Last year my guest blogger, Monica Buescher, from Buckingham told you about a quick quiz program called Kahoot. It has become very popular with many teachers in our district. The feedback has been very positive from both teachers and students.
While Kahoot is a great program, it does have some limitations. This month I'd like to tell you about another digital quizzing program called Socrative. Socrative is a bit more comprehensive and allows for more variety in question types including open-ended questions.
Socrative is a free browser-based system that lets teachers set up quizzes and polls which can then be accessed by student on any device. It supports iPads, smartphones, laptops, etc.
Teachers can set whether the quiz runs at the student pace or the teacher's pace. Students' results are visible on the Teacher's screen or sent in an email. They can also be downloaded as an excel file which shows the students answers and overall score.
Setting up a group is very fast. With a pre-written quiz it's possible to get a new group signed in and answer questions within a few minutes, and even faster once the class knows the URL and room number.
As well as quizzes, Socrative can be used for quick polls - throw out a question and ask for yes/no or true/false responses. It can also allow words and phrases to be submitted as part of a brainstorm. Submitted answers can then form part of a poll to vote for the best answer etc.
Give it a try and let me know if you have any questions.
