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Easily and quickly create a backchannel room. You can set it to be deleted at a certain time, too. Pull in twitter hashtagged tweets, too.

I like this! Some good ideas for how to bring the world into your presentations via twitter, backchannels, etc.

Check this out. What if you were to do some of these ideas during the next time you present to your faculty? A game-changer, eh?

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"Showing videos and the occasional Hollywood film in the classroom is an innovative way to demonstrate concepts and expose common misconceptions while providing a thought provoking change of pace for students. These worksheets are NOT meant to supplement good interactive, thought provoking activities in the classroom, rather they are meant to provide an OCCASSIONAL change of pace in the classroom. It is recommend to show the film, then stop the footage, do some teaching, and start it up again."

Maybe information on these worksheets could be used to create backchannel discussions during viewing, using tools like edmodo or Moodle forums...

ThinkBinder is an app for real-time collaboration. ... Learn more about ThinkBinder. Discuss. Chat. Share. Collaborate.

"Hotseat, a social networking-powered mobile Web application, creates a collaborative classroom, allowing students to provide near real-time feedback during class and enabling professors to adjust the course content and improve the learning experience. Students can post messages to Hotseat using their Facebook or Twitter accounts, sending text messages, or logging in to the Hotseat Web site."

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Snap Groups is a free, web-based service that helps you connect without the chaos of other online communities. Here's what's great about Snap Groups: * Snap Groups is faster than other online groups because it lets you send and read messages, called snaps, in real-time * No email flooding your inbox - and no spam or viruses! * Read replies and conversations without battling unwanted headers, links, graphics, and ads * See the public groups your friends are in, and what they are posting about * It's easy to unsubscribe from a group - or make groups private - with a single click * Automatically Tweet and email your friends from Snap Groups to invite them to your group! * It's easy and free to register, so join Snap Groups, and you can start posting in seconds!

Neat Chat is the easiest and fastest way to have an online conversation with a group of friends or colleagues. No signups or software installs are required. You simply use a web browser to communicate via Neat Chat.