Friday, April 23, 2010

Great Idea! Put It On a Post-It Note

Wallwisher is a website which allows users to post messages on an electronic bulletin board. This website gives you the ability to post a question and easily get feedback from your co-workers or students. It works just like whiteboard hanging from your refridgerator: you write a question, then you receive a responses all over that board, in no particular order.

Here are some suggestions for using Wallwisher:

  • Brainstorm ideas before a unit (What do you know about Electricity and Magnetism?)
  • Get ideas from staff about best teaching practices.
  • Kids could post “sticky notes” recommending their favorite book.
  • Answer a specific question: What types of mammals live in Washington State?

Your task for this week is to create a Wallwisher board (once in the site, click on "Build a Wall" and simply follow the instructions). You may choose adults or students to respond to the wall that you create. If you want your students or parents to add/respond to the wall you create, you will need to post the link you create on your SWIFT site. If you want other adults to respond you could simply email them the link.


Assignment: In your comment below, please post the URL of your Wallwisher board along with any ideas or comments you might have regarding use of this tool.
Posted by Kimberly Allison at 2:15 PM

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Amy Cassady · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/rceagles

I think that this would be a good tool... but, I was having trouble editing my wall and ended up having to create a new one. I'm wondering if you have to create a new wall every time you want to have a new question.
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Denise Strom · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/dstrom
I am looking forward to checking this out. It looks like fun!
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Rachel Cragar · 780 weeks ago

Hi Guys n Gals
I have created a Wallwisher wall. It is a simple webpage where we all can post our messages easily.
So simply go tohttp://www.wallwisher.com/wall/Cragar and post your message there.
Happy Posting!
Rachel Cragar

My class had a great time posting to this! I think that it will be a lot of fun.
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Beth Belmondo · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/laughinghelps

I think this tool would work better for a staff discussion or something more along those lines. I couldn't use it with my kindergarteners and no topic came to mind that I wanted to hear from the parents about.
And I do have to say it was super easy to create one! I just don't know if it's possible to edit one after it's already been created? I didn't have to create a login to make the wall, and I didn't see an edit button...
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Laura Bowden · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/bowdensbobcats

I am using this for my students to post what they are curious about in Astronomy.
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Kim Fitzpatrick · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/fitzfab5

I think this is a really cool idea. I posted a question about favorite 5th grade memories and what my students are most looking forward to about middle school. I'm going to post it to swift and let them test it out in computer lab tomorrow. I also think this would be a great tool for getting parent input for party planning, etc. The only thing I'm worried about is the time commitment for proofing posts before they go up. I would definitely want to keep an eye on that for obvious reasons.
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Kim Schmitz · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/kschmitz

I enjoyed setting this up. It did seem easy to use. I look forward to playing with it some more and trying to post it to my SWIFT site. I also like Kim's idea about the parent planning thing. I may try it for that with some of the end of the year event planning. I look forward to spending some more time with this. I have never seen it before and it seems like a fun tool to use.
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cheryl reilly · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/summer-fun

I thought I'd let my kids and husband weigh-in about what they want to do this summer. We can then vote on the top 3 ideas! I also think posting favorite websites on a topic would be a fun wallwisher.
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Melissa Morlock · 780 weeks ago

I just did this last Friday with my students. We were researching volcanoes on the netbooks and they were so excited about the facts that they were finding that they kept coming up to share or turning to their neighbor to share. I wanted a way that they could all share information in the same place. I had used Wallwisher in a class and I thought I would see if it was easy enough for my students to use. I set up a wall and away we went.
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/morlockmeteorvolca...

I was even able to embed the wall into my blog.
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mark lange · 780 weeks ago

pretty cool...
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mark lange · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/mrlanges

guess I should include the link.
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Corrie Blechschmidt · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/readersworkshop
Cool idea. I am beginning to think that in a few more years paper will not be manufactured because there will be no need for it. :)
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Jessica Cooper · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/growingfruit

Oh this is very exciting! I am done with KWL charts for a little while. We will begin our Structures of Life science unit on Monday and rather than create a class chart, I will have students get on the computer to post things they "know" about what fruit is and how it grows. They can go on periodically throughout the unit and continue to add additional knowledge with post-it notes in order to show what they have learned and communicate what they have learned with their classmates. I have already posted this to my Swift page so that students can easily access the site. I am very excited about this one!
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debbieo · 780 weeks ago

So fun! What a great way to connect with colleagues! I work with two grade levels and would love to use this to communicate in fun way. I also really want suggestions from you all on my wall! Thanks!
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/DebbieO
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Ruth Cerna · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/cernareading

I agree with others -- a cool site. It would be fun to watch the sticky notes pop up as a class is using the netbooks. I can use it with my reading groups and parents to recommend books. It was easy to post a website too -- although I'm still waiting to get my own sticky approved by me. ?
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Jan Clemsen · 780 weeks ago

I decided to try having my students comment on their reader's workshop books so I will post it on my website and hopefully some of my students will respond. It also might be a good netbook application. Seems like a fun activity. http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/clem11B
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Tenaya Williams · 780 weeks ago

I think Wallwisher is a great way to connect with colleagues and parents; however I can’t come up with a practical way to use it with my first grade students. http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/gITkGHRr5m
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Evelyn · 780 weeks ago

I like Wallwisher a lot, and think it could be used in the classroom or in social situations as well. Since I'm working with younger students this year and don't really have a "classroom", I decided to make a Wall for Teacher Appreciation week. I'll send out the link with a short intro in an e-mail to SL teachers. http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/EvelynR
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Renae Hanson · 780 weeks ago

Think this is very cool. I see use for this with Reader's Workshop, integrated unit facts and I liked Kim's idea of "5th Grade Memories".http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/picklepoll
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Molly Klemkow · 780 weeks ago

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/mklemkow

This is a great tool! I don't know how I would use it for my preschoolers but I feel that it could a great tool to use with parents because a lot my parents have the same questions and I end up answering all of them several times. If I were to use this tool I could have parents reference it for one answer from me or from another parent :) Thanks You!
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Rosemary L · 779 weeks ago

Trying this a 3rd time. I loved checking the site out. I created a wall where my students (and their parents) can post favorite memories from our school year. Can't wait to see what they remember. www.wallwisher.com/wall/Rlions
Now, let's see if I can get THIS comment to post. Wasn't successful at home.
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Diane M. · 779 weeks ago

This was a tough one for me. I think it would be very cumbersome to use this with first graders. As for my parents, I think some years I maybe able to ask for and receive feed back, but not so much this year. I would want to ask parent opinions or feedback unless it was authentic and useful. I'm not sure the best way I could use this site.
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Suz Chen · 779 weeks ago

I could definitely use this for teaching social skills!! I created a wall where kids could post their strategies for dealing with anger - i.e. how to calm down. Love it!
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/suzchen
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Samantha Watkins · 779 weeks ago

I am trying it for weekly paper less homework...we will see if it works. I too wonder if you need to create a new one each week.
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Samantha Watkins · 779 weeks ago

Oh, yeah ...http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/6WmZTDPo3D
is that the right one?

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