Socrative

Socrative is a really great tool that is used to help support teachers when it comes to formative assessment. There are four ways in which teachers can use the app to assess their students knowledge. These four ways are: quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets, and space race. Another bonus is that this app is completely free for teachers to use!

When a teacher creates a formative assessment, students can use any device in the classroom to
participate. They use a unique code to join their teachers page. From there they will be able to take part in the formative assessment. As students take the assessment, the teacher can view the live feed of the results. The data will be featured in a chart and the teacher can select whether or not to show the students names and answers. This live feed will provide the teacher with immediate information regarding how well their students know the information they're being tested on. On the bottom of the data chart there is a section that shows the class total and the percentage of students in the class that answered each question correct.

For a quick question, the teacher can choose between three types of questions. They can have the question be multiple choice, true or false, and short answer. The ability to choose the style of question you use allows the teacher to cater the assessment to his/her class. If they're running low on time and don't have time for students to complete a short answer response, they can make the decision to have students answer a true false or multiple choice question. Teachers can also choose to align their quiz they create with a common core standard.

The teacher can also put students into teams. This aspect of the app connects directly to the space race activity. Teams of students compete to answer the most questions correct on a formative assessment. The space race is also a timed activity.

Teachers who teach multiple classes can create various sections through their one account. They just choose from the drop down menu which class they want displayed. The teacher can also create a class roster on Socrative and use it to take attendance.

For being free, this app is truly amazing. It provides teachers with an easy way to conduct formative assessments. Teachers can monitor student data digitally and use the information to help cater the instruction to students needs. The program can grade students assessments and the teacher can upload this information to Google Drive, email it, or print it for their records.This app is a wonderful way to integrate technology its the 21st century classroom.


References:
[Untitled images of Socrative app]. Retrieved March 6, 2017, from https://www.socrative.com/index.html

[Untitled image of Socrative logo]. Retrieve March 6, 2017, from http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/04/15-apps-you-should-try-with-your.html