PADLET (Formerly Wallwisher)

http://padlet.com/

(The old Wallwisher)

• Put the wall on your blog or website. Make it more wonderful.  Embed it!

• Paste link to a youtube video? Check!

• Drag a word document from your computer? Check!

• Take a picture from your iPad camera? Check!

• Keep your wall private between friends. If you like them, give them permissions like the ability to change what you write. If you are the social kind, make a public wall for the whole world to see.

• Mobile:   Your phone, your tablet, your TV- Padlet works on everything.

• Like flexibility? Use the free form layout. Like organization? Use streams.

EXAMPLES:

 

 I have used this as an "evaluation" tool.  After a presentation, I would ask participants to go the web address I give them and post a comment on the day's learning.  I am sure you can think of many other ways to use Padlet!!

How to use Padlet.com in the classroom?  from their Blog: http://tinyurl.com/awwy5ad   Click to see more ways to use!

"Teachers often write to us about how they use Padlet to pose a simple question to their class, or to collect exit tickets at the end of the class, or, sometimes, to collect assignments or projects from students."

Edistorm - Virtual Sticky Notes

Edistorm

Edistorm takes away the idea of sticky notes on a wall and makes it virtual. Brainstorm, think out ideas alone or with friends; plan out anything you like with Edistorm. Use virtual sticky notes in Edistorm to come up with a multitude of ideas all on one site.  There is also an APP available for smart phones.

View an introductory video:
http://www.edistorm.com/users/welcome

On the surface, Edistorm reminds me of Wallwisher.  Edistorm has some additional features and abilities that make it very useful in the classroom.  Just like Wallwisher, you brainstorm and collaborate using virtual sticky notes.  Edistorm gives you a place to organize ideas in a real-time interactive wall.  Virtual sticky notes can each have their own color and can be organized in vertical or horizontal groupings.  Edistorms can be created independently or with others in a collaborative effort.  Edistorm features an idea bot that works at the bottom of the screen offering suggested ideas based on what students add to the sticky notes in the work space.  There are a variety of bots including a rhyming bot, thesaurus, and related words.  Creating public and solo storms is always free. Creating private storms requires a subscription.
  

Edistorm in the classroom: Edistorm offers an opportunity for students to brainstorm, collaborate, and group ideas.  Students can use Edistorm to brainstorm ideas for writing, research, for grouping ideas, and collaborating on group projects. Create an Edistorm for your students and ask them to group like ideas, sort, and expand on thoughts.  This could be done for any historical event, literature, science concept, and even phonics.  Students could practice spelling by typing out their spelling words along with a sentence or synonyms on sticky notes.  Then, they can group words by spelling pattern or common phoneme blends.  Create an Edistorm of sticky notes with English words and sticky notes with a foreign language word on them.  Students can work together to group words with their meanings.   In math, create Edistorms with word problems on one color of sticky note and answers on another set of sticky notes.  Students can work to create groups of problems and their solutions.  Edistorm can be used for whole class activities using an interactive whiteboard, the class can brainstorm together and collect ideas or use the grouping feature in an activity created by the teacher or students.

Tip: Edistorm requires an email address for sign up. 

WallWisher- Post a Message

What is WALLWISHER?     http://www.wallwisher.com/

Wallwisher is an Internet application that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily.

A wall is basically the 'web page' where people actually post messages.
YouTube video:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBn1EVzh6wk

What can I do with Wallwisher? 

• Brainstorming/ Idea Gathering




This is my WallWisher to use with Seniors.
Asking if they learned anything today?


• Homepages - a place to gather resources, post announcements, leave messages, provide homework help, etc.
• Skill building – note-taking, vocabulary, sorting and summarization work wonderfully on this.
• Portfolios of Student Work – either as a class or an individual.
• Classroom REVIEW of the day's learning.
• Book Recommendations
• Teachers can use these posts to gather feedback from students, have them ask questions anonymously, and pose their own thought-provoking queries.
• 29 Interesting Ways to Use WallWisher in the Classroom (@ SlideShare)  https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_436f8kscmdc

What if I just want a private wall?
Yes, you can set a wall to be private. In that case only you can see or add notes to the wall. Ideal for personal stuff like things-to-do.

Do I need to sign up to make a wall?
No you don’t need to. You can start building a wall straight away. We will, however, need your email address. A temporary account will be created for you using your email address so that you can come back and make changes to the wall. You can use this account for all your subsequent visits to this site, or if you dislike us so much, keep using the site as a stranger.

Do people need an account to post on a wall?    No

How much does it cost?   FREE

Note:   Some other online sticky note services worth exploring are Lino It, Stixy, Spaaze, and Postica. However, these services require all users to create an account before they can post sticky notes.