http://backchannelchat.com
Backchannel Chat is designed for educational discussions, it provides all the tools an educator could need to facilitate online discussions.
Moderation Tools
Powerful moderation tools that let you delete any message, or if you choose to moderate every message before a participant can view it.
Realtime Discussion
The discussion with Backchannel Chat is instant and realtime, no waiting for the page to refresh. Its quick fast and works on all devices.
Profanity Filter
For extra safety we've added a profanity filter that will catch the really nasty words. It won't catch every variation, but it will give you some protection.
Pinned Messages
Pin the important message to the top of the discussion, this could be some instructions or a message, it helps set the context of the discussion.
Avatar Pictures
Select a cool picture that best represents you. If your using our tool inside another app, we'll bring your profile information across.
Message Amplification
A live vote count on each message gives the moderator a view of the important messages in the discussion.
Room Lock
Lock the room so that only the moderator can write messages, this can really help to set the pace of the online discussion.
Private Messages
Send private messages to participants, no one else in the chat will see the message. This is a great tool for prompting users to participate more.
Transcript
Backchannel Chat provides full transcripts for all discussions, you can even view the unfiltered comments.
Student Stats
Quickly view the number of messages that each student contributed. This is really helpful to assess students participation.
Embed Media
Quickly and easily embed video's and images. Its as simple as pasting the link, we take care of the embedding.
Integrated
Backchannel Chat has been integrated into other platforms such as Backchannel Chat for Edmodo
Google Apps
Backchannel Chat for Google AppsEdmodo
Backchannel Chat for Edmodo 