Wallwisher is a interactive method for integrating concepts of message boards and sticky notes for people to express thoughts, opinions, solutions, etc. to a common topic or question. Several positive attributes of Wallwisher include:
Setup requires no teacher accounts, you provide only a name and email
URL to wall is customizable
Posting requires no student log-in, students just need the URL of the wall
Adding posts is as easy as double clicking on the screen
Hyperlinks can be included in postings, thus allowing teachers to have students collect resources on a topic
160 character posts, which will feel similar to Twitter for our digital students
Wallwisher across the curriculum
Wallwisher has a variety of uses for teaching any subject. English teachers can use it to have students make comments on characters of a story, thoughts on an occurrence within a book, or creation of short writings/poems. Social Studies can use Wallwisher to debate sides of a topic, include information about a political figure, or include resources about an era. Science teachers can use it include resources on a topic, debate issues such as environmental disasters, or create key questions for an upcoming quiz. Math teachers can use Wallwisher to examine multiple methods or multiple solution problems, have students create a board for FAQs on a topic, and find online resources that relate the mathematics being learned to its use in a real world application. Below are examples for each subject.
Wallwisher
Wallwisher is a interactive method for integrating concepts of message boards and sticky notes for people to express thoughts, opinions, solutions, etc. to a common topic or question. Several positive attributes of Wallwisher include:
Wallwisher across the curriculum
Wallwisher has a variety of uses for teaching any subject. English teachers can use it to have students make comments on characters of a story, thoughts on an occurrence within a book, or creation of short writings/poems. Social Studies can use Wallwisher to debate sides of a topic, include information about a political figure, or include resources about an era. Science teachers can use it include resources on a topic, debate issues such as environmental disasters, or create key questions for an upcoming quiz. Math teachers can use Wallwisher to examine multiple methods or multiple solution problems, have students create a board for FAQs on a topic, and find online resources that relate the mathematics being learned to its use in a real world application. Below are examples for each subject.
English
Social Studies
Mathematics
Science
More information can be found at: http://www.wallwisher.com/faqs