1. KEEPING THE CONVERSATION GOING BY BACK CHANNELING LINDA HOFF M. ED HIGHLAND PARK ISD

2. 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.

3. WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? HTTP://WWW.EDUCATIONALTECHNOLOGYTIPS.COM/BACK-CHANNELING.HTML

4. HOW WOULD I USE BACK CHANNELING? ASK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS DURING ACTIVITIES ADD DETAILS MAKE CLARIFICATIONS ENGAGING ALL STUDENTS BUILD COMMUNITIES IN LARGE CLASSES COLLABORATION OPENING THE CLASSROOM OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL (TWITTER) MAKE SUGGESTIONS HELPING ONE ANOTHER AMPLIFYING COMMENTS (GOOGLE MODERATOR/RETWEETING) SHARING RESOURCES

5. DEVICES/TOOLS BACK CHANNELING CAN BE UTILIZED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING DEVICES: COMPUTERS (PC AND MAC) IPADS IPHONE ANDROIDS

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

7. BACK CHANNELING ONLINE/APPS SOCRATIVE (NOT EXACTLY BACK CHANNELING BUT STILL GOOD) TWITTER (ONLINE AND APP) GROUPMAP TWEEDLE DECK EDMOTO (ONLINE AND APP) GAGGLE (ONLINE AND APP) GOOGLE DRIVE (ONLINE AND APP)

8. BEFORE YOU START…. SEND OUT INFORMATION TO PARENTS SET CLASS NORMS DISCUSS RELEVANCE RESPECT CYBERBULLYING INTERNET SAFETY SET UP STUDENT OR GROUP ALIAS SET UP ACCOUNTS AND/OR CLASSROOM EMAIL ADDRESSES

9. LET’S TRY ONE NOW HTTP://TODAYSMEET.COM/BACKCHANNELLLESSON HTTP://TODAYSMEET.COM/BACKCHANNELLLESSON (YES, I REALLY USED 3 L’S) ****HOW COULD YOU USE BACK CHANNELS IN YOUR CLASSROOM?****

10. LESSON IDEAS FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN PLACE OF EXPENSIVE CLICKERS FOR SHORT CHECK REVIEWS BRAINSTORMING WATCHING MOVIES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS IN CLASS SHARING RESEARCH

11. CONTACT INFORMATION Linda Hoff lhoff2008@gmail.com www.educationaltechnologytips.com @edutechlinda