Todaysmeet.com + videos

My mother in law is the worst person to watch a movie with. From the opening scenes "who's that" "does he die" "are they related, does she like him?" And the list goes on and on and on...and we are only 2 minutes into the movie. If you don't answer them she gets frustrated and leaves. Students have similar questions but rule number one when watching a movie in the classroom is no talking. So how can they ask those questions if we don't allow them to talk? I have started using todaysmeet.com. It was shown to me during a faculty meeting and I wasn't sure how to use it since it seems like in a class of 30 kids I would rather they talk with each during the class and collaborate, not go through some forced secondary channel of communication. These kids are already wired in enough, no need to perpetuate it over developing face to face social skills. However using todaysmeet students can ask questions without disrupting the movie. With the students sharing an ipad or using their own device it is easy for them to ask the class (including me) questions about the movie. We have only used it a few times but it continues to work better as students get more and more comfortable with it.