Emerging Technologies:Weebly and Wallwisher

By: Nikki

Weebly. What am I?

I was born in San Francisco in 2006. My investors are Ron Conway (original

investor in Google), Mike Maples, Aydin Senkut, Rajeev Motwani and Paul Buchheit (creator of Gmail).

I help people put information on-line easily and quickly.

Currently…

3 million people use me. I was named one of the 50 best

websites in 2007 in magazine.

Responsibilty goes to…

In the beginning of 2007, the Weebly founding team joined a seed funding program called Y Combinator.

Y Combinator has funded startups, such as Clustrix, Scribd, Weebly, Songkick, Dropbox, WePay, Bump, and many more.› We do this twice a year. On average =

$18k.

Prices …

There is a free version (which is what I used).

There is a pro account which costs…› $4.58/month for 6 months› $3.99/month for 1 year› $2.99/month for 2 years (which is a 25%

discount)

Classroom use …

You create a blog/website. You can post information about your

class, projects, assignments, etc. Parents can join so they can keep up

with information. This is a way to communicate.

Wallwisher is …

A new way to communicate! Sticky notes are used. My parent is SharedCopy. I was born in 2008. Nitesh is the only true member, but… There are others, such as Tejas Kumar

Viswanath , Pranav Piyush, Mark James, and Choon Keat.

As of now …

In 2009, Wallwisher came back to life after hiding out for about a year.

Their FAQ page is pretty funny.

The Responsible party is …

SharedCopy. But the main creator is Nitesh.

The Price =

32*2 – 16*4 = $0 Or 64 - 64 = $0

From: How much does it cost?

How can I use this in my classroom?

This can be used as a bulletin board, just on-line.

There are sticky notes. Parents, Students (depending on grade

level), and fellow teachers can use this. Homework reminders, projects, parent-

teacher conferences, etc…

Websites …

http://www.weebly.com/ http://www.time.com/time/specials/200

7/article/0,28804,1633488_1633608_1633636,00.html

http://www.wallwisher.com/