The Backchannel: Giving Every Student a Voice in the Blended Mobile Classroom | Edutopia - 4 views
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sarahlbassett on 30 Jul 16A backchannel could be a really useful adaptation for SPED and EL students in mainstream classes who find themselves left behind in conversation
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They create a blended environment where teachers and students engage in both physical and online conversations so that learning is no longer confined to a single means of communication or even an arbitrary class perio
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A face-to-face conversation while simultaneously reading might have been a distraction. However, by typing their thoughts, all students contributed their ideas while each having the autonomy to work at his or her own pace.
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Charlie needed an alternative means to participate, and a backchannel would have provided him with that outlet.