These tools and website allow users to create quizzes, polls, and discussion questions to increase interaction and participant responding. Many offer scoreboards or achievement records and incorporate game-like features.
Kahoot! - Free; Web-based..... Kahoot! is a digital classroom response system leveraging a game-based format. Teachers can create quiz questions, polls, or questions on specific topics that students answer real-time, in a social, fun environment. Extremely easy to create and use, participants don't have to download anything, they simply go to the Kahoot.it website and key in the code for the current game.
Website: http://getkahoot.com/
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1131203560?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1131203560?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.mobitroll.kahoot.android
Free Android Tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.mobitroll.kahoot.android
Poll Everywhere - Free/Paid; Web-based..... Poll Everywhere is a web-based system used to create multiple-choice or open-answer polls which participants answer via text messaging from their own devices. Each answer in a poll has a unique number, and participants text that number to Poll Everywhere’s 6-digit short code. The results arrive in real time, and can be displayed for public review.
Free Mac program: http://www.polleverywhere.com/macpresenter
Website: http://www.polleverywhere.com/
Socrative Free; Web-based; iOS..... Socrative is a student response system that allows students to use web-enabled devices as their
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socrative.teacher
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teacher-clicker-socrative/id477620120?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teacher-clicker-socrative/id477620120?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Website: http://www.socrative.com/
Edmodo app: http://www.edmodo.com/publisher/socrative
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/socrative-teacher/ofajgnplnindhnhnconjocimijjifaln?hl=en
Nearpod - Free/Paid; Web-based, iOS..... Nearpod supports synchronized and interactive use of all mobile devices for class instruction, guided practice, formative assessment in and out of the classroom. Teachers can create their own Nearpod presentations or download and customize lessons from others. Teachers can launch interactive presentations and control the activity through their Nearpod app while students view content and submit responses on their devices.
Website: http://www.nearpod.com/web
Free iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nearpod/id523540409?ls=1&mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nearpod/id523540409?ls=1&mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panareadigital.Nearpod
Exit Ticket Free/Paid; Web-based, iOS, Android.... ExitTicket is a classroom feedback system that works on any wifi-enabled smartphone, tablet, or device (that has downloaded the software). At any point in a lesson teachers can post a
Website: http://exitticket.org/
Geddit Free; Web-based..... geddit is a
Website: http://letsgeddit.com/
The Answer Pad - Free; Web-based..... The Answer Pad (TAP) supports real-time assessment. Teachers create their class, then students download the free TAPit app onto their iPads or access it on a computer via the web. Teachers then “Go Interactive” by assessing student understanding by quickly sending out questions to their students. Many question types are supported, including a blank pad or graph so teachers can see how their students are working through problems. Teachers receive a full images of student work, which can be projected for sharing. Teachers can also pre-create electronic answer sheets (which can be designed with eight different question types and an optional scratch pad) which can be used by students at a later time. Supports individual and group performance reporting.
Website: http://theanswerpad.com/
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/answer-pad/id978897926?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/answer-pad/id978897926?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theanswerpad.student
Free Android Tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theanswerpad.student
AnswerGarden - Free; App; Web-based..... AnswerGarden is an audience participation tool for conferences and classrooms. It allows you to pose a question or a topic for your crowd to answer or comment on. A unique twist of AnswerGarden is that it combines a Twitter-like confinement of 20 characters and a representation in the form of a word cloud. The end result provides a quick overview of all answers, ranked in popularity, which can then be used for further analysis or group discussion.
Website: http://answergarden.ch/
Pear Deck - Free/Paid, browser-based (requires GoogleDrive for creation)….. Pear Deck offers a slightly unique way for teachers to see individual students’ progress in the classroom. Teachers create (or import) a presentation in Google Drive and present it to the class. Students can then interact with the content individually while teachers monitor both individual and class progress. Along slides containing content, teachers can create slides across several question types, including multiple-choice, written response, freehand drawing, and others.
Website: https://peardeck.com/
Mentimeter - Free/Paid; App; Web-based..... Mentimeter is an audience response system that allows users to pose a question and get instant feedback on that question through any Internet-connected device (tablets, smartphones, desktop computers, etc). Question types include multiple choice, ratings, QR codes, and short text-based response, which can be embedded into PowerPoint presentations. Teachers can allow a continuous flow of questions for students to vote at their own pace, or teachers can control when the group moves on to the next question. Free accounts support an unlimited number of questions and unlimited responses per question.
Website: http://www.mentimeter.com
Plickers - Free; iOS; Web-based..... Plickers using “print yourself” cards teachers can poll their class without the need for each student to have their own devices. Each student a gets card (a student response card or “paper clicker”), and teachers use their iOS to scan the class for on the spot checks-for-understanding, exit tickets, and impromptu polls. The data is automatically and securely saved, student-by-student, at plickers.com
Website: https://plickers.com/
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/plickers/id701184049?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plickers.client.android
EdPuzzle - Free; Web-based….. EdPUZZLE allows teachers to upload a YouTube video and trim the content to what they want, while pausing the video throughout to add questions the students must answer. Teachers can also record commentary throughout the video for explanations or additional information.
Website: http://edpuzzle.com/
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/edpuzzle/id919598209?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/edpuzzle/id919598209?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/edpuzzle/aibecpgimejiilcodkhopfpbelohhppf
Instavibe - Free, iOS….. Instavibe allows teachers ask questions in a live setting and capture students’ opinions or responses in a few clicks. Teachers orally ask Yes or No questions, or ask for a rating or number input from students, who enter their responses via the Instavibe screen on any Internet-connected device. Students’ votes appear live on the teacher’s screen, and can be broadcast for sharing.
Website: http://instavibeapp.com/
Quizizz - Free, Web-based.... Quizizz allows teachers to create multiplayer quiz games, for students to play in class and at home. Teachers can use quizzes made by other teachers, or create their own, than can play it as a
Website: https://quizizz.com/
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quizizz-teacher/npdkbnnecmbnkbacgfchpnhaffgbpogf
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quizizz-student/id1160249042?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quizizz-student/id1160249042?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quizizz_mobile
Free Android Tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quizizz_mobile
LearnClick – Free/Paid, Web-based LearnClick allows anyone to create interactive, media-rich quizzes, and online tests in numerous formats such as fill in the blanks, drag & drop, dropdowns, multiple-choice questions, and closes (also known as “gap-fills” where students have to comprehend text and think critically to “fill in” what they believe to be the missing words). Clozes, and the other test formats available are useful tools for student knowledge and retention of new material, assessing reading comprehension and vocabulary development, or as formal formative assessments. Teachers can easily create quizzes or tests for individualized students or the entire class or search the quiz bank to save time.
Website: http://www.learnclick.com/
Edmodo app: https://www.edmodo.com/publisher/learnclick
Quizlet - Free/Paid; Web; iOS, Android, Chrome Quizlet is an extremely popular tool to help anyone study anything, anywhere. It’s included in the Active Response shelf because of the highly interactive study and practice games — based on a
Website: https://quizlet.com/
Edmodo app: http://www.edmodo.com/publisher?uid=507204
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quizlet/id546473125?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6SU
Google Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quizlet/bgofflgeghkhocbociocnckocbjmomjh
Quizlet Live - Free/Paid; Web; iOS, Android, Chrome Quizlet live turns Quizlet into an collaborative classroom game. Teachers can pick any set and share the join code with students who are assigned teams. Student teams sit together and race or compete against each other or to improve their scores over time. Working together students find the term that matches the definition; everyone on the team must contribute. Quizlet Live also encourages accuracy over speed. If a team matches incorrectly, they have to start over from the beginning.
Website: https://quizlet.com/live
Website: http://gosoapbox.com/
Triventy - Free; Web Triventy is a game-based student response application in which enables teachers (or students) can author and present online quizzes and surveys. Teachers can write their own questions, or customize quizzes from the shared quiz library, or invite students to add questions to a quiz. Once ready teachers can present the quiz on a large screen, which students also see on their laptops, tablets or smartphones—any internet connected device. The quiz syncs across all devices and displays the quiz results in real time, including names of who responded first (note, the ranking of first place to last is displayed at the end of the game). Music and a countdown timer add to the fun and suspense.
Website: http://www.triventy.com/
Goose Chase - Free/Paid; iOS, Android, Web With Goose Chase EDU teachers can create scavenger hunts for students using Goose Chase on their mobile devices, Scavenger hunts are made up of missions filled with scavenger hunt clues. Student show solving the clues by uploading photos, video, text, or going to a specific location. Teachers can create teams, a starting/ending time for the scavenger hunt, and assign each mission a point value, which is automatically tallied as teams submit their answers. All submissions can be monitored and removed to try again. Goose Chase also provides a library of missions on their website, examples include: a vocabulary scavenger hunt (ex: for the word
Free iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id437330879?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id437330879?mt=8&at=10l6SU
Free Android Phone app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goosechaseadventures.goosechase
Free Android Tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goosechaseadventures.goosechase
Live Worksheets - Free; Web Live Worksheets are interactive worksheets that save paper, ink, and time, and are fun to complete. Teachers create an account and go to the website to upload a worksheet pdf, then drag text entry boxes on top of the worksheet. Student then enter the answers online. Questions can be fill in the blank, multiple choice, matching, drag and drop, join with arrows, recording audio, word search, and more, with new activities frequently added. Teacher enter in correct answers when they create the text boxes, which the program uses to give students instant feedback (correct answers are green and incorrect answers are red) with total score for the worksheet visible for each student. Find it at https://www.liveworksheets.com
Website: https://www.liveworksheets.com
HyperSay - Free/Paid; Web Hypersay encourages teachers and students to interact with each other during a PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation. By posting the presentation slides onto participants' mobile devices and embedding real-time questions, polls, surveys, interactive images, audience Q&A, and even private notes, the device becomes an engagement tool while providing feedback to the teacher (or student presenter). Teachers get live stats on student engagement and who is actively responding, as well as formative assessment data via questions, quizzes, and polls. Session analytics are provided at the end of the lesson/presentation, with data export capabilities.
Website: https://hypersay.com/
Factile - Free/Paid; Web; Mobile Merging game based learning with active student responding, Factile helps you to create Jeopardy-style game boards with categories and wagers using your own questions and answers. Questions can be set up in 6 categories and 5 levels of difficulty (free version support text only questions, the paid version supports images, audio, and video). Once teachers (or students) have created a quiz they project the Factile board with all the Tiles. Tiles are played in any order (e.g. Presidents for $200). Players can be solo or in teams (in the free version one member of the team provides the answer, called on by the game Moderator; the paid version allows players to buzz in with their phones). Questions can be timed, and the Moderator determines whether the Team answer was correct or incorrect. The answer is then displayed, points awarded (or subtracted) accordingly, and play continues. There’s even a Final Factile question where students decide their final wager. Scores and answers are tracked by teams and can be download as a .csv file to track progress.
Website: https://www.playfactile.com/
Wooclap - Free/Paid; Web Wooclap allows students to use their own smartphones as part of a classroom response system designed to boost participation. To use Wooclap, (1) Teachers create their questions (multiple choice questions, polls, numerical value questions, matching, word clouds, etc.) and then (2) launch the quiz on their projected device and invite learners to connect to the URL displayed on the screen. Wooclap collects real-time answers from the learners so that teachers and students can interact based on the answers. Wooclap helps teachers measure understanding in real time and stimulates interaction and engagement.
Website: http://www.wooclap.com