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Backchanneling in the Classroom

Backchanneling is a growing trend in education that leverages WiFi and laptops to enhance student engagement during class. Initially popular at technology conferences, this practice allows students to actively communicate through chat-like tools such as IM or AIM in real-time. Benefits include alleviating boredom, facilitating group note-taking, and enabling quieter students to participate actively. By utilizing platforms like Chatzy, educators can foster dynamic discussions, share links, and gather feedback, transforming the classroom experience into an interactive, collaborative learning environment.

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Backchanneling in the Classroom

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  1. Backchannelingin the Classroom School 2.0 kmcless@ilstu.edu

  2. What is Backchanneling? First growing in popularity at technology conferences, backchannel is increasingly a factor in education where WiFi connections and laptop computers allow students to use ordinary chat like IM or AIM to actively communicate during class.

  3. http://www.chatzy.com/880311254524 School 2.0 Trial Run Right Now …

  4. Why Backchannel? • Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody (2009) • It changed interrupt logic. • Note to Self became Note to World. • High-quality text annotation. • Less whispering, more \whispering. • Alleviated boredom.

  5. Vicky Davis (Cool Cat Teacher/WOW) • Group note taking • Link sharing • Quick quiz • Archivable record • Involvement of quieter students Backchannel Basics

  6. Tips & Terms • Google Jockey (provides links, answers Qs) • Backchannel Moderator (communicates with teacher/speaker RE: Qs, issues) • Backchannel Netiquette (answer questions with @) • Get a Room (and a moderator) • Be a link dropper

  7. Backchannel Platforms • IM • AIM • MEEBO • CHATZY* • SKYPE • TWITTER • FACEBOOK

  8. Why CHATZY?

  9. How We Used It … • English FISHBOWL Discussions • Inner Circle • Outer Circle • Spanish IV Discussions • Small Group Chatzy • Whole Class Interludes

  10. Cognitive OverloadorCognitive Surplus??

  11. Create, Share, Consume • Think wikipedia • Think fan fiction • Think online newspaper blog posts • Think iTouch applications building • Think MMOG (World of Warcraft) • Think Second Life • Tweeting • Texting

  12. Bottom Line? • … look at every place that a reader or a listener or a viewer or a user has been locked out, has been served up passive or a fixed or a canned experience, and ask ourselves, “If we carve out a little bit of the cognitive surplus and deploy it here, could we make a good thing happen? And I'm betting the answer is yes.” --Clay Shirky, 2008

  13. Backchannelingin the Classroom School 2.0 kmcless@ilstu.edu

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