World History
What is an educator to do??? GO SIMPLE!!!
Get a fully functional BOOKMARK for Wallwisher onto your ipad, and maybe onto other mobile devices (Sorry, I don?t have any Android devices to test the idea.)
Here is what you can do:
Step One: Open whichever web browser you use on your mobile device.
Step Two: Open the Wallwisher web site.
Step Three: Bookmark it.
If you have a g-mail account you can use it to log into your Wallwisher account.
Then start collaborating from.......anywhere your Mobile device will take you.
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World History
Wallwisher - Going Mobile
Wallwisher With Mobile Devices
"Going Mobile"
(This link will NOT work on mobile devices, so here is one that will if you are interested.)
Wallwisher is a flexible web based collaborative tool that has been presented on an associated blog before.
In January some food for thought was provided on using Wallwisher to encourage questioning, and give voice to reluctant students. January Post
In early December there was a post advancing the idea of using the tool to encourage collaboration between students anywhere, including around the World. December Post
There is also another blog that appears helpful in coming up with ideas to use Wallwisher meaningfully.
NOW, take it Mobile:
Don't worry about Mobile apps (They don't seem to exist for Wallwisher yet.)What is an educator to do??? GO SIMPLE!!!
Get a fully functional BOOKMARK for Wallwisher onto your ipad, and maybe onto other mobile devices (Sorry, I don?t have any Android devices to test the idea.)
Here is what you can do:
Step One: Open whichever web browser you use on your mobile device.
Step Two: Open the Wallwisher web site.
Step Three: Bookmark it.
If you have a g-mail account you can use it to log into your Wallwisher account.
Then start collaborating from.......anywhere your Mobile device will take you.
- Another Digital Essential For Your Teacher Backpack
If you search this site for Remind101 you will see that I am fairly obsessed with it as kids today do not use e-mail so this is the way to reach them. You can create a section for each class and for as many classes as you have you will get...
- The Mobile Wave
The Mobile Wave is a new book by Michael Saylor (above briefly discussing it) that looks across the spectrum of the world for a good over view of where mobile devices are going to take us. The cool things include how we will be able to set our...
- Cia Factbook App
The CIA has a great factbook that many of us use for our teaching. Well now there is an iPad/iPhone app (which unfortunately costs $2.99), but would allow students to quickly look up information on their mobile devices. ...
- Dictionary App For Mobile Devices
Dictionary.com has a free app for Android users as well as people who like Apple's mobile devices. ...
- Stickies On A Virtual Wall
Just the other day I was at an in-service where the presenter suggested one technique where students could write one question on a wall and others could answer it. Then he said that during a test students could look at the wall for a minute or...