The Definition Of Student Backchanneling

TeachThought:

Student Backchanneling is the digital hosting of background conversations by students during learning.
These sorts of conversations are held on sites like chatzy (which has mobile capability), and add an immediate layer of complexity and interactivity to any existing activity. This kind of flexibility makes it easy to try in any content area, and most grade levels.

While the traditional response to "background chatter" is to mute it with "classroom management," if that "chatter" can be supported by recording, sharing, and curating, it has powerful potential beyond any that "quiet" might bring. Students can quietly clarify misconceptions during a lecture, video, or group activity-and this process of socializing thinking can have significant long-term effects on the climate of the classroom. They can also brainstorm possibilities, take "collaborative notes," and share insights.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 13, 2013 12:43 AM
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