The Backchannel: Giving Every Student a Voice in the Blended Mobile Classroom - 6 views
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Marcus O'Donnell on 24 May 14A backchannel -- a digital conversation that runs concurrently with a face-to-face activity -- provides students with an outlet to engage in conversation. Every time I think about this tool, I remember my student, Charlie (not his real name). Given his learning challenges, he struggled to keep up during class discussions.