KEEPING THE CONVERSATION GOING BY BACK CHANNELINGLINDA HOFF M. EDHIGHLAND PARK ISD

WHAT IS BACK CHANNELING?A BACKCHANNEL IS ALL THE DISCUSSION THAT IS TAKING PLACE DURING THE LECTURE, VIDEO, PRESENTATION OR ANY TYPE OF CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES BUT BY THE AUDIENCE. IT IS A WAY FOR STUDENTS TO COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS ABOUT A TOPIC, QUESTION OR DISCUSSION NON-VERBALLY.

WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE?

HTTP://WWW.EDUCATIONALTECHNOLOGYTIPS.COM/BACK-CHANNELING.HTML

HOW WOULD I USE BACK CHANNELING?ASK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS DURING ACTIVITIES ADD DETAILSMAKE CLARIFICATIONSENGAGING ALL STUDENTSBUILD COMMUNITIES IN LARGE CLASSESCOLLABORATION

OPENING THE CLASSROOM OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL (TWITTER)MAKE SUGGESTIONSHELPING ONE ANOTHERAMPLIFYING COMMENTS (GOOGLE MODERATOR/RETWEETING)SHARING RESOURCES

DEVICES/TOOLSBACK CHANNELING CAN BE UTILIZED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING DEVICES:COMPUTERS (PC AND MAC)IPADSIPHONEANDROIDS

WHAT ARE SOME BACK CHANNELS?ONLINEPIRATE PAD - (USES COLOR TO DISTINGUISH PERSON)- HTTPS://WWW.PIRATEPAD.CA/PADLET (FORMERLY WALLWISHER- ( POST IT NOTES)- HTTP://PADLET.COM/PRIMARY WALL - (SHARE INTO WORDLE - EASY)-HTTP://PRIMARYWALL.COM, TODAYSMEET - (NOT JAZZY BUT EASY)- HTTP://TODAYSMEET.COM/NEAT CHAT - (SUPER EASY)- HTTP://WWW.NEATCHAT.COM/CHATTEROUS (CAN EMBED IN SITE/USE PHONE) - HTTP://WWW.CHATTEROUS.COM/GOOGLE MODERATOR (EASY) - HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/MODERATOR/#0

BACK CHANNELING ONLINE/APPSSOCRATIVE (NOT EXACTLY BACK CHANNELING BUT STILL GOOD)TWITTER (ONLINE AND APP)GROUPMAPTWEEDLE DECKEDMOTO (ONLINE AND APP)GAGGLE (ONLINE AND APP)GOOGLE DRIVE (ONLINE AND APP)

BEFORE YOU START.SEND OUT INFORMATION TO PARENTSSET CLASS NORMSDISCUSS RELEVANCERESPECTCYBERBULLYINGINTERNET SAFETYSET UP STUDENT OR GROUP ALIASSET UP ACCOUNTS AND/OR CLASSROOM EMAIL ADDRESSES

LETS TRY ONE NOWHTTP://TODAYSMEET.COM/BACKCHANNELLLESSON (YES, I REALLY USED 3 LS) ****HOW COULD YOU USE BACK CHANNELS IN YOUR CLASSROOM?****

LESSON IDEASFLIPPED CLASSROOM IN PLACE OF EXPENSIVE CLICKERS FOR SHORT CHECKREVIEWSBRAINSTORMINGWATCHING MOVIES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS IN CLASSSHARING RESEARCH

CONTACT INFORMATIONLinda Hofflhoff2008@gmail.comwww.educationaltechnologytips.com@edutechlinda