Comments on: Wiffiti Review http://www.joewoodonline.com/wiffiti/ Thoughts on the Links Between Instruction & Technology Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:59:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.joewoodonline.com/wiffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Joe Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:01:37 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=101#comment-1677 What a bummer! I find talking directly to Technology Services leadership helps or just going through the Curriculum Department. Its also nice to have specific examples to show them. Have you given PollEverywhere a try? It has a free-response option like Wiffiti and it might not be blocked. Have you checked out Liz Kolb's book Toys to Tools - Cell Phones in the Classroom? It might be worth a try. What a bummer! I find talking directly to Technology Services leadership helps or just going through the Curriculum Department. Its also nice to have specific examples to show them. Have you given PollEverywhere a try? It has a free-response option like Wiffiti and it might not be blocked. Have you checked out Liz Kolb’s book Toys to Tools – Cell Phones in the Classroom? It might be worth a try.

]]> By: L Lester http://www.joewoodonline.com/wiffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-1676 L Lester Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:46:13 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=101#comment-1676 I learned about Wiffiti at a workshop at my summer conference. I used it as a review for a test with students 9th - 12th grade and they loved it. When I tried to use it again, it was blocked. We are supposed to engage students in active learning and expose them to new technologies, but many, many times we find fun but educational sites are blocked in our District. Any ideas? I have submitted reasons to allow many blocked sites and never get a response. It is very frustrating! I learned about Wiffiti at a workshop at my summer conference. I used it as a review for a test with students 9th – 12th grade and they loved it. When I tried to use it again, it was blocked. We are supposed to engage students in active learning and expose them to new technologies, but many, many times we find fun but educational sites are blocked in our District. Any ideas? I have submitted reasons to allow many blocked sites and never get a response. It is very frustrating!

]]> By: Kathleen Wojciechowski http://www.joewoodonline.com/wiffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Kathleen Wojciechowski Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:28:11 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=101#comment-1573 Hello Joe! I tried to send this via E-mail, but I could not get it to go through. I was wondering if I could ask you a few short questions about your middle school science project, “Brainstorming text messaging of science unit concepts”. 1) How did you go about implementing the project? 2) What was the school district’s policy on cell phone use in school? 3) What challenges, both technical and policy related did you face? 4) What type of parental involvement and feedback did you receive? 5) Any suggestions for implementing such a project? 6) Have you done any other projects using cell phones? If you choose to participate the interview will be documented for educational purpose. Thanks you in advance for you time. Sincerely, Kathleen Wojciechowski 6th grade learning support teacher Wilkes University Educational Instructional Technology Graduate Student Hello Joe!
I tried to send this via E-mail, but I could not get it to go through. I was wondering if I could ask you a few short questions about your middle school science project, “Brainstorming text messaging of science unit concepts”.

1) How did you go about implementing the project?

2) What was the school district’s policy on cell phone use in school?

3) What challenges, both technical and policy related did you face?

4) What type of parental involvement and feedback did you receive?

5) Any suggestions for implementing such a project?

6) Have you done any other projects using cell phones?

If you choose to participate the interview will be documented for educational purpose.

Thanks you in advance for you time.

Sincerely,
Kathleen Wojciechowski
6th grade learning support teacher
Wilkes University Educational Instructional Technology Graduate Student

]]> By: Jeremy May http://www.joewoodonline.com/wiffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 Jeremy May Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:30:27 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=101#comment-1561 I have recently stumbled on the Wiffiti page and plan to use it in my class to see how students can use their phones as an educational tool. We are trying to convince the county to stop banning and start embracing. Maybe I can video it and let them see the true educational benefit of cell phones. Thanks for the reviews and the information about the resource. I have recently stumbled on the Wiffiti page and plan to use it in my class to see how students can use their phones as an educational tool. We are trying to convince the county to stop banning and start embracing. Maybe I can video it and let them see the true educational benefit of cell phones. Thanks for the reviews and the information about the resource.

]]> By: Joe http://www.joewoodonline.com/wiffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Joe Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:16:02 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=101#comment-1361 Interesting, I'll have to check it out. I showed Wiffiti to a group of college teachers yesterday. They liked it quite a bit. Joe Interesting, I’ll have to check it out. I showed Wiffiti to a group of college teachers yesterday. They liked it quite a bit.

Joe

]]> By: Nidhi Makhija http://www.joewoodonline.com/wiffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Nidhi Makhija Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:51:21 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=101#comment-1359 Great insights on how students are using Wiffiti. The 'off screen' feature is a great suggestion, I'll add it to our wish list (I work at Wiffiti :) We're in the process of releasing the new version of Wiffiti with new features coming out every week. We've gotten rid of the 'numbers,' and we've added back the 'delete messages' feature. The interface is different now, but play around at http://wiffiti.com and see how you like the new version. Not sure if middle school-ers are using Twitter yet, but it's a great way to send messages to the screen using the web (that way they don't have to worry about text message plans). Great insights on how students are using Wiffiti. The ‘off screen’ feature is a great suggestion, I’ll add it to our wish list (I work at Wiffiti :)

We’re in the process of releasing the new version of Wiffiti with new features coming out every week. We’ve gotten rid of the ‘numbers,’ and we’ve added back the ‘delete messages’ feature. The interface is different now, but play around at http://wiffiti.com and see how you like the new version.

Not sure if middle school-ers are using Twitter yet, but it’s a great way to send messages to the screen using the web (that way they don’t have to worry about text message plans).

]]> By: Joe http://www.joewoodonline.com/wiffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Joe Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:19:18 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=101#comment-284 Good to know. I'll keep my eyes posted on the Wiffiti site. Liz Kolb talks about Wiffiti in <a href = "http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Curriculum_Integration&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=20434" rel="nofollow">her new book</a>. Good to know. I’ll keep my eyes posted on the Wiffiti site. Liz Kolb talks about Wiffiti in her new book.

]]> By: Benjamin Darfler http://www.joewoodonline.com/wiffiti/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Benjamin Darfler Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:52:12 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=101#comment-282 I'm reading this, wiffiti.com is actually about to change a lot in the near future. Let us know what you think. Personally, I'm pretty excited about the use of this in Education though its not our primary focus, hopefully we can make everybody happy. I’m reading this, wiffiti.com is actually about to change a lot in the near future. Let us know what you think. Personally, I’m pretty excited about the use of this in Education though its not our primary focus, hopefully we can make everybody happy.

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