Wallwisher

Wallwisher.com

 * What is it?**
 * An online bulletin board where anyone can post virtual sticky notes. It can make a great discussion, brainstorming, survey, question, or assessment tool.
 * Advantages to students**
 * Focuses thinking
 * Easy to use
 * Can see what others post and learn from them
 * Can use as a study guide
 * Accessible from any web-connected computer
 * Can be anonymous, if appropriate


 * Advantages to teachers**
 * All students can see and learn from other's posts
 * Quick
 * Easy to set up
 * Encourages higher order thinking skills
 * Summarizing
 * Connecting
 * Organizing
 * Prioritizing
 * Evaluating
 * Synthesizing
 * more....


 * Concerns?**
 * Tendency to use informal language
 * Can be visible to the public
 * Inappropriate or off-topic posts

**Some examples**
 * Demo This is a sample page on which participants post their answers to an open-ended question.


 * [|How could you use this in your classroom?]Try you hand at posting to my wall and answer this question. Here are few suggestions to get you started.......
 * Students access prior knowledge
 * Students reflect on a topic
 * Students summarize what they have read/learned
 * Students create study guide for a test
 * [|How to] This is a link to a site that gives instructions for building a wall. A good reference.
 * [|How to] This is a link to a site that gives instructions for building a wall. A good reference.