Using learners' devices to interact in the classroom, and contact theirs for

1. David Perry, e-Content Developer
eLearning Team
dperry@hull-college.ac.uk / extn 2230

2.  What is a Textwall?
 What does one look like?
 What can you use it for (in the classroom)?
 What features does it have?
 How do you send [messages] to it?
 What are the pros and cons?
 Would you use it?
 Oh, and how do we text them?
Text Wall and Texting | David Perry - e-learning team - dperry@hull-college.ac.uk - @elearningdaveuk

3. “A textwall is a web page that learners or
delegates can send text messages to. The messages
can then be shown on a large screen or interactive
whiteboard as part of a lesson or event for
everyone to see.”
textwall.co.uk introduction
Text Wall and Texting | David Perry - e-learning team - dperry@hull-college.ac.uk - @elearningdaveuk

4. Text Wall and Texting | David Perry - e-learning team - dperry@hull-college.ac.uk - @elearningdaveuk

5.  Running a poll
 Answers to subject questions (including as a quiz)
Feedback at the end of a session
 Brainstorming
 Group activities
 Anything else?
Text Wall and Texting | David Perry - e-learning team - dperry@hull-college.ac.uk - @elearningdaveuk

6. • Show a question
• Search
• Show just messages from a chosen date
• Change font size (larger or smaller)
• Choose what columns (date / time / sender) show
• Create a wordle from the messages
• Web page to post messages to your wall
• Inbox for managing and exporting messages
Text Wall and Texting | David Perry - e-learning team - dperry@hull-college.ac.uk - @elearningdaveuk

7. BY TEXT BY EMAIL BY WEB PAGE
To: 07537 402400 To: sms@textwall.co.uk URL:
Subject: “HCUK www.textwall.co.uk/pos
“HCUK [message]” [message]” t
“HCUK [message]” in
form
Text Wall and Texting | David Perry - e-learning team - dperry@hull-college.ac.uk - @elearningdaveuk

8. PROS
•Gives students a chance to use easily-accessible technology in the
classroom (in response to the “mobiles in classrooms is totally
bad” view)
•Ability to download what was posted on the wall
•A more basic version of twitter
•Textwall offers a web page to send messages to the wall
•You can delete inappropriate texts and block the number(s) of
those who send them easily
CONS
•Students need text credit (not all may have this)
Text Wall and Texting | David Perry - e-learning team - dperry@hull-college.ac.uk - @elearningdaveuk

9. JANETtxt is the
college’s texting
system:
Send messages
to one or more
students
Store their
numbers on the
system
Accessible from anywhere with a web browser (in and out of
college)
Text Wall and Texting | David Perry - e-learning team - dperry@hull-college.ac.uk - @elearningdaveuk

10. Thx 4 coming
:-)
Text Wall and Texting | David Perry - e-learning team - dperry@hull-college.ac.uk - @elearningdaveuk