Backchannel

=Backchannel=

Backchannels are online discussions that go on in the background at conferences and PD sessions. Some people use Twitter for this purpose but that makes it a totally public discussion. If you'd prefer to keey your discussion private, there are some Web 2.0 tools that you can use to create a backchannel discussion. Click on the links below for more info or to try them out:
 * **[|Get Your Students Talking About What You Want Them to Talk About]** - This is an article from the New Jersey Education Association about using backchannels to engage students in learning.
 * **CoverItLive** - According to their Web site, "CoveritLive is committed to providing the best live event publishing platform". To try it out, go to: []
 * **TodaysMeet** - To create a room and try out a free backchannel tool that is being used successfully by educators, go to: []