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Backchannel Chat is a class discussion tool that was designed from the ground up to support teachers. Backchannels are great for increasing participation in classroom discussions and for informally assessing your students' knowledge.

'Backchannel Chat is a real-time discussion tool designed for educational use. It provides teachers with all of the tools to successfully manage a classroom backchannel.

We provide teacher tools for:
* Moderating and removing content
* Locking the chat room from students to help control the pace of the discussions
* Profanity filter
* Ability to make students "read-only"
* Message amplification tools - students can up-vote relevant content
* Private messaging between teachers and students
* Reporting information to help determine student participation
* Full transcripts

Backchannel Chat provides safe and secure real-time discussion tools that have been designed for educational use. Teachers have full control of the discussion - they can remove messages, lock the room, and prevent students from contributing. Our modern rooms will transform your classroom.'

This is a free app

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