KimberlyKnox

** Check out my wallwisher: ** ** [|KnoxScholars Wallwisher] **
 * Hello! I have found a wonderful tool for you all to use in your classrooms. Wallwishers is an online notice board maker. **
 * Why did I choose Wallwisher? **
 * **Easy setup -** Starting a Wallwisher wall is easy! The site is free and within minutes you can create assignments or share information.
 * **User friendly** - If you can double click a mouse, you can create a post. It's just that simple.
 * **Visually appealing** - Is it just me or is there something special about a Post-it note that makes you feel productive and fun at the same time? Wallwisher just looks cool.
 * **Works for all ages** - You can easily build a wall for elementary students, middle school and high school students or to share information and brainstorm with colleagues.


 * How did I use Wallwisher? **
 * I created an assignment for my students.** My original lesson plan stated that I would write these answers on a whiteboard. However, with Wallwisher I decided to take this brainstorming session online. This is an introductory exercise to a unit. Each phase of the assignment can include some Wallwisher activity.


 * How can this tool be used to meet specific needs of diverse learners? **
 * **Assignment variation** - Students can receive assigments based on their skill ability and work on the wall assigned to them. They will not be aware of other classmate assignments. Also, groups will vary by subject so students can interact with different classmates.
 * **All can participate** - Any student can add to the wall. If they are shy about sharing ideas in the traditional classroom, they can add value to the discussion online.
 * **Teamwork and Feedback** - Some students just need some ideas to get the ball rolling. Wallwisher can help students share ideas and support cooperative learning.


 * 5 fantastic ways to use Wallwisher in your classroom:**


 * 1) **Writing activities** – Wallwisher has a 160 character limit for each comment/post that you leave on the wall. Which is, in a way, a good thing! It allows for short story/collaborative projects, essay plans, note-taking, memos, poems, etc… the writing possibilities are endless!
 * 2) **Brainstorming activities** – This is a great ice breaker for the beginning of class! And better yet, it’s a great way to post a homework assignment/food for thought for that evening and then discuss it the next day.
 * 3) **Vocabulary/Grammar Activities** – You could easily use Wallwisher for practicing tenses, definitions, vocabulary matching (you can even use audio or video!), or even find a theme and have the students fill the sticky notes with their ideas for the vocabulary theme!
 * 4) **Speaking activities** – I was never one to love speaking in front of people so Wallwisher is a great way to create short speaking activities to help students feel more comfortable in front of a group of people. These activities could be to talk about a photo or video for X minutes, create a story based upon X number of photos, or even put debate topics on a sticky note for the student to create.
 * 5) **Notifications** – That is the original thought, right? You could use Wallwisher for orientation information, classroom rules, student profiles, daily/weekly plan, or even fun messages to other students who might be out sick or on trips with their families.

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