CSM 2.0 Team.

Discovery Resources:

• PB Wiki Tour - Find out how this collaborative tool can be used
• PBWiki Video Gallery - Short videos of PBwiki features
• PB Wiki Tips

Here’s a sampler of wikis by and for educators:

• Computers in Management class (Boston College) - http://www.socialtext.net/cim/index.cgi?wiki_contributions
• Flat Classroom Project - http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
• GoApes Wiki for Environmental Science educators - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/
  
• International Collaborative Literature Project - http://jerusalem.wikispaces.com/
• Language Links - http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/
• Math 12 V Outcomes Portfolio - http://acrospire.pbwiki.com/
• Second Life Education Wiki - http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki
  
• Wikispaces for Educators - http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
  

*NOTE: The CSM 2.0 Library wiki was created using the free education version of the San Mateo-based PBWiki, a tool that lets you create webpages that anyone can edit.

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