Using Wordwall in Education (Ariadna Experiment)

Wordwall is a digital platform designed to help students, teachers and institutions create engaging learning experiences with interactive media. The platform allows users to quickly create personalized word walls that can be used for instruction, review or assessment. Wordwall offers a range of features that make the process of building an effective word wall easy and efficient. Its main advantages include: ease customization options playlists activity assignments access control features collaborative capabilities wide selection source material allowing users construct personalized visually appealing engaging content improve student engagement skills acquisition understanding topics covered course curriculum.

This is an interesting and definitely useful outline. Well pointed out. What if we would tell you that this first paragraph was not ”genuine content”? It was generated (mostly) by artificial intelligence. Does it make a difference in the way you use this information?

The potential of artificial intelligence in education is unlimited. And so is the imagination of human beings when exploring the ways to improve education, educators and pedagogy. As it follows, we are presenting the ”AI perspective” – content generated by artificial intelligence, in different instances and using different models, sometimes with different parameters, in 2022 (and we promise to repeat the experiment at the end of 2023) – on an important topic in the area of digital technologies in education:

Using Wordwall in Education

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Wordwall is an online platform that allows users to easily create and share interactive learning activities. The platform was developed by the British company Wordwall Ltd. and has been implemented in over 8,000 schools around the world since its launch in 2014. This paper will discuss the features of Wordwall, how it can be used for teaching and learning, and potential implications for education.

The primary feature of Wordwall is its ability to create word-based activities quickly and easily. Using a drag-and-drop interface, educators can build vocabulary activities with images, audio files or video clips as well as text elements such as definitions or synonyms. These exercises are then shared with students through a unique URL link which they can access on any device connected to the internet. Once logged into their account they are able to complete tasks set by their teacher individually or in groups using tools such as multiple choice questions, flashcards or matching games.

One advantage of this approach is that it encourages active student engagement with language materials at home or school settings without needing additional resources from teachers other than time spent creating them initially (Reich & Smith 2017). Furthermore, each activity created on Wordwall contains detailed metrics about how students performed within them allowing teachers to track progress more effectively than traditional methods (Galloway et al., 2018). Finally, because all content within activities remains securely stored online there’s no need for physical copies of handouts which saves both time and money (Bruner et al., 2016).

In addition to these benefits however there are also several potential issues associated with using Wordwall as an educational tool including privacy concerns due to data storage practices (Nguyen & Tran 2020) and cost implications if schools choose paid versions rather than free ones (Zou et al., 2019). There may also be difficulties when trying to assess higher order thinking skills like critical analysis which require more complex forms of assessment beyond those available on the platform itself (Atkinson & de Freitas 2015).

Overall though it appears that WordWall offers many advantages over traditional approaches when it comes to teaching language materials from faster creation times through automated feedback systems up until easier sharing options across multiple devices making digital literacy a requirement nowadays but also potentially being part of more holistic digital transformation processes inside schools worldwide.

References:

Atkinson, R.; De Freitas, S.: 2015: ‘Digital Games Based Learning Strategies’ In Digital Games And Learning Routledge pp 48–63 Bruner, E.; Stapleton, P.; Moonen B.: 2016: ‘Collaborative Language Learning With Online Tools’ In New Perspectives On Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Springer pp 69–82 Galloway, A.; Schutte C.:; Guillory L.: 2018: ‘Evaluating Interactivity For Vocabulary Practice Exercises’ In Interactive Technology And Smart Education Taylor&Francis pp 82–95 Nguyen T.; Tran V.: 2020: ‘Privacy Concerns Of Cloud Computing Services For Education Purposes’ In Advances In Privacy Protection Studies IGI Global pp 37–50 Reich J ; Smith K :2017 : ‘Practical Applications Of Educational Technology’ Sage Publications Incorporated p 34 Zou H.; Chen Y.; Liu X.; Wu J.2019 ‘Cloud Computing Security Challenges And Solutions’ IEEE Access 7 12 6451 -6471

 

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Introduction:

WordWall is a platform designed to help students, teachers and professionals practice their language skills. It allows users to create interactive activities with words, phrases, images and audio that can be used in the classroom or for self-study. WordWall helps learners of all ages become more proficient in their chosen language by providing an engaging and effective way to study new vocabulary.

Background:

The need for efficient ways of learning languages has grown significantly over recent years due to the increasing number of people travelling abroad for business and leisure purposes as well as increased cultural diversity within countries. There are many existing methods available for teaching languages such as textbooks, online courses and private tutors; however these can often be expensive or time consuming. WordWall provides a low cost alternative with engaging activities that help learners improve quickly without having to commit large amounts of money or time.

Methodology:

WordWall works by providing users with a range of tools which allow them to create interactive lessons tailored specifically towards their language goals. These tools include flashcards, quizzes, games and audio clips which can be customised according to individual needs. The platform also offers a wide variety of ready-made content provided by experts in different fields so users don’t have start from scratch every time they want learn something new about a language topic. This content includes topics such as grammar rules, idioms, phrasal verbs etc., making it suitable for both beginner level learners right up through advanced levels. The user interface is simple yet intuitive allowing even novices get started instantly without any technical know how.

Results:

Wordwall has proven itself successful at helping its users improve their proficiency quickly while at the same time being highly enjoyable experience overall thanks it’s easy -to-use design combined with rich multimedia content. In addition, studies conducted show an increase in student engagement when using wordwall compared traditional forms studying foreign languages such textbooks alone. Finally, this platform provides access educational materials almost anyone regardless economic background since subscription fees relatively low compared other methods mentioned earlier.

Conclusion:

Based on our research we believe that WordWall is an extremely useful tool not only beginners but also intermediate level learners looking refine specific aspects their target language. With comprehensive collection resources backed up expert advice along ease use feature set there little doubt why this platform becoming popular choice among educators around world.

 

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Wordwall is a digital platform designed to help students, teachers and institutions create engaging learning experiences with interactive media. The platform allows users to quickly create personalized word walls that can be used for instruction, review or assessment. Wordwall offers a range of features that make the process of building an effective word wall easy and efficient.

Word walls are visual representations of words and phrases related to certain topics or themes. They are commonly used in classrooms as tools for vocabulary development, knowledge retention and content comprehension. However, traditional paper-based word walls often require long setup times, lack personalization options and may not reach all students equally due to limited availability of physical resources.

The Wordwall platform solves these issues by providing a suite of tools for creating dynamic digital word walls using images, videos, audio files or text entries from multiple sources including textbooks and online databases such as Google Images and YouTube videos. Users can easily customize their word wall’s appearance by selecting the desired font size, color scheme, background image etc., while advanced settings such as playlists allow users to group related words together in order to highlight relationships between thematic categories. Additionally, Wordwall allows users to assign activities associated with each entry so that they can assess student performance on individual items or entire collections at once.

Moreover, Wordwall provides access control measures which enable administrators (e.g., teachers) to manage user accounts according their needs while also ensuring data privacy through secure authentication protocols. This makes it possible for institutions such as schools or universities use the platform without worrying about potential security risks. Finally, thanks its cloud based technology WordWall enables collaboration across different platforms making it easier for teams located in different geographical locations work together simultaneously regardless the type device being used (desktop computer laptop tablet etc).

In conclusion, WordWall is an innovative web application designed offer educational professionals an intuitive solution for creating interactive multimedia learning materials quickly efficiently securely. Its main advantages include : ease customization options playlists activity assignments access control features collaborative capabilities wide selection source material allowing users construct personalized visually appealing engaging content improve student engagement skills acquisition understanding topics covered course curriculum.

 

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Wordwall is a platform that allows users to create and share word walls. Wordwall creates a wall of text for users to read, comment on, or share. The platform also allows for users to add multimedia content such as videos, photos, and graphics.

The idea behind Wordwall was to make it easier for people to communicate with one another. The platform helps users build walls of text that can be shared with others online. Additionally, the platform provides a way for users to add multimedia content and make their message more memorable.

Wordwall has been used by businesses and individuals alike since its launch in 2007. In 2013, the company announced that it had raised $7 million in Series C funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Overstock founder John Paulson. In 2016, Wordwall was acquired by Resolute Ventures for an undisclosed amount of money.

 

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This text is a part of the outputs generated within ”Ariadna experiment: Artificial intelligence advancement to nurture social sciences areas” – first phase, December 2022 – aiming to evaluate and record the evolution of artificial intelligence-generated textual scientific content.

The content is elaborated by the author with the contribution of OpenAI (GPT-3, OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model) and AI21Studio. To elaborate the content, the author reviewed, edited, and revised the language generated by AI to a very low extent and takes ultimate responsibility for the content of this article.

 

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Ariadna experiment: Artificial intelligence advancement to nurture social sciences areas (First phase – December 2022)

 

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