TodaysMeet is an easy-to-use, versatile digital tool. It can enhance discussions, provide a place for ideas and more.
TodaysMeet is so simple yet so versatile that it has become one of my go-to digital tools.
It’s designed as a backchannel — the conversation behind what’s going on. TodaysMeet creates personal chat room that you can set up and invite people to. They can quickly and easily write comments or questions for anyone in the chat room to see.
TodaysMeet is literally the easiest website to use I’ve ever come across. To create a room, just go to TodaysMeet.com, give your room a name (let’s say we named it “DitchThatTextbook” … no spaces, periods or certain other characters). Decide when it closes (i.e. how long you want it to exist). Then click “Create your room.”
That’s it. Your TodaysMeet room is created.
You can immediately share the URL to the room (in our DitchThatTextbook example, the room we would create is TodaysMeet.com/DitchThatTextbook) and start the conversation. Just join the room, type your name and you’re ready to post a message in the room.
Each message has a 140-character limit, so be concise. (Or just type multiple messages.)
I already use TodaysMeet in a number of ways in my classroom and can see so many other possibilities. Here are some of them:
1. Have a conversation. Students can talk about anything in a TodaysMeet room, and often you’ll draw out the shyest, quietest students — the ones who would never raise their hand in class discussion.
2. Share links. Post the URL for a website you want everyone to visit. Links you post are clickable in TodaysMeet.
3. Ask questions. During a lecture, presentation or movie, if students are unclear about something, they can ask questions and get answers without interrupting.
4. Give examples. Looking for students to show how something relates to their life? Or how they would apply a new concept? Participation is immediate and much faster than raising hands to answer.
5. Take a poll. Ask for a vote among a couple choices and the results will be visually obvious in a matter of seconds.
6. Check for understanding. Ask a comprehension question and have students type the answer WITHOUT clicking “Say” (the button you use to submit your answer to the room). Then, if they all click “Say” on the count of three, you’ll see who understands and who doesn’t.
7. Gather feedback. Did your presentation make sense? Do students like changes to the school? What is really working in class? What would they like to see more of?
8. Gather anonymous feedback. If you want participants to be REALLY honest, ask them not to type their names (maybe just a letter or character, or the same thing for everyone) when they answer.
9. Create “rotating stories.” Create a TodaysMeet room with a story starter. Have each student add a new sentence to the story. (Or, have every student create a TodaysMeet room and start their own story … then have each student visit every other student’s room to add a sentence.) See where the story goes.
10. Discuss an event. The State of the Union speech. A movie relevant to class. A presentation in the auditorium. Host a behind-the-scenes quiet discussion.
11. Hold online office hours. Tell students you’ll be available at a TodaysMeet room at a certain time to answer questions.
12. Crowdsource details. When my Spanish classes and I make up stories in Spanish, I like to ask them for details to add — a character’s name, where the character goes, what a character does next. I can get suggestions from everyone in about 15 seconds (or less!).
13. Connect with other classrooms. Extend a discussion beyond the four walls of your classroom. Invite a class from down the hall, in another city, in a different country.
14. Connect with experts. Find an expert in the subject your class is discussing and see if he/she will engage with your students in a TodaysMeet room. You can have a guest speaker without the hassle of travel.
15. Host a contest. The first person who correctly posts in the TodaysMeet room wins!
16. Teach brevity. Students can easily get too verbose and use unnecessary words. Expressing thoughts in 140 characters is an exercise in simplicity.
17. Practice digital citizenship. TodaysMeet rooms are online spaces for discussion much like many social media sites. They are a safe place to post and then talk about the do’s and don’ts about engaging online.
18. Facilitate group projects. Students can post links to useful articles, relevant information and ideas they want to include in a group TodaysMeet room.
19. Create a club/team communications site. Post meeting cancellations and changes. Connect with parents. Save yourself tons of phone calls or text messages if everyone checks the group TodaysMeet site.
20. Have asynchronous staff/committee meetings. Host a discussion where participants can discuss when it’s convenient for them. Let everyone pop in to a TodaysMeet room throughout the day (or week) and wrap up the meeting at a predetermined time.
Which of these ideas sounds the most useful? What other ideas would you add to the list? Share them in a comment below!
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| Date | Event / Event Details | City / More Info | ||
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01/19/2015 | Western Wayne (Ind.) Schools | Pershing, IN | |
| Full-day Seminar: | Ditch That Textbook: Why and How? | Private Event | ||
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01/31/2015 9:00-12:00 p.m. | U. Indy's Power of Education Conference | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Keynote: | Ditch That Textbook: My Journey | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | University of Indianapolis Student Education Association | Register to attend | ||
| Venue: | University of Indianapolis Schwitzer Hall Basement Indianapolis, IN | |||
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02/03/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | World Languages Workshop @ Lafayette Jeff HS | Lafayette, IN | |
| Venue: | Jefferson High School 1801 S. 18th St. Lafayette, IN 47905 765-772-4700 | Private Event | ||
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02/26/2015 9:00-4:05 p.m. | Indiana Conference on Learning | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook (et al) | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | American Student Achievement Institute | Register to attend | ||
| Venue: | Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel 2544 Executive Drive Indianapolis, IN 46241 317-248-2481 | Get more information | ||
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03/18/2015 08:00-04:00 p.m. | Fall Creek Intermediate School Workshop | Fishers, IN | |
| Venue: | Fall Creek Intermediate School 12011 Olio Road Fishers, IN 46037 (317) 915-4220 | Private Event | ||
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03/19/2015 7:30-3:00 p.m. | Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.) Schools | Fishers, IN | |
| Full-day Seminar: | Ditch That Textbook | Private Event | ||
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04/09/2015 04:00-06:00 p.m. | PVETI Social Media Workshop | Rockville, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Parke-Vermillion Education and Training Interlocal (PVETI) | Private Event | ||
| Venue: | Rockville High School 506 N. Beadle St. Rockville, IN 47872 765-569-5686 | |||
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04/11/2015—04/12/2015 08:30-05:30 p.m. | Indiana Google Apps for Education Summit | Franklin, IN | |
| Sponsor: | EdTech Team | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Franklin Community High School 2600 Cumberland Drive Franklin, IN 46131 317-346-8100 | Register to attend | ||
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05/01/2015 09:00-03:00 p.m. | Ditch That Textbook workshop @ CIESC | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Venue: | Central Indiana Educational Service Center 6036 Lakeside Blvd., Building A Indianapolis, IN 46278 317-759-5555 | Public Event | ||
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05/08/2015—05/09/2015 | Education On Air by Google for Education | ||
| Sponsor: | Google for Education | Public Event | ||
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05/08/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Ditch That Textbook workshop (CIESC) | ||
| Sponsor: | Central Indiana Educational Service Center | Register to attend | ||
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05/11/2015—05/13/2015 | Ivy Tech Community College Tech Workshop | ||
| Sponsor: | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana | Private Event | ||
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06/02/2015—06/03/2015 | PowerED Up Conference | Leopold, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Indiana Department of Education Office of eLearning | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Perry Central Jr/Sr HS 18677 Old State Road 37 Leopold, IN 47551 812-843-5576 | |||
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06/04/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | HSE Summer Learning Fair | Fishers, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Hamilton Southeastern Schools | Private Event | ||
| Venue: | Fishers High School 13000 Promise Road Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 915-4290 | |||
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06/08/2015 | Greencastle EdTech Conference | Greencastle, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Indiana Department of Education Office of eLearning | Public Event | ||
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06/10/2015 08:00-04:00 p.m. | Connecting the 4 C's Conference @ Mt. Vernon (Ind.) | Mount Vernon, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Indiana Department of Education Office of eLearning | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Mount Vernon High School 700 Harriett Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-833-5136 | Register to attend | ||
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06/11/2015—06/12/2015 8:00-3:00 p.m. | Yorktown WeLearn Conference | Yorktown, IN | |
| Keynote: | Ditch That Textbook | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Indiana Department of Education Office of eLearning | Register to attend | ||
| Venue: | Yorktown High School 1100 S. County Road 575 West Yorktown, IN 47396 (765) 759-2550 | Get more information | ||
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06/15/2015—06/16/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Summer Spark Symposium | Milwaukee, WI | |
| Venue: | University School of Milwaukee 2100 West Fairy Chasm Road Milwaukee, WI 53217 414-352-6000 | Public Event | ||
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06/17/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | eLEAD Madison County | Anderson, IN | |
| Sponsor: | CAPE of Madison County | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Anderson University 1100 E. 5th St. Anderson, IN 46012 | |||
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06/22/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Seymour Schools Tech Workshop | Seymour, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Seymour Community Schools | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Seymour High School 1350 W. 2nd St. Seymour, IN 47274 812-522-4384 | |||
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06/23/2015—06/24/2015 | Digipalooza 2015 | Scottsburg, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Indiana Department of Education Office of eLearning | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Scottsburg Middle School 425 S. 3rd St. Scottsburg, IN 47170 812-752-8926 | |||
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06/25/2015—06/26/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | South Vermillion trAnSfoRM Conference | Clinton, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Indiana Department of Education Office of eLearning | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | South Vermillion High School 770 Wildcat Drive Clinton, IN 47842 765-832-3551 | |||
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06/27/2015 09:00-03:00 p.m. | #ReadTL15 Conference | Reading, West Berkshire, UK | |
| Sponsor: | Reading College (Reading, West Berkshire, United Kingdom) | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Reading College King's Road, Reading, West Berkshire RG1 4HJ Reading, West Berkshire, UK United Kingdom +44 800 371434 | Register to attend | ||
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06/28/2015—07/01/2015 | ISTE Conference 2015 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Full-day Seminar: | Sharing Is Caring: Collaborative Google Apps Activities | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | International Society for Technology in Education | Register to attend | ||
| Venue: | Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 800-428-9000 | Get more information | ||
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07/08/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | USD 242 Weskan Schools Staff Development | Weskan, KS | |
| Venue: | Weskan Schools 219 Coyote Blvd. Weskan, KS 67762 785-943-5222 | Private Event | ||
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07/22/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Northeastern Middle School Workshop | Fountain City, IN | |
| Venue: | Northeastern Middle School 7295 U.S. 27 North Fountain City, IN 47341 (765) 847-1331 | Private Event | ||
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07/24/2015 08:00-3:00 p.m. | Greater Clark Connected Conference | Jeffersonville, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Greater Clark County Schools | Public Event | ||
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07/28/2015—07/29/2015 | Catching the Wave of eLearning | Lafayette, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Indiana Department of Education Office of eLearning | Public Event | ||
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07/30/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Seymour Schools Tech Workshop | Seymour, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Seymour Community Schools | Private Event | ||
| Venue: | Seymour High School 1350 W. 2nd St. Seymour, IN 47274 812-522-4384 | |||
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08/10/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Idabel Public Schools | ||
| Sponsor: | Idabel (OK) Public Schools | Private Event | ||
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08/13/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Palmer ISD (Texas) | Palmer, TX | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook | Private Event | ||
| Venue: | Palmer Independent School District Palmer, TX | |||
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08/18/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Brandywine Heights Area School District | Topton, PA | |
| Workshop: | The Digital PIRATE | |||
| Sponsor: | Brandywine Heights Area School District | |||
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09/08/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Cascade Middle School | Clayton, IN | |
| Venue: | Cascade Middle School 6423 S. County Road 200 West Clayton, IN 46118 (317) 539-9285 | Private Event | ||
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09/15/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Ditch That Textbook workshop @ SIEC | Jasper, IN | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Southern Indiana Education Center | |||
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09/23/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Ditch That Textbook workshop @ WVEC | West Lafayette, IN | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook | Public Event | ||
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09/24/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Ditch That Textbook workshop @ CIESC | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Workshop: | DItch That Textbook | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Central Indiana Educational Service Center | |||
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09/25/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | MSD of Steuben Co. (Ind.) | Angola, IN | |
| Keynote: | Ditch That Textbook | Private Event | ||
| Sponsor: | MSD of Steuben County | |||
| Venue: | Angola High School 350 S. John McBride Ave. Angola, IN 46703 260-665-2186 | |||
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10/03/2015—10/03/2015 | weLEAD Symposium | Islamabad, Pakistan | |
| Venue: | Margalla Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan Pakistan | Public Event | ||
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10/06/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Anderson (Ind.) Schools | Anderson, Indiana | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook | Private Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Anderson Community Schools | |||
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10/07/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Ditch That Textbook workshop @ Region 8 ESC | Decatur, IN | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Region 8 Educational Service Center | |||
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10/08/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Ditch That Textbook workshop @ NIESC | Plymouth, IN | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Northern Indiana Educational Services Center | |||
| Venue: | Christo's Banquet Center 830 Lincolnway E, Plymouth Plymouth, IN 46563 | |||
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10/12/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Tyler ISD | Tyler, TX | |
| Sponsor: | Tyler Indpendent School District | Private Event | ||
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10/15/2015—10/16/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | ICE Conference (Indiana) | Noblesville, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Indiana Connected Educators Conference | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Noblesville High School 18111 Cumberland Noblesville, IN | Register to attend | ||
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10/22/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Mt. Vernon CSC (Indiana) | Fortville, IN | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook | Private Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation | |||
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11/10/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Cascade Middle School | Clayton, IN | |
| Venue: | Cascade Middle School 6423 S. County Road 200 West Clayton, IN 46118 (317) 539-9285 | Private Event | ||
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11/11/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Hamilton Southeastern Schools (Indiana) | Fishers/Noblesville, Indiana | |
| Full-day Seminar: | Ditch That Textbook | Private Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Hamilton Southeastern Schools | |||
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11/14/2015 09:00-02:30 p.m. | Northeast Literacy Retreat | Fort Wayne, IN | |
| Public Event | ||||
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11/17/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Ditch That Textbook workshop @ ECESC | Connersville, IN | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | East Central Educational Service Center | |||
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11/18/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Ditch That Textbook @ WCIESC | Greencastle, Indiana | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | West Central Indiana Educational Service Center | |||
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11/19/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Elgin Local Schools (Ohio) | Elgin, OH | |
| Sponsor: | Elgin Local Schools | Private Event | ||
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01/13/2016 8:00am-3:00pm | Madison eLearning | Madison, IN | |
| Private Event | ||||
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01/18/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Hudson ISD (Texas) | Lufkin, TX | |
| Venue: | Hudson Indpendent School District 6735 Ted Trout Drive Lufkin, TX 75904 936-875-3351 | Private Event | ||
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01/26/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | South Putnam | Greencastle, IN | |
| Sponsor: | South Putnam Schools | Private Event | ||
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02/03/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Sheridan MS/HS | Sheridan, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Sheridan Community Schools | Private Event | ||
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02/09/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Southern Indiana Education Center | Jasper, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Southern Indiana Education Center | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Southern Indiana Education Center 1102 Tree Lane Drive Jasper, IN 47546 812-482-6641 | Register to attend | ||
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02/15/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Educational Service Unit #13 | Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Workshop: | The Digital PIRATE | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Educational Service Unit #13 | |||
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02/16/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Rockford Public Schools | Rockford, MI | |
| Keynote: | Ditch That Textbook! | Private Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Rockford Public Schools | |||
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02/24/2016—02/25/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | ICE Conference | St. Charles, IL | |
| Sponsor: | Illinois Computing Educators | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center 4051 E. Main St. St. Charles, IL 60174 (630) 584-6300 | Register to attend | ||
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02/25/2016—02/26/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | ICE Conference (Illinois) | St. Charles, IL | |
| Sponsor: | Illinois Computing Educators | Public Event | ||
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03/07/2016 01:15-03:30 p.m. | Mandan Public Schools | Mandan, ND | |
| Sponsor: | Mandan Public School District | Private Event | ||
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03/09/2016—03/11/2016 | MACUL Conference | Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Sponsor: | Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | DeVos Place 303 Monroe Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 742-6500 | Register to attend | ||
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03/14/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Concordia Lutheran HS | Fort Wayne, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Concordia Lutheran High School | Private Event | ||
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03/23/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Westwood Community School District | Sloan, IA | |
| Sponsor: | Westwood Community School District | Private Event | ||
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04/13/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Wabash Valley Education Center | West Lafayette, IN | |
| Workshop: | Ditch That Textbook! | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Wabash Valley Education Center | Register to attend | ||
| Venue: | Wabash Valley Education Center 3061 Benton Street West Lafayette, IN 47906 (765) 463-1589 | |||
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04/18/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Monroe #1 BOCES (New York) | Fairport, N.Y. | |
| Full-day Seminar: | The Digital PIRATE | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Monroe #1 BOCES | |||
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04/26/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Caesar Rodney School District | Camden, DE | |
| Keynote: | Ditch That Textbook | Private Event | ||
| Venue: | Caesar Rodney High School 239 Old North Road Camden, DE 19934 | |||
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05/03/2016 | Paoli Community School Corporation | Paoli, IN | |
| Venue: | To be determined Paoli, IN | Private Event | ||
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05/25/2016 09:00-09:45 a.m. | Pacific Northwest Apprenticeship Education Conference | Portland, OR | |
| Sponsor: | The Bureau of Labor and Industries, Oregon Building Congress and Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Conference Center 1000 NE Multnomah Street Portland, OR | Register to attend | ||
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05/31/2016 10:30-12:00pm | West Central Career Cooperative | Crawfordsville, IN | |
| Venue: | Crawfordsville Country Club Crawfordsville, IN | Private Event | ||
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06/06/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | PowerED Up Conference | Leopold, IN | |
| Venue: | Perry Central Schools 18677 Old State Road 37 Leopold, IN 47551 (812) 843-5576 | Public Event | ||
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06/07/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Making a Splash with Digital Learning Conference | Batesville, IN | |
| Venue: | Batesville Community School Corporation 626 N. Huntersville Road Batesville, IN 47006 (812) 934-2194 | Public Event | ||
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06/08/2016—06/09/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Ignite Your Superpower | Lafayette, IN | |
| Venue: | Sunnyside Intermediate School 530 N 26th St Lafayette, IN 47904 (765) 771-6100 | Public Event | ||
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06/13/2016—06/14/2015 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Summer Spark (Wisconsin) | Milwaukee, WI | |
| Sponsor: | University School of Milwaukee | Public Event | ||
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06/15/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | REMAST Conference (South Dakota) | Brookings, S.D. | |
| Sponsor: | South Dakota State Noyce Scholarship Program | Public Event | ||
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06/20/2016 | Indianapolis Sister Cities Int'l Conference | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Keynote: | Connecting Your Classroom to the World | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Indianapolis Sister Cities International | Register to attend | ||
| Venue: | Covenant Christian High School 7525 W. 21st St. Indianapolis, IN 46214 | |||
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06/22/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Western North Dakota ESA | Dickinson, ND | |
| Workshop: | The Digital PIRATE | Public Event | ||
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06/26/2016—06/29/2016 | ISTE Conference | Denver, CO | |
| Venue: | Colorado Convention Center 700 14th St. Denver, CO 80202 | Public Event | ||
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07/12/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | MSD of Martinsville | Martinsville, IN | |
| Sponsor: | MSD of Martinsville | Private Event | ||
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07/13/2016—07/14/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Pulaski County Special School District | Little Rock, AR | |
| Sponsor: | Pulaski County Special School District | Private Event | ||
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07/18/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Sheridan/Hamilton Heights | Sheridan, IN | |
| Public Event | ||||
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07/19/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Launching INquiry | Fishers, IN | |
| Venue: | Fishers High School College & Career Academy 13000 Promise Rd Fishers, IN 46038 | Public Event | ||
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07/20/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Blended Learning Summit | Salina, KS | |
| Sponsor: | Smoky Hill Education Service Center | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Smoky Hill Education Service Center 605 E. Crawford Salina, KS 67401 785-825-9185 | |||
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07/21/2016 08:30-04:00 p.m. | iPadpaloozaEastTX | Longview, TX | |
| Keynote: | Ditch That Textbook! | Public Event | ||
| Sponsor: | Region 7 Education Service Center | Register to attend | ||
| Venue: | Pine Tree High School 900 Northwest Drive Longview, TX 75604 (903) 295-5031 | Get more information | ||
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07/22/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Tyler ISD | Tyler, TX | |
| Sponsor: | Tyler ISD | |||
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07/25/2016—07/26/2016 | E3 Technology Conference | Warsaw, IN | |
| Venue: | Warsaw High School 1 Tiger Lane Warsaw, IN 46580 (574) 371-5098 | Public Event | ||
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08/01/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Catholic High School | New Iberia, LA | |
| Sponsor: | Catholic High School | Private Event | ||
| Venue: | Catholic High School 1301 de La Salle Drive New Iberia, LA 70560 | |||
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08/05/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Fort Wayne Lutheran Schools Partnership | Fort Wayne, IN | |
| Sponsor: | Fort Wayne Lutheran Schools Partnership | Private Event | ||
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08/09/2016 | Southwest School Corporation | Sullivan, IN | |
| Venue: | Southwest School Corporation 110 North Main Street Sullivan, IN 47882 (812) 268-6311 | Private Event | ||
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08/11/2016 | Groesbeck ISD Tech Conference | Groesbeck, TX | |
| Keynote: | Ditch That Textbook! | Private Event | ||
| Venue: | Groesbeck Independent School District 1202 N. Ellis Groesbeck, TX 76642 (254) 729-4100 | |||
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08/15/2016 | Beggs Public Schools | Beggs, OK | |
| Venue: | Beggs Public Schools 1201 West 9th Beggs, OK 74421 (918) 267-3628 | Private Event | ||
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08/16/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Etoile ISD | Etoile, TX | |
| Sponsor: | Etoile ISD | Private Event | ||
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08/17/2016 8:00-3:00 pm | Tech Academy | ||
| Private Event | ||||
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08/22/2016—08/23/2016 | West Central School District | Hartford, SD | |
| Venue: | West Central School District 705 E. 2nd St. Hartford, SD 57033 (605) 528-3217 | Private Event | ||
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08/24/2016 8:00am-3:00pm | Walled Lake Consolidated School District | ||
| Public Event | ||||
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08/25/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | Hillsboro School District | Hillsboro, OR | |
| Sponsor: | Hillsboro School District | Private Event | ||
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08/29/2016 8:00am-3:00pm | Service Learning School District | Detroit, MI | |
| Sponsor: | Service Learning School District | |||
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09/16/2016 | New Prairie High School | New Carlisle, IN | |
| Venue: | New Praire High School New Carlisle, IN | Private Event | ||
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09/19/2016 | Big Walnut Local Schools | Sunbury, OH | |
| Workshop: | The Digital PIRATE: Tech Like a PIRATE | Private Event | ||
| Venue: | Big Walnut Local Schools 36 Harrison St Sunbury, OH 43074 (740) 965-3205 | |||
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09/20/2016 08:00-03:00 p.m. | NH Best Practices in Curriculum, Assessment and Assessment Conference | Concord, NH | |
| Sponsor: | New Hampshire School Administrators Association | Public Event | ||
| Venue: | Grappone Conference Center Concord, NH | |||
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10/12/2016—10/13/2016 | Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency | Betterdorf, IA | |
| Sponsor: | Mississippi Area Bend Education Agency | Private Event | ||
How about starting a today’s meet for flipping a lesson? Use it for easy access to open discussion prior to getting back to class.
Absolutely, Betsy! Head off some questions before kids get back to class!
I know this site and find it awesome as well; thanks for the terrific list, though, of ways to easily incorporate it!
Thanks Keith! It’s one of my favorites too.
I love TodaysMeet!! I have used it several times in presentations for backchannel conversations & questions! I think #8 is a selling feature for teachers who really want honest feedback from their students. It’s a great way to see if your students are engaged, or if a teacher needs to adjust how they are delivering the content!
Is there a way to display a presentation (e.g. a PowerPoint or similar Google presentation or something else) and the Today’s Meet backchannel questions on a SmartBoard at the same time? Thank you.
I haven’t used Today’s Meet, and wish their website had more examples of how to get started.
I will be teaching a university course that will meet F2F twice a week. I’d like to use a backchannel both for polling and for students to send in questions.
Can these be going on at the same time? Do I let them occur in the same “room”, or need two separate “rooms” to keep things straight?
If I want to separate one day’s posts from posts two days later, do I need to create separate “rooms”?
Any good resources online about how to use Today’s Meet?
Thanks!
Lisa
Hi Lisa!
TodaysMeet has recently added a new feature — create an account with their site and you get some control of the rooms you set up. This means that if you want to clear all of the messages out of a room (after a day or week of conversation or just to start fresh) you can within your account. I personally keep all of my class interactions in one TodaysMeet room. When I need to separate one class’s messages from another, I hold in shift and hit enter several times to clear out the conversation screen, effectively giving us a blank slate without deleting all of the prior comments. The account feature does allow you to actually erase all of the comments, which could help you keep one day’s work separate from another.
TodaysMeet also has a transcript feature, where you can copy/paste all of your posts in chronological order into a word processor document that you can save to access later.
TodaysMeet.com/help is the FAQ page for the site and has lots of questions with answers.
Hope that helps! Let me know if you have further questions … I’m always glad to assist!
Yes, Matt, this does help. Still wish there were videos showing the tool in action; I’m having a hard time visualizing whether this or Socrative or just sticking to iClickers is the way to go.
You mentioned that Todays Meet allows polling. So if I propose a question such as “What were the most important learning achievements in ancient Mesopotamia?” and offered these answers (one isn’t the RIGHT answer, it’s to get a discussion going):
A. Writing (cuneiform, phonetic alphabet)
B. Iron (weapons, ag tools)
C. Established legal code
D. Trading
E. Something else
With iClicker, I can see a bar chart to tell what response received the majority, the minority, etc. I usually then encourage someone from each choice to speak up and explain why they voted as they did.
I’m not seeing how I can do such a poll in Todays Meet.
I guess this is my basic question: which tool (Todays Meet, Socrative, something else?) best allows me to have a backchannel (taking student comments and questions during class) AND a polling system working during a single class session, without too much hassle. Todays Meet seems the simplest interface, but I think it may not allow polling in the way I’m hoping.
If I set up a classroom, how will the students access it. Will they need an email address and password to enter?
In TodaysMeet, you just set up the room and give students the URL to the room. When they arrive there, they just type their names and then they can start typing messages into the conversation. Students won’t need any kind of log-in.
How to use polling (refer to point 5) in TodaysMeet?
When I poll using TodaysMeet, I just ask students a question and have them type their answers in a TodaysMeet room. It’s quick and basic and makes the results very visually clear.