As we have previously written (August 2015), Poll Everywhere provides “free” polling to educators, which allows you to poll up to 40 students at one time. It only takes a few minutes to set up a poll and students can respond to your poll in numerous ways, including by texting from their cell phones. But …
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Poll Everywhere provides “free” polling to educators , which will allow you to poll up to 40 students at one time. It takes only a few minutes to set up a poll and students can respond to your poll in numerous ways, including by texting from their cell phones. Cathy and I use Poll Everywhere …
At this time of year, we as educators begin to organize ourselves and make plans for the upcoming semester. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many educators to utilize technology to deliver quality education. This a great time to reflect on what worked well in a virtual environment and utilize technology that can help organize yourself and …
With the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have been communicating fully or at least partially within a virtual environment. Virtual delivery has allowed us to continue to connect and collaborate with students and co-workers while maintaining social distancing practices. Throughout the past several months, we all have encountered good and poor virtual experiences, including meeting …
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When teaching with technology, Markus and I always promote having a Game Plan B and sometimes even a Game Plan C. This same mindset can apply to having a contingency plan for taking lecture courses online. This plan might be the result of weather or as we are seeing right now the Coronavirus (COVID-19). If …
The new academic year is here and it is time to organize ourselves. This is a great time to reflect and utilize technology that can help organize yourself and your classroom for the upcoming year. Where should you start? Cathy and I think that this is the perfect time to share how we stay organized …
As our semester and 2018 come to a close, we feel that it is a great opportunity to reflect upon the fantastic technology tools and topics that we explored throughout the year. A great resolution for 2019 is to integrate one of these tools into your classroom environment. Slack – https://teachingandlearningtoolbox.wordpress.com/2018/01/ Flipgrid – https://teachingandlearningtoolbox.wordpress.com/2018/02/ Microsoft …
GoSoapBox In Review: Taking Student Engagement To A New Level Occasionally, Markus and I receive a request to revisit a previous technology tool, so this month we will be looking at GoSoapBox In Review. If you are looking to enhance your current classroom response system, you might consider GoSoapBox. GoSoapBox is a powerful multi-function tool …
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Markus and I have discussed several polling and assessment apps over the years including Socrative (February 2016), Kahoot (June 2016), Google Q&A (April 2018), Polleverywhere (September 2018), Sli.do (May 2019), GoSoapBox (September 2019) and Formative (November 2019). If you are looking for something different that seamlessly combines interactive, engaging presentations with real-time feedback, consider Mentimeter. …
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