Reflection
TodaysMeet is a no-frills collaboration tool that is easy and intuitive to use. I really like that you can embed it in its "live stream." Because of this, if you already have a blog or similar page that your students visit frequently, you don't have to give them a different website to navigate to. They can just visit the blog that they normally visit and participate from there. As I mentioned earlier, there are no extra bells and whistles with this tool. Some students may find it boring and not very engaging. I can imagine some students joining the conversation just to go through the motions to get their grade rather than actively participating and following the chat.
In this example, I am trying to prompt student discussion and analysis of the point of view in the book "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse. I would hope that different students would contribute different insights and at the end of the conversation, the students will have expanded their understanding of the book as well as of how authors develop characters and points of view.
Standards
UENReading: Literature Standard 6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
EdTech
Standard 7
Use telecommunications and on-line resources (e.g., email, online discussions, web environments) to participate in collaborative problem-solving activities to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (4, 5)
ISTE
Global Collaborator
I strive to broaden my perspective, understand others and work effectively in teams using digital tools.
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