Well, the name alone drew me to this site when I scanned over all of the apps on this page. Who doesn't like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? So part of the way to get people to go to your site is through the name. I guess those Marketing classes are important too.
Anyway, PBWiki is for on-line collaboration and project management. This is especially important in the company I work for because I am often asked to help teams with members across the country. In the past, when one of us worked on a document we would send it to the rest of the team for feedback. Then, the author had to combine the often confusing feedback into one document. According to the site, PBwiki Small Business Edition is perfect for small businesses and small teams/groups in larger companies looking for an easy, secure way to collaborate at work. Plus, you can make and use a PBwiki as easy as a peanut butter sandwich – no IT required.
There are different editions, business, legal and academic. After looking more closely at the academic site, I realized this is what we are using for this class. Yes, it is late and I am a little slow right now. I have to admit, this is a much better platform for a distance learning class than the typical Blackboard platform. If I ever taught an on-line class, I would consider using this too.
There are also business applications of this site that I may explore more for my job. The link is:
http://pbworks.com/
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Hi Matt,
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize that PBWiki had different editions. It makes me wonder how they differ, how it is set up for business needs versus academic needs. You certainly targeted an important new Web2 application, for business and schools. These new collaborate and content producer aspects of Web2 technologies sure seem as if they will change the way we work.
I do wonder how the editing function works on our Wiki. Was simple to edit our own page, but how would we all work together? Would the original document still exist in case the changes someone makes aren't acceptable to the original creator? Is the font or print different, or is it analogous to...well, if you type a document and then ask me to work on it and I decide to change it & save the changes. What I wonder is, if you don't like the changes will you have had to remember your original in order to change it back?
I'm not expecting you to already know. I'm just voicing my questions.
Cynthia
One difference I did notice between the education and business editions was "security." Obviously, in the school setting, the safety of students, their identity and private information, is always of concern. The free training offered to both educators and business users is another advantage of this application.
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