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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Todays Meet

I don't know if you have noticed, but the students of today are extremely needy.  They would rather ask a question, than figure it out themselves.  I will often become frustrated half way through my small group lesson, because every time I speak a hand goes up and asks a question.  The question is then repeated several times throughout the class period. Admin always says that you are supposed to work with a small group of students, but how is that possible with 1 of me and 25 of them?  WELL,  I started using www.todaysmeet.com/ to have students ask questions or communicate confusion.   With Todaysmeet, the students need to write their name and join a chat room that you have created ahead of time. While they are working on their assignment and I am at the front of the room with my small group, the students can type their question and either I or another student can respond.  My favorite part of using Todaysmeet, was students were able to find already answered questions by scrolling through the conversation.  At the end of class I was calm (not frustrated), the students were happy (they felt confident about the experience), and the assignment was completed! (Both my small group lesson and the student's computer assignment.)

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