1-Socrative -quizzes and questions with real-time grading
Socrative tool is one of the top-rated assessment tools for teachers according to hundreds of online reviews by educators and professional reviewers. It’s an interactive digital tool that lets we quiz, grade, and assess on-the-fly; “at the speed of learning.” Teachers can choose from quick questions for instant feedback, class counts to see who’s logged in, or full quizzes for deeper understanding.
Quizzes are graded in real time, and we can store them for re-use with other groups. It works on smart phones, tablets, laptops, and other devices on MS Windows, Android, and iOS. It’s 100% free for students, and it’s simple, flexible, and aligns well with Common Core.
2. Google Forms – easy to use and COPPA/FERPA compliant
Google Forms is a go-to among teachers because it’s quick and simple to create and automatically grade quizzes even if it’s our first time using the tool. Create multiple-choice quizzes or short-answer quizzes, and make an easy answer key with point assignments for each question.We can also share grades with students at the click of a mouse.
3-Mentimeter – pre-built education templates
It comes pre-loaded with education templates for the classroom like a listening skills assessment, icebreakers, formative assessments, post-lecture surveys, and polls. Mentimeter gives everyone a voice, but it also has a neat feature to mute extra-loud students.It’s free to use and host live quizzes either from its templates or from scratch.
4. Poll Everywhere – used by 300,000 teachers
Give quizzes, take attendance, and gauge understanding your own way with Poll Everywhere. It integrates with Google apps like Google Slides or MS PowerPoint and Keynote; as you prefer. It’s used by more than 75% of all Fortune 500 companies and by 300,000+ educators around the world. It also works on iOS and Android phones and tablets.
It gets a snapshot of where students are struggling by creating questions as word clouds, open student responses, or with multiple-choice options. Then let students answer with their phones, laptops, or tablets.
Teachers can get real-time feedback in their question slides without calling on specific individuals to roll out assessment as an integrated part of a larger lecture. This is a great way to give students a voice in steering the direction of live lesson plans.
5. Kahoot – game-based assessment tool
Students love Kahoot’s game-based approach to learning and assessment. Host games live or as assignments.Students can even create their own “kahoots” to share with classmates, creating an interactive experience. Create a quiz game in minutes, import questions from spreadsheets, and search their 500-million item question bank.
Read more: Kahoot Vs Quizizz: What’s the Difference?
If we want to add drawings from iOS or combine several mini-kahoots into a larger assessment. Kahoot can do that, and it can insert YouTube videos into our questions.Additionally, we can download basic reports in spreadsheets.
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