Today's Meet
What is it?
Today's Meet is a microblogging site that empowers computer classroom teachers to generate a discussion, without the interference of raised hands or student disruption. Students can post 140 character comments or questions on this site.
How to use this site
Go to the website: http://todaysmeet.com/. The great thing about this website is that no one needs to sign up. All you need to do is make a name for your room. Notice your name is incorporated into a URL, so you can find your room easily later on. Below your room name, decide when you want your room to be deleted. You have the options of: 2 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks and 1 month.
Have your students go to the room you created and start microblogging using 140 characters.
Here is a video to help you get started using Today's Meet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN36FgtzeWs
Have your students go to the room you created and start microblogging using 140 characters.
Here is a video to help you get started using Today's Meet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN36FgtzeWs
Why you should use it
- great way for all students to get involved in classroom discussions
- students don't need to raise their hand to get involved
- ask a question for homework and have students discuss it
- ask your students their input for the class and have everyone respond.
- peer directed learning. Students can answer other student's questions.
- students don't need to raise their hand to get involved
- ask a question for homework and have students discuss it
- ask your students their input for the class and have everyone respond.
- peer directed learning. Students can answer other student's questions.
Classroom examples
- I often ask questions on Today's meet and have students discuss the issue. Questions that have no real answer, allow students to critically assess a topic. For instance, I once asked students to discuss the controversies of the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" on Today's Meet.
- To introduce new topics, I ask basic questions on the new topic and have students research the question to answer. I mark students based on their response. For example, "what do cells use ATP for?" Every student had to respond with a different answer and this motivated them to answer early before many other students had responded. The picture to the side is some responses from that question.
- To introduce new topics, I ask basic questions on the new topic and have students research the question to answer. I mark students based on their response. For example, "what do cells use ATP for?" Every student had to respond with a different answer and this motivated them to answer early before many other students had responded. The picture to the side is some responses from that question.
Possible disadvantages and how to overcome them
- sometimes answering a question in only 140 characters can be tricky. Students can choose to answer using short form or, they can post more than one comment. If they are finding their information from a website, have them include the URL, so others can go to the source and read the information in detail.
Resources
"Learn It In 5 - Todays Meet." Learn It In 5 - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012. <http://learnitin5.com/Todays-Meet>.
"Using Todaysmeet com in the classroom - YouTube." YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN36FgtzeWs>.
"Using Todaysmeet com in the classroom - YouTube." YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN36FgtzeWs>.