Backchanneling, what's that?

How can I use backchanneling in my classroom?

• Get your students talking about what you want them to talk about
• Classroom backchanneling (great charts comparing different backchanneling tools)

How about some examples?

• Interesting ways (and tips) to use backchannels (great teacher video explaining debates using backchanneling)

Which are the best tools for educators?

• TodaysMeet: Like Twitter, but private. Simple interface for utilizing backchanneling during discussions. Create an anonymous chatroom, invite your students, then chat!
• Chatzy: Chatzy is a free private chat service for communicating with a group of people that you invite. No registration required.
• Cover It Live
• Chatterous
• Present.ly: Like Twitter, but secure and private way for sharing updates among members of a private community. Create groups and share documents and media across multiple platforms and mobile devices.