Backchanneling

Formative assessment

• allows us to figure out what students know
• adjust teaching practice as needed
• great feedback for students - forward momentum
• hearing vs understanding
• encourages active participation

Backchanneling

• 'Behind the scenes' conversations
• Active participation
• Encourages all to participate
• Checks understanding
• Identify items needing additional support

digital vs non digital

BYOD/T

Digital options

• What have you tried?
• Today's meet
• Poll everywhere
• Socrative
• Twitter

Poll everywhere

• How do you use personal devices in the classroom?
• To respond:
• Text 155659 and your message to 37607

Poll Everywhere

• Instant whole class feedback
• Quick check in: What do you know?
• Clarify questions 
• Ask questions / chat realtime
• Encourages participation

Today's meet

Today's Meet

• Incredibly easy!
• Create link for students
• Encourages discussion for all
• PDF of reponses

Socrative

Socrative: www.socrative.com

• Teacher initiates, prompts students
• Any internet device
• Varied question types 
• Check ins - how well do you understand?
• Instant feedback / produces reports

Twitter

Twitter for checkins

• Create # for topic (#ela30)
• Provide prompts
• Represent characters or themes
• Extend learning
• real-time feedback

turnitin.com

• School wide accounts
• Feedback re: originality and writing quality
• Peer feedback and teacher comments
• Paper free submission, feedback, grading
• RPS HS to pilot this (this year)

Non digital

Paper & Pencil

• Tabletop Twitter
• Red - Yellow - Green check ins
• Exit Slips
• Carousel Brainstorming

Anything else

Thank you!