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FlipGrid
http://flipgrid.com/ FlipGrid Teachers create grids of short discussion-style questions that students respond to through recorded videos. Flipgrid boosts community and social presence in face-to-face, hybrid, and online classrooms. Give your students a voice. You can create up to four* grids with a Flipgrid account. Grids can be classes, sections, groups of students, research groups, faculty groups, or any collection of users interested in a common strand of questions. Each grid can hold an unlimited number of questions, and each question can hold an unlimited number of responses. Questions are short, text-based prompts (think Twitter™) that can include basic formatting (e.g., bold, italic) and links to websites or documents. Unlimited questions per grid. Unlimited response videos per question. |
 
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ShamblesPAD (built on Etherpad) .. free to use
http://shamblespad.com NOW working on most tablets and smart phones inc. iOS in web browsers since May 2013 upgrade jpg.jpg)
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Patter
http://patter-app.net/ Patter allows you to chat privately with your friends or publicly in open chat rooms using app.net. Patter is a messaging web client. It runs entirely on app.net and provides both public and private chat rooms. When you talk in these chat rooms, your messages do not appear in the main app.net stream and instead only appear in whichever room your are talking in. Since Patter is implemented entirely as a protocol on top of app.net, any client or app can interoperate with the Patter web client. The Patter web client runs entirely in your web browser and posts your messages to app.net channels. Each of these channels stores a Private Message conversation or a Patter room. The messages are stored permanently unless deleted by their owners. This allows Patter to operate both as a real-time chat client and for delayed messaging where the other person can come back and read your message a week later. Read FAQS HERE |
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Flaskio [To Do Lists]
http://flask.io/ Flaskio Create and share simple to do lists. No sign up. Nothing to download. Just add tasks without the pain. Simple. I can see this having a use in classrooms with students and also CPD with teachers ... maybe running parallel with a backchannel tool. |
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BackChannel Chat
http://backchannelchat.com BackChannel Chat Real Time Chat for Classrooms BackChannel Chat is designed for educational discussions, it provides all the tools an educator could need to facilitate online discussions. With more and more technology being incorporated into the classroom, we wanted to provide a chat / discussion tool suited for the classroom. That means no advertising and not collecting personal information from students. Our product works well with tablets and we have dedicated mobile applications on the way. BackChannel Chat makes us of modern web technologies, if your using a modern web browser such as IE10, Chrome, Safari or Firefox you’ll be using websockets, but if your on something a little older, we’ll still make that work. |
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ZippyChat
http://zippychat.com/ ZippyChat Zippy Chat quickly creates permanent chat rooms, allowing you to get down to chatting immediately. It's instant messaging made easy. Just create a chat room, send your chat room's unique url to your friends and begin chatting! Zippy Chat's chat rooms are permanent and private, and stay on the server even when they're not in use. You can post your chat room's url on the internet, and the chat room will still be working a month later. |
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Spaaze
http://www.spaaze.com Spaaze is an infinite virtual cork board, and you can use it to do almost everything. Spaaze (pronounced "space") offers it's users so called boards. Each board is an infinite space which resembles a virtual cork board - hence the default cork background, but other backgrounds are available. On these boards, items can be put. Currently Spaaze offers 7 different items: Labels, Notes, Bookmarks, Images, Files, Videos and HTML. These items can be edited in place, moved via drag and drop and positioned freely on the board. Therefore it's possible to arrange a bunch of items any way you like, which makes it possible to use it for many different use cases. To add some structure to the board it's possible to "remember" certain points (around which items have been placed) by creating hotspots |
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SoapBox
http://gosoapbox.com/ SoapBox is a controlled digital space, designed to improve student engagement by breaking down the barriers students face when deciding whether or not to participate in class, and gives teachers a concrete assessment of student comprehension, in real time. |
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BackNoise .. works on iDevices + browser
http://backnoise.com BackNoise lets you create conversations on the fly, in meetings, watching TV, during class, on the train, anywhere and anytime. Talk about what you want, when you want, where you want, and how you want. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4 or later ... and in any web browser. Backchannel tool |
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Joint : Group Chat for Twitter
http://joint.im/ Joint: Group Chat for Twitter. Joint lets you group chat around any hashtag. 1. Follow: Effortlessly follow any Twitter hashtag. 2. Chat: Easily invite and chat with the hashtag group. 3. Create: Instantly create new hashtag groups. [I suspect this could be useful as a backchannel tool] |
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HootCourse
http://hootcourse.com A HootCourse is an online classroom. And then some. It also looks like this might be useful as a backchannel tool Instead of cumbersome forums or complicated lesson-plan formats, HootCourse uses a combination of the most popular social networks and blogging platforms to provide a new type of online classroom. HootCourses are built on tweets and status updates in real-time. There's no particular structure to them, at least no more than a classroom with chairs and a blackboard; they're a simple construct that lets a teacher and pupil interact. Most online learning solutions have the same problem. They try to be a virtual teacher instead of a virtual classroom. HootCourse sticks solely to the role of classroom. It's a virtual environment built to facilitate the free-flowing dialogue of an educational setting. Like a real-world classroom, it leaves teaching materials and format to the teacher. Students and teachers can sign in with either Facebook or Twitter. |
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ShamblesPAD (built on Etherpad) .. free to use
http://shamblespad.com/ NOW working on most tablets and smart phones inc. iOS in web browsers since May 2013 upgrade
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Board800
http://board800.com/ Board800 An interactive multi-user (shared) whiteboard application Use it for tutoring, collaborative live training, brainstorming, prototyping An online replacement of your paintbrush application Board 800 is an interactive multi-user (shared) whiteboard application that can be used for teaching, collaborative live training, brainstorming, and more. It is a great free application for students and teachers to use for up to 90 days, at which point the shared space is deleted. |
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Nota : Casual Collaboration
http://notaland.com/ Nota : Casual Collaboration. Mash your ideas and media together with friends in a dynamic whiteboard wiki. Using photos, videos, and other web content you can instantly create brainstorms, presentations, scrapbooks, and enjoy an interactive chat with more than 50 friends. Nota is a unique, cutting-edge collaborative web platform that allows users to create, share and collaborate on presentations and virtually any other form of online material. Using Nota’s proprietary toolset, users can instantly integrate text, video, maps, clip art, photos from web album or on the local computer, or license-free images from Flickr, and material from an ever-expanding array of sources. Users can then instantly embed their work in Facebook or blogs, and can share and collaborate with friends. |
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Pigeonhole Live
http://www.pigeonhole.sg/ We provide tools that enable you to do more fun & cool things with your live audience. Find out what Pigeonhole Live is about and how it can help you engage your audience more effectively! Pigeonhole Live is a audience response system tool under Pigeonhole that allows speakers to engage their audience in a live setting using their smartphones, laptops and even iPad! With Pigeonhole Live "Ask" feature, whenever you have a question, post it to Pigeonhole Live straight away. Fastest hand first/person to the mic is so yesterday. With anonymous identity, you can ask all the questions you have without fearing the judging eyes of others. Who knows, your peers have the same question too. ;) Vote for the question that concerns you the most, and get answered first. No more waiting for the McNanny during that precious 5-minute lecture breaks. Find out what your peers are thinking by looking at the live stream of questions on Pigeonhole Live! They might speak your inner mind. |
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MeetingWords : Built on Etherpad Platform
http://meetingwords.com/ MeetingWords : Built on Etherpad Platform Work together on meeting notes, brainstorming sessions, homework, team programming and more! |
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OpenEtherpad ... built on Etherpad
http://openetherpad.org/ OpenEtherpad ... built on Etherpad |
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Collaboration: Scribblar (text + graphics + audio)
http://www.scribblar.com/start.cfm Collaboration: Scribblar from LTC EDG on Vimeo. |
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Shamblesguru 'BackChannel Tools' Video Picks on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3E451ABECD5EFB72 |
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Notepad
http://Notepad.cc Notepad ... Very simple collaborative online writing tool ... looks to be very useful for back channelling |
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Cacoo
http://cacoo.com/ Cacoo is a user friendly online drawing tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams such as site maps, wire frames, UML and network charts. Cacoo can be used free of charge. All you need is a browser to easily create attractive diagrams for documents like Blogs, Wikis online. Numerous users can work on and complete the same diagram simultaneously. Cacoo supports real time collaboration. Multiple users can simultaneously edit and complete a single diagram. |
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Writeboard
http://writeboard.com/ Writeboard makes it easy to... - Write without fear of losing or overwriting a good idea - Compare different versions of a document - Collaborate with colleagues on copy, proposals, memos, etc. - Subscribe to documents via RSS and be notified of changes - Keep your writings organized with Backpack integration |
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Sync In
http://sync.in/ Sync.in is a web based word processor for people to collaborate in real-time. This is an Etherpad clone ... BUT they have enhanced it to include a cool desktop client .. one of the options that has evolved the application When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate and conference on text documents, useful for meeting notes, brainstorming, project planning, drafting sessions, training, and more. |
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TitanPad
http://titanpad.com/ TitanPad was launched to provide an EtherPad setup which is unrelated to any commercial and political entities. Its goal is to offer a stable service through proper operating. It is run by a team of IT professionals based in Austria. If demand is high enough, this operation will be formalized and backed by a non-profit association with the goal to provide a stable EtherPad host. |
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Board800 - Online Shared Interactive Whiteboard
http://www.board800.com/ Board800 is an interactive multi-user (shared) whiteboard application. You can use it for tutoring, collaborative live training, brainstorming, prototyping, and even as an online replacement of your paintbrush application. You can add multiple pages, and save your drawings as PNG. |
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Nota
http://notaland.com Nota is a unique, cutting-edge collaborative web platform that allows users to create, share and collaborate on presentations and virtually any other form of online material. Using Nota’s proprietary toolset, users can instantly integrate text, video, maps, clip art, photos from web album or on the local computer, or license-free images from Flickr, and material from an ever-expanding array of sources. Users can then instantly embed their work in Facebook or blogs, and can share and collaborate with friends. |
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WallWisher
http://www.wallwisher.com WallWisher The ability to add postits stickers to a wall .. they can contain text, hyperlinks, images and .... Could be used as a backchannel tool. |
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skrbl
http://www.skrbl.com/ skrbl Simple and easy online multi user whiteboard, start skrbl, give out your URL & start working together. Sketch, text, share files, upload pictures all in one common shared space. There are no new tools to learn, nothing to download, nothing to install. Brainstorm on our simple whiteboard to start thinking together, everyone sees the same screen, everybody gets on the same page. |
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Scribblar
http://www.scribblar.com/ Scribblar Multi-user whiteboard, live audio, image collaboration, text-chat and more .. Potential as a multimedia backchannel tool |
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Twiddla
http://www.twiddla.com/ Twiddla calls itself a web-based meeting playground. Not only is it a fun way to swap ideas about a website or image ... but also useful as a backchannel tool in meetings for sharing. |
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PinDax
http://www.pindax.com PinDax offers a fun real-time alternative to the traditional message board. Possibly useful as a backchannel tool ... |
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FlockDraw
http://flockdraw.com/ FlockDraw is a seamless realtime collaborative drawing tool ever. Possibly useful as a back channel tool when graphics need to be drawn. |
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TodaysMeet
http://todaysmeet.com/ TodaysMeet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in realtime. Encourage the room to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs. |
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Etherpad
http://etherpad.org/ Etherpad EtherPad is the first web-based word processor that allows people to work together in really real-time. When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate on text documents, useful for meeting notes, drafting sessions, education, team programming, and more. Note that Etherpad has been purchased by Google ... and is now being made available as open source. It is not known how long this original Etherpad will stay online ... but there are alternatives .. see below |
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WiZiQ
http://www.wiziq.com/ WiZiQ enables teachers and learners to collaborate through ... * Virtual Classes * Online Tests * Educational Content * Contact Network |
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Scribblar
http://www.scribblar.com Scribblar Simple, effective online collaboration Multi-user whiteboard, live audio, image collaboration, text-chat and more ... |
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Chatzy
http://www.chatzy.com/ Why Chatzy is a good alternative to traditional chat sites as well as ICQ, Yahoo, MSN and AOL Messenger: * Chatzy has no registration steps - your friends can join instantly * Chatzy is free and has no popup ads * Chatzy does not require any installation on your computer (= no spyware) * Chatzy works on any PC, with any language and through corporate firewalls * Chatzy is simple and easy to use |
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Alternatives to Etherpad
http://alternativeto.net/desktop/etherpad/ Alternatives to Etherpad listed at "Alternative to" Note that some of the alternatives given do not have the real time sychronous function. But "Alternative To" is also a social network where you can vote on the alternatives to help fine-tune them. |
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CoverItLive
http://www.coveritlive.com/ CoverItLive ... Putting the ‘live’ into your live event Quickly build and launch a live event. Insert into any web page as easily as a hyperlink. Instantly publish commentary and multimedia. No refresh. No preview. No save. |
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BackNoise
http://backnoise.com/ BackNoise lets you create conversations on the fly, in meetings, watching TV, during class, on the train, anywhere and anytime. Talk about what you want, when you want, where you want, and how you want. Join a conversation or create one of your own! |
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Google Wave as a Back-Channel Tool
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/googlewave/ Google Wave as a Back-Channel Tool At the time of posting this message I'm not aware of any teachers using Google Wave as a Back-Channel tool in their classrooms. I do suspect that as Wave evolved and teachers become more confident that there might be a place for it to do this task. |
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Five Platforms for Classroom Back-Channel Chat
http://bit.ly/aM5Bq6 Five Platforms for Classroom Back-Channel Chat The following are five free platforms that can be used for hosting a back-channel chat. |
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Backchanneling with Twitter
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/whereru/ Backchanneling with Twitter Popular with audiences to create backchannels at technology conferences. Audience members add an event hashtag to their tweets ... e.g. #TEDxBKK for the conference http://TEDxBKK.com ... anyone can then run a Twitter search to review all the backchannel tweets related to that event. |
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Backchannel on Shambles
http://shambles.net/tinychat Backchannel on Shambles using embedded TinyChat |
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Backchannel Tools
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/BCtools/ In Wikipedia "Backchannel" is defined as ... ... the practice of using networked computers to maintain a real-time online conversation alongside live spoken remarks. The term was coined in the field of Linguistics to describe listeners' behaviours during verbal communication, Victor Yngve 1970. The term "backchannel" generally refers to online conversation about the topic or the speaker. Occasionally backchannel provides audience members a chance to fact-check the presentation. This area of Shambles lists some of the tools that can be used to Backchannel in a meeting, conference, talk .. or your classroom. There is a related area on Shambles that gives advice and tips about Backchannelling at http://bit.ly/backchanneltips |
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