http://todaysmeet.com/
Todaysmeet.com is a free online resource that allows you to connect with your audience in real time. Once you have created a room, and given your audience the link, users are encouraged to sign in and join in a conversation. Messages are instantly loaded in the conversation room and all connected users can communicate online.
Last week I attended a training day which was organised by my employer. While we were at the training day we were shown a number of Web 2.0 tools that can be used while teaching children in the middle years of schooling. We all took our laptops and had a day of 'playing' and discovering useful, free sites that are easily used and readily accessible.
The trainer demonstrated how Todaysmeet could be used. She asked us all to sign in to the Todaysmeet chat room that she had previously created. While she was speaking to us from the front of the room, everyone was connected and able to discuss the content of the lecture in an instant.
I have created a room that will be available for a month. Here is the link, I encourage you to clink on the link and add a message. I obviously won't be monitoring the room every minute of the day but I have created it to show you how it can be used.
http://www.todaysmeet.com/kerrie
I can see this as being a useful resource for students to be able to communicate with each other and their teacher while at home when completing group tasks or homework. It would also be a useful tool to demonstrate appropriate use of a social networking tool because it can be easily monitored and whenever anything is said, the author is always clearly visible. Not to mention the fact that the children will love it because their comments are available in an instant. Before embarking on using this tool, it would be essential to teach its appropriate use, but I see this as an opportunity to educate so why not use it!
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