Wallwisher is an online application
much like a notice board. A person can post announcements, keep notes; create
to-do lists, and many other things. It acts much like Post-it notes, but online
so you can access the board from anywhere that has Internet service. Wallwisher
allows you to move posts and drop them as well, just like a real board. Each
post can have up to 160 characters. Wallwisher decided to limit the number
because longer texts were not being read. Post can also contain links to
images, music, videos, and pages. This allows the author of the post to express
more thoughts. Each post will have the authors name, the comment they wrote,
and when it was posted.
A good
thing about Wallwisher is that users do not have to register or login to post
something. They simply need the URL to the wall. Wallwisher will however, ask
for a name and an e-mail address. It does not publically post the e-mail
address, only the author’s name. If a person prefers to login without having to
create an account, they can login through Google. Say a person does login and
wants to update their profile. The only information on the profile is the
e-mail address and the account password. Nowadays, online safety and privacy
are a big concern, especially within the education system and students are
involved.
One
downfall to Wallwisher is that it may be blocked through some school servers. I
tried taking my students to the lab to add their own posts and the site was
blocked with a tag stating it was considered a forum. I suppose in a distance
education setting, students can be expected to be able to post from another server;
however, the teacher will also have to do so.
This is a
good online application because students can build their own wall for class
discussions and reflections. Users should try to avoid asking questions in
which all students will have the same answers. In the educational setting,
posts should reflect student learning and provide discussion opportunities.
If the above embed doesn’t work, please follow the link to my Wallwisher wall (http://wallwisher.com/wall/etelles)
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