by Chris Meshanko | Mar 31, 2016 | Immediate Feedback
Photomath is a free, calculator app that allows users to instantly solve math problems using their smartphone’s camera. Simply open the app, scan an equation, and watch in amazement as the solution magically appears. “But my prof says I have to show my...
by Laura Plotts | Feb 9, 2016 | Assessment, Engagement, Formative, Games, Immediate Feedback, Immediate Feedback
Socrative is a great tool for collecting immediate feedback from students via mobile apps or the internet on laptops or tablets. With Socrative teachers gather assessments via short answer, multiple choice and/or true or false questions. Socrative auto-grades multiple...
by ratcliffcr | Nov 13, 2015 | Assessment, Formative, Immediate Feedback, Mobile
Description: Stick Around is an app that allows teachers and students to create, design, and share unique learning puzzles. Stick Around puzzles are a fun and interactive way for students to practice concepts or study for exams. Turn What You Know Into a Puzzle with...
by Laura Plotts | Oct 12, 2015 | Assessment, Audience Response, Content Delivery, Engagement, Formative, Google, Google, Immediate Feedback, Immediate Feedback, Lecture, Presentation, Summative
Description: The Poll Everywhere Chrome extension allows for live polling to be embedded in Google Slides. Now your polls will load live in Slides just as they do in PowerPoint. Note: This is still in Beta Uses: View live poll results during your Google Slides...
by Chris Meshanko | Jul 31, 2015 | Assessment, Audience Response, Engagement, Formative, Immediate Feedback, Immediate Feedback
Updwn is a free, online (Web 2.0) application that allows users to create and share simple group polls in real time. To get started, visit updwn.co. Next, type a question and click go. Enter your initials, add some options, and share the poll with your students or...
by ratcliffcr | Apr 13, 2015 | Assessment, Audience Response, Content Delivery, Engagement, Formative, Immediate Feedback, Immediate Feedback, Lecture, Mobile, Mobile, Mobile, Summative
What is Nearpod? Nearpod is an all-in-one presentation and polling application that allows teachers to deliver interactive lectures to students by pushing content to students’ mobile devices. Teachers control the presentation while students follow along. With...
by Chris Meshanko | Mar 16, 2015 | Assessment, Feedback, Immediate Feedback
Showbie is both an online (Web 2.0) and iPad application that allows instructors to electronically distribute assignments and resources to all students. Once students complete an assignment (e.g, reading, worksheet, paper, etc.), they can submit it to their class...
by Laura Plotts | Mar 9, 2015 | Assessment, Audience Response, Content Delivery, Engagement, Flipping, Formative, Immediate Feedback, Immediate Feedback, Lecture, Presentation
EDpuzzle – What is it and how can I use it? Platform – web-based and also app for iPhone, iPad Price – free Tutorial – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p6_pz-jG4x4j5Wq3YVT6c-fZSE57V0CsIJyeiC4s_XE/edit?usp=sharing Website –...
by Kaitlin | Jan 11, 2015 | Assessment, Audience Response, Engagement, Formative, Immediate Feedback, Immediate Feedback, Lecture, Summative
Poll Everywhere is an excellent tool for polling or surveying students during class, and it’s a great alternative to clickers. It’s such a versatile and popular tool that we have a campus license at College of Charleston, which makes it free for instructors to use and...
by Jessica Smith | Dec 11, 2014 | Assessment, Collaboration, Group Work, Immediate Feedback, Mobile, Mobile
ClassKick is an iOS app that allows instructors to observe their students’ work as it is created. Instructors first create a class, which is assigned a unique code, and add their roster. Then, the instructor can create questions by drawing or typing on the...
