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How Can We Use This in Education?
I found this website while browsing Larry Ferlazzo's website: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/10/04/the-best-web-20-applications-for-education-2009/
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Post a math problem and ask students to submit strategies, ideas, and solutions to the problem.
For spelling, the teacher could have several spellings of words and the students have to select the correct spellings.
post a video
post an image
I used wallwisher for a training I am doing with some elementary teachers--used it as a parking lot
Here are some other interesting ideas I stumbled upon for classroom use.
Might be a good way for students to give feedback about a lesson.
You can't stop profanity but you can approve messages before they are posted.
For community clubs to post meeting minutes, newsletters, and gather feedback from members
For FPC: tp post photo of the Month photos and gather feedback
great use instead of sticky notes...
Gather comments on new public policy changes
I like the way you can click on a note to see it instead of constantly rearranging the notes.
Math assessment: Students create math problems for others to solve.
Have students record their favorite book & tell why.
I just found this site. I posted photos from a field trip and let my students post comments. I also had them post their favorite parts of the trip.
Students could vote for and give ideas to student councils regarding Spirit week, projects, even reflection of prior events.
Have students put story elements in order using "first, next, then, finally" for retelling.
This would be a good way for students to submit questions ahead of time for a guest speaker to prepare for and answer.
Have students posts questions they want answered that arise during lesson.
What if you pre-filled the wall with content and had the students organize them into "piles"...even venn-like would be cool. Several answers could apply.
My students used it to record their end of term reflections
Use this for class note-taking where each group or student searches a different source or aspect of the topic.
Is there any way to stop profanity from appearing on these walls? I'm pretty sure I'd have a kid who'd try.
How about as a more appealing version of Intel's visual ranking tool. No correlation tool, but much better interface. Worth exploring,,,
Students can comment on main characters/minor characters - in math they can comment how they solved a problem!
Have students activate background knowledge by posting what they know about a topic prior to studying it.
Fine arts students who attended a performance would come to the wall and leave a critique of the perf. Students must use the music term. they studied in class.
Have used it to share student points of view after watching vid about cyberbullying
Write your message here
Peer assessment: After reading a classmate's piece of writing, students can post feedback here. They could include a "gem" and an "opportunity" .
Grab a "sicky?" That seems appropriate this year . . . :-)
I think photos/quotations/videos as writing prompts. Also as a graphic organizer for brainstorming
A current events wall -- Students post link to story AND a few sentences about how it appliles to current unit.
Or, as a "parking lot" where kids put ?s.
I'm using it in class (blog wor past/present students)...students posting goals for the year.
Visible learning "record" of internet safety (or anything):
Students can post their thoughts and opinions about a given topic. They can use this to collaborate and share ideas. There are lots of possibilities!
use photos as writing prompts
Create idea for brainstorming and categorizing and organizing!
I used this in class. I had the students write a post it about something they were masters at, or something they were struggling with, and then we sorted them
I would think would be great for brainstorming ideas or organizing thought.
Students can brainstorm ideas about a topic, then categorize. Good for teaching writing skills, etc.
You can create a themed wall and embed videos for students to watch and then comment on.
Help me build a wall here on applications for the classroom.
Just double-click on the wall to grab a sicky.