Simultaneous Back Channel/Polling App

If you are reading this post because the title excited you, I am sorry to say that I do not know of a simultaneous back channel/pollingĀ app. This post is to request your help in finding one! Ā I recently got a great comment on my post about using Socrative as a Back Channel. Ā The commenter, a … Read more

What Happened During Summer Vacation

  Not everyone is obsessed with reading education blogs or following Twitter as I am – especially over the summer. Ā I’ve noticed this blog’s stats have started growing since the beginning of August, which probably means educators are starting to return to work and might be looking for resources. Ā For today’s post I thought I … Read more

What Would Socrates Do?

In past posts, I’ve mentioned using “Socratic Dialogue” with my students. Ā Sometimes this is referred to as “Socratic Method”, “Socratic Seminar”, or “Socratic Circles.” Ā You can learn more about this teaching technique here and in my post on “Socratic Questions.” I recently ran across an excellent post on the Langwitches blog called, “Socratic Seminar and … Read more

Use Socrative as a Back Channel for Genius Hour

A few years ago, I was introduced to the concept of the “Back Channel” during a technology conference. Ā For those of you who have not used this before, it’s basically an online account where audiences can post questions and comments during a presentation instead of interrupting the speaker. Ā Every once in awhile, the speaker can … Read more

Socrative (Reblog)

For the summer, I have decided to use my Tuesday and Thursday posts to reblog some of my favorite posts that some of my readers may have missed the first time around. Socrative is a student response system that pretty allows you to use any device with internet access, instead of having to purchase expensive … Read more