Socrative is a simple, dynamic online student response system that can help teachers spark conversation and learning through user-created polls and quizzes. With this free, cloud-based software, teachers direct students to a Web address, where they log in their answers. Via single-response polling, students' answers register immediately on the teacher’s computer as the students submit their responses on most any device. Teachers can display the class's responses to multiple-choice, true/false, or short-answer questions. In addition to polling students on a single question, teachers can also create longer quizzes, which the software grades. Teachers can choose to let students see instantly whether their answer was correct, or they can provide an explanation in response to incorrect answers.
Plickers is a rapid-response classroom polling tool that uses paper cards for student responses. To conduct a poll, a teacher creates a question and projects it on-screen. Students hold up their custom response cards (each card is different), turning the cards in different orientations to indicate their answers (one side up for A, another side up for B, and so on). The teacher holds up a device (like an iPad or Android) and scans students’ responses, which are recorded. Responses can be automatically projected on a screen in the classroom, and teachers can track each student's responses over time. Padlet is a free resource that can be used in a variety of ways. Through this site, you can create a blank "board" with a question or topic. Students then go to your board to post answers or ideas. Student posts can be scattered around the page or organized in a scrolling list. Padlets can be used for collaboration, activators, formative assessments, and many more ways. Comment below on how you use Padlet in your classes! To try it out, go to www.padlet.com. |
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