Permalink: http://goo.gl/zQO6IC – Updated 5/11/19
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Instead of purchasing expensive and dedicated student response systems from SMART or Promethean, here are some alternatives around for formative assessment in the area of web-based classroom ‘clickers.’ If you have access to iPads, Chromebooks, or even student cell phones, you can utilize some great (and FREE) web based student response and feedback systems – without the need to purchase additional single-purpose devices.
Here’s a rundown of some great options out there, and what it’s “Killer Feature” is:
| Platform: | Killer Feature: |
| Socrative | Great overall features, has Teacher and Student apps, but not required |
| Mentimeter | Unlimited responses – great for school wide surveys |
| Poll Everywhere | SMS/Text voting from student cell phones, free teacher accounts |
| Nearpod | Presentation and assessment in one tool, app or web based presentations, same app for teachers and students |
| Pear Deck | Similar to Nearpod in functionality, it’s a free add-on that allows you to add assessment and interactivity to ANY existing presentation you have, as long as it’s in Google Slides. |
| Kahoot | “Gamified” assessment, great for review, colorful and fun |
| Quizizz | Gamified review, without the time pressure of Kahoot |
| Plickers | No student device needed – uses paper cards and a teacher cell phone or iPad camera |
| Google Forms Quizzes | Easy to build, no additional logins for teachers or students needed |
Here’s a few more new tools to investigate. More details to come!
- Actively Learn
- EdPuzzle
- Thinglink
- GoFormative
- Quizlet – team collaborative question answering. View the demo to get to this feature. Quizlet LIve. Learn more.