While looking for examples of integration of java applets in XWiki, I came accross
this educational wiki (In Croatian language).
Normala.hr is an initiative of a non-profit organization of teachers of mathematics in Croatia, focused on teaching mathematics in elementary and secondary schools. They use
XWiki as a
wiki platform, and
GeoGebra applets for
mathematical concepts illustration.
GeoGebra is an Open Source "dynamic mathematics software for schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus". Look for example at the
cosinus function graph (drag the purple point around the circle to draw the function) or the
hyperbole construction applet (you can play with the sliders to draw the hyperbole) examples on normala.hr.
The integration with XWiki is very smooth, thanks to the fact XWiki supports plain HTML in its documents. The easiest way to integrate GeoGebra in XWiki is to attach the GeoGebra
.ggb file to a wiki document, and use this
code snippet to display the applet.
Conclusion :
GeoGebra + XWiki = Great combo for educational wikis !