TechTools
Name
Google Forms and
Spreadsheets OR Docs
URL
Description
http://www.google.com/drive
Google Forms (part of Google Drive) is a tool for
creating surveys, tests, or web input forms
Form results are tied to a spreadsheet where
results can be tracked and posted live on the web
Google Docs can be shared for real-time
collaboration
Padlet
https://padlet.com/
Virtual bulletin board where users can
collaboratively post text, images, videos, and
documents
Kahoot!
Making Kahoot!
(https://getkahoot.com/)
Join a Kahoot! game
(https://kahoot.it)
Free game-based response system where player
can use phone, computer, or tablet to display a
multiple choice answer (quicker responses receive
more points)
Can create own questions or choose from precreated public games
Players dont need to create accounts and can
remain anonymous
Results automatically kept
Plickers
https://www.plickers.com/
Instructor uses smartphone, iPad, and/or computer
to ask multiple choice questions using the Plickers
App
Click LiveView on plickers.com to display
question/answer choices and share real-time
responses
Students respond using Plicker cards
Can archive responses from a class
http://formativeassess.weebly.com
Poll Everywhere
http://www.polleverywhere.com
Audience real-time response system that uses
mobile phones, Twitter, or the web to record replies
Polls can be multiple choice, free response,
true/false, image select, Q&A (audience submits
questions), or brainstorming
Formative
https://goformative.com
Design an assignment, open-ended question, or
multiple choice question, assign to students,
receive live results, and provide feedback
FlipQuiz
http://flipquiz.me
Gameshow-style boards where users flip tiles
(similar to Jeopardy) to reveal questions (timer can
be used)
Scores need to be tallied manually on the free plan
JeopardyLabs (https://jeopardylabs.com/ ) is an
alternative
Socrative
http://www.socrative.com
Chatzy
http://www.chatzy.com
TodaysMeet
http://todaysmeet.com
Assess through multiple choice/true-false quizzes,
open ended questions (can vote on results), quick
question polls, and exit tickets (student access
through app or by joining room at socrative.com on
any device)
Instant real-time grading and visualized results
help identify opportunities for further instruction
Free private chat service (no installation or
registration required)
Invite people to chat room through email or
through link
A backchannel discussion tool (140 character limit
for posts)
Instructors create as many rooms as needed and
choose the length of time room will be available
(up to one year)
Rooms not publicly listed (only available to people
http://formativeassess.weebly.com
who know name of room)
Zaption
http://www.zaption.com
UW Classroom Presenter
http://classroompresenter
.cs.washington.edu
Add images, text, and multiple choice or openended questions to any online video
Free version allows user to publish unlimited
interactive lessons and track usage
PlayPosit [formerly known as eduCanon]
(http://www.playposit.com) is an alternative
Tablet PC-based whiteboard where digital ink,
slides, and polls can be shared between instructors
and students
Instructor and student devices are linked so
information can be exchanged
http://formativeassess.weebly.com
