Wall Wisher: Online Sticky Board

Yesterday, the principal passed out paper to the teachers in the first staff meeting of the year. He then asked people to generate lists of their favorite pedagogical practices to use in the classroom. Teachers were then to find out what others at their table listed and then select one practice they had never used before to try out during the year. As we did this, I was thinking about how we could have used a Web 2.0 tool to complete this task and collaborate not just with the people at their table, but all of the colleagues in the room. I then recalled the site WallWisher.com which allows a user/presenter to create a blank wall, give access to participants, and then participants can then place sticky notes on the board. Once the presenter and parents click Refresh, they can then display/see all of the posted sticky notes. WallWisher is a great tool to use for brainstorming in class, or for back-channeling. Below is a slideshow about WallWisher, created by Tom Barrett, as a part of his Interesting Ways Series.