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Wikispaces Integration
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Publish Date: 06/21/2010
Last Updated: 05/10/2012
More Information: contact Maura Webster
WhippleHill has created an integration with Wikispaces to enable schools
to create, manage and grow their own wiki community safely and
securely. By using Wikispaces Private Label schools can foster the collaboration
of a wiki environment while maintaining full administrative control over users,
content and access.
www.wikispaces.com
866-wiki-wiki (866-945-4945)Tangient LLC67 Langton St.San Francisco, CA 94103
help@wikispaces.com
Integration Facts
Released: July 2010
Version: 1.0
API: 0
Data Feed:
Data Syncing: N/A
External Authentication: N/A
Record Linking: N/A
Single Sign-on:
from WH to WS
from WS to WH
both WH & WS
Verifiable
Non-Verifiable
Not ApplicableN/A
*In addition to WhippleHill fees, contact ecosystem partner for additional pricing information.
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Single Sign-onEnabling teachers, students and parents to access secure wiki pages via SSO
ensures safety and privacy without sacrificing flexibility and functionality. And
because administrators retain full control over the site, managing wiki users,
pages and content is easy.
A WhippleHill administrator can activate the integration from the installation
screen in Podium, creating a new role for a Wikispaces Manager. Then, from
the Wikispaces Settings task, the Manager enables the SSO integration,
completes the Shared Secret and customizes the Guest Login Link Label, if
desired, and saves.
“We use Wikispaces in a lot of
different ways: as a classroom
collaboration tool, a technology
room resource and even as a place
for departments and classes to
share ideas. It’s fully featured, easy-
to-use and overall a great product.”
Hans MundahlTechnology CoordinatorNew Hampton School
WikispacesConsidered the industry leader in wiki services, currently hosting wikis for more than 5 million
people, classrooms and corporations around the world.
Private LabelWikispaces Private Label is a self-contained wiki environment, giving administrators the ability to
create any number of wikis while also managing users and content.
SSO(Single Sign-on) A property of access control of multiple related, but independent, software
systems. A user logs in once to gain access to all systems.
Guest AccessAbility for a non-authenticated user to gain limited access permissions to associated content.
WIKISPACES INTEGRATION GLOSSARY
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A simple settings screen allows you to set up your
Wikispaces authentication and customize link
text for your guest access login screen.
As the owner of a wikispace, granting other users access to your wikispace is as
easy as copying and pasting a URL from wikispaces to any location in Podium.
Teachers or Content Editors can add a link to
their wikis wherever it is the most convenient for
them. Links can be added to a Link Category or
inserted in any editable text.
Teachers, parents and students logged into Podium can then obtain direct
access to the wikispaces they have been granted access to by clicking on the
authenticated links, without the need to enter additional credentials.
Clicking on the authenticated link will provide
single sign-on (SSO) access to the user in the
applicable wiki. This will prevent them from be
required to enter an additional username and
password.
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If the user has not been authenticated through
Podium, they will be directed to a login screen
where they can either enter their login credentials
or select the Guest Access link and enter
Wikispaces as a guest. Guest access privileges
are designated within the wiki.
Users not logged into Podium who click on a wikispaces link will be
prompted to log in as a Guest user by clicking on the customizable Guest
Login Link. Wikispaces then automatically logs the user in as a guest with
access to the desired wikispace.
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Forward Statement
We are pleased to offer a single sign–on solution with the recognized leader in wiki services.
This integration saves time for school administration as well as wiki owners and contributors.
There is always room for improvement though, and we look forward to working with
Wikispaces to expand the functionality of this integration further in the future using the ideas
and suggestions of our clients.