Learning 2.0 Sandbox

"Sandbox" is the 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, we’ve set up a whole Learning 2.0 Favorites Wiki* that’s for nothing but play! For this “explore-and-play-with-wikis” exercise, you are asked to add an entry or two to the PBwiki Learning 2.0 wiki. The theme of this wiki is simply “Favorites” : Favorite books, favorite vacation spots, favorite restaurants, favorite anything …all you need to do is play and add your thoughts.
To mark your adventure on this site, you should add your blog to the Favorite Blogs page.

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

Discovery Exercise:

Access the APL Favorites Sandbox Wiki and create a login account for yourself (https://my.pbwiki.com/new.php). If you prefer not to create an account, you can post without an account. You'll need to use the wiki password, apl, in both instances.

Add your blog to the Favorite Blogs page. That's how we'll know that you've been there. It’s easy to do if you follow these simple directions: 1) Click on "Edit Page." 2) Type in the name of your blog under the previous link(s). 3) Highlight the text you just typed in. 4) Click on the "Link" button (the picture of the earth with a chain next to it). 5) Change Link Type to URL and then put the URL in the URL text box. 6) Click "Ok."

Also, add a favorite or two to a few other pages (favorite books, favorite vacation spot, etc).

Challenge: If you feel up to the challenge, you might even want to create a separate page for book review or short travel essay and link up to that.
Create a post in your blog about the experience.

* NOTE: The APL Sandbox Wiki was created using the free version of PBWiki, a tool that lets you create webpages that anyone can edit. (If you're up for even more of a challenge, you can create your own wiki. Post your link to it in your blog!)