Comments on: Message From A Peanut Butter Chef

By: Ramit

Ramit — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:28:03 +0000

Thanks for your comments.

The free version of PBwiki will remain there–we don’t plan to take it away.

If you have other questions, let me know!

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:10:15 +0000

I do not see anything that suggests the free version will disappear. That is all I have used, and seems to offer more than enough for the basic wiki-fying work teachers might do. It is the route I would go hands down over trying to install my own wiki sotfware.

But I will ask Ramit, as before I leave I am trying to do an article on free wiki software.

By: Darren Kuropatwa

Darren Kuropatwa — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:53:38 +0000

I really love pbwiki. It’s one of the most elegant and easy to use wiki sites out there right now. I sincerely hope they do not eliminate the entry level free accounts. A lot of my work with wikis right now is very experimental so I’m unwilling to pay for it when there are so many free alternatives. If one of my wiki experiments really does take off then I can forsee a time when I might be willing to pay a small fee for a more tool rich account but in the early phase of growth for any k-12 wiki I can’t imagine any educator paying for something that may not work when they don’t have to.

By: Alisa Cooper

Alisa Cooper — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:04:50 +0000

Hi Alan,
Got the message. PBWiki just changed their pricing plans for the wikis starting April 1st – not so much free stuff with a free account. And I’m not clear there will even be a free account available. Check out: http://eg372.pbwiki.com/upgrade.php (Hope the spam roaches let this through)

I’m hoping they incorporate some kind of educational pricing. I can handle having to pay $50 total out of my own pocket, but $25 a month to get lockable pages is a bit stiff. I’d have to go elsewhere. But lucky me, being an early adopter, I get the bargain. I don’t know for how long, one year or indfinitely.

I’m still getting use to the new features they have rolled out and trying to incorporate them in to my classes, but I like your suggestions.