Live+Blogging

toc =What is a backchannel?=
 * Backchannel** is 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.

First growing in popularity at technology conferences, backchannel is increasingly a factor in education where WiFi connections and laptop computers allow students to use ordinary chat like IRC or AIM to actively communicate during class. ~[|Wikipedia]

Cover It Live
In addition to journalists, a large number of teachers and educators are using CoveritLive as an education forum. Share an important lecture with an online audience, invite a guest speaker or graduate student to participate in a debate, live blog an education symposium or school board meeting, or host a Q&A session with an academic expert. CoveritLive's ease of use, web interface and multimedia features make it an excellent tool for educators to share their in-depth perspective with students and colleagues. media type="custom" key="3770011"
 * [|10 Ways to Use Cover It Live]
 * [|Live Blogging 2.0]

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