One of the best websites/apps for use in the classroom is Socrative. Without a doubt.
WHAT IS IT?
A free application or website that students access as a response (or 'clicker') system. Teachers can create quizzes pre-class and have students use laptops or the app on a mobile device to respond to multiple-choice or short answer questions. This can gauge up to 50 people's responses in one sitting/class/event etc. and presents info in a downloadable pdf report or editable excel file.
HOW I USE IT
There are many features/functions, yet they're all remarkable simple and presented on an uncluttered display.
MORE TO LEARN
As with any new ICT system/website/app, I am debating how it does a job for me. Currently, creating a test doesn't take me any longer to create but it saves me marking. This works for any multi-choice question, not short answer obviously. Would I use it for formal tests that end-of-course marks are dependent on, perhaps not, but it certainly does a job. Sharing these quizzes across our school is also exciting on a department level. This is certainly a must-have for the digital classroom!
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| http://www.socrative.com/ |
A free application or website that students access as a response (or 'clicker') system. Teachers can create quizzes pre-class and have students use laptops or the app on a mobile device to respond to multiple-choice or short answer questions. This can gauge up to 50 people's responses in one sitting/class/event etc. and presents info in a downloadable pdf report or editable excel file.
HOW I USE IT
There are many features/functions, yet they're all remarkable simple and presented on an uncluttered display.
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| http://m.socrative.com/lecturer/#mainScreen |
- Run a pre-made quiz/test for students to complete during class as pre-test or post-test, with:
- Questions set at individual student pace -vs- Question set at teacher pace (e.g. next question after discussion, to stop students 'going ahead' if needed);
- Random answer choices (to avoid sharing "question one is option 'B' " comments etc.);
- Immediate feedback on/off (I LOVE this feature, for me this is the power of the system - students get instant feedback as to whether they are right or wrong - and no marking for me! Brilliant!);
- Question explanations on/off upon student answer selection.
- Use the 'Exit Ticket' quiz to run after each class to quickly gauge student understanding after (or during) a class. Questions are predefined as:
- How well did you understand the material? (multi-choice);
- What did you learn today? (short answer/free response);
- Please solve the problem on the board (short answer/free response).
- 'Space Race' runs a quiz but assigns students to teams and tracks progress of the group via Space Ships moving forward on correct answers;
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| http://m.socrative.com/lecturer/#spaceRace |
- Automatically generated reports that are sent instantly to your inbox. No marking - correct answers are highlighted green, wrong in red (as shown below);
- Sharing a quizes - use as template or run as is from another teacher's test.
MORE TO LEARN
As with any new ICT system/website/app, I am debating how it does a job for me. Currently, creating a test doesn't take me any longer to create but it saves me marking. This works for any multi-choice question, not short answer obviously. Would I use it for formal tests that end-of-course marks are dependent on, perhaps not, but it certainly does a job. Sharing these quizzes across our school is also exciting on a department level. This is certainly a must-have for the digital classroom!
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