Todays Meet

WHAT IS IT?

Today’s Meet is a backchannel room (backchannel is using a website to maintain an online conversation alongside your live spoken remarks) that allows you to connect with your audience in real-time.  It is totally free and you don’t have to register  to get an account.  Join the Backchat that I created by clicking on the following link:  http://todaysmeet.com/khs

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• Click on the link: http://todaysmeet.com/

• Name your room and choose how long you want it to remain open (2 hours up to 1 year…)

• Click on “Create your room”

• Share the link with your class/colleagues

• If you want to get a copy of all the messages, just click on the “Transcript” at the bottom of the page.  All the comments are listed order so the latest ideas appear at the top.

5 WAY TO USE TODAY’S MEET IN YOUR CLASSES:

1. Start class discussions on various topics, weekly or monthly. (e.g: movie, celebrities, books, poems, etc…)
2. Create rooms depending on students’ needs so that they can ask everything about any issue. (e.g: create a room “midterm2” before the exam for students to ask questions about midterm 2 )
3. Have a backchannel discussion while the class watches a video
4. Have students ask questions during a lecture.  This will increase class "participation" without disrupting the flow of class

5. Use it for group projects. Students can create their own rooms and discuss the details of their projects or assignments here.