Happy Friday everyone!!
With the Upper Grand District School Board rolling
out BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) system wide, I thought this week I would
highlight a student response web tool called Socrative.
Similar to a clicker system, but without all of the
specialized equipment, Socrative communicates immediate feedback on student
knowledge and understanding, while engaging students in a fun and interactive
classroom experience. Teachers and
students can access Socrative on any device with a web browser (tablet,
smartphone, laptop or iPod touch). By
logging into a free Socrative account (www.socrative.com)
with their email and a chosen password, teachers are given a ‘room number’
which is their own personal identification for all of their activities. Students access the website (no need for an
account or log in) at m.socrative.com and enter the room number their teachers have been
specified.
Once they have entered the virtual
classroom they will be able participate in the activities that the teacher
creates. These activities can include
multiple choice, short answer, exit ticket and true/false questions and
teachers make up the questions as they go along or have a preset exit ticket
prepared in advance. Results are
displayed immediately in graph form showing the number of respondents for each
answer. Questions can be answered
anonymously or with student names and Socrative sends teachers live reports
that include grades for all questions asked (except short answer).
Give it a try and let me know what you think of
this engaging and accessible web tool. If
you have an idea for a future blog topic, please feel free to pass it along to
me.
Cheers,
Stace
No comments:
Post a Comment