Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Wikispaces Does it Again- Only BIGGER This Time

In my last post I talked about Wikispaces surpassing their 100,000 free wikispaces for K - 12 educators give away. I was hopeful that with the 100,00 mark surpassed that they might continue to offer wikispaces to educators that are advertising free. My hopes have been realized! If you didn't hear the news, here are some highlights from the press release:
Two and a half years ago we decided that all K-12 teachers should have advertising-free, private, unlimited use wikis for free. No fine print, no usage limits, no catches. So far, it’s been a great success. We’ve given away over 100,000 free K-12 wikis used by over 535,000 educators and students!
We have worked with hundreds of you every day and heard your stories of engaged students and excited teachers. We have loved supporting such a vibrant community and learning how to build a better service for you. It’s what gets us excited about coming to work every morning. Thank you for making this such a rewarding experience.
250,000 More K-12 Wikis - Like the first 100,000, all of our K-12 wikis feature all the benefits of our Plus service:full privacy, only the people you allow in can see your wiki no advertising, your online classroom will remain ad-free unlimited use, as many users, pages, edits, and files, as you like, no limits a customizable look and feel, so you can make it feel like home The offer is worldwide and is available for any wiki that is used exclusively for K-12 (primary and secondary) education.
Click here to create your own K-12 educational wiki. Or, click here to access training resources for using Wikispaces in education. Already using Wikispaces? Share your experiences; click here to learn more.

It is so good to know there are companies out there championing and supporting our work with students. THANK YOU Wikispaces...you are the BEST!