tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post3606271886703239500..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Backchannelingloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-86658880177936909612008-12-24T17:59:00.000-05:002008-12-24T17:59:00.000-05:00Kobus: I have also heard of people who didn't have...Kobus: I have also heard of people who didn't have access to technology use a board called a parking lot.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-53533066929438279002008-11-11T18:38:00.000-05:002008-11-11T18:38:00.000-05:00I like the concept of back channeling and have par...I like the concept of back channeling and have participated in this. Many times the conversation is richer than questions after the presentation. Thanks for sharing..Bill Gaskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976413420234430560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-2869658621690928092008-11-11T11:55:00.000-05:002008-11-11T11:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link - and your thoughts. One of th...Thanks for the link - and your thoughts. One of the reasons I pushed my son to develop http://todaysmeet.com/ was so I could have a "no-log-in, no registration" stable and simple system, so you might try that. Plus the coding is right for use with browser text-to-speech systems like Click-Speak and for Vista Speech Recognition. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure "how young is too young" but I've seen this irasocolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-84118829265737783992008-11-11T08:09:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:09:00.000-05:00Personally, I know that I was one of those "shy" s...Personally, I know that I was one of those "shy" students who hardly ever raised her hand. Providing a back channel in a class gives each child an equal voice, an equal opportunity to participate. I feel that a teacher needs to ensure guidelines for participation are put into place and conduct a "dry run". If not, the back channel could become a free for all. <BR/><BR/>As for the teacher, Caroline Bucky-Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838243150264965454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-29318539861998918492008-11-11T07:08:00.000-05:002008-11-11T07:08:00.000-05:00It seems like an excellent idea to me. I particula...It seems like an excellent idea to me. I particulary like the idea that the speaker is not interrupted (how often do we say: "Could you hold that question till later, when I plan to cover this issue"). <BR/><BR/>One just have to make sure that the technology is very stable and dependable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com