Tuesday, September 16, 2014

How was socrative?

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My experience using Socrative was very positive. I thought the software was very user-friendly and well-designed. I was able to create a 10-page quiz in about 15 minutes. I loved having the option to create a question that was either true or false, multiple choice, or short answer. I used a mixture of all three question styles on my quiz to provide variety. I also added pictures into my quiz. I thought that was a great feature. I could definitely see myself using this program in my classroom. Elementary schools usually only have 4 computers in each class so I could create a quiz as one of my "centers" during daily activities and have students rotate onto the computers to take the quiz. I think it puts a fun twist on quiz taking. I loved getting to watch the members in my group take my quiz, and see the immediate feedback. I then had the ability to export it into an Excel file, so I could save it to my computer with the information displayed nicely in a graph; it was very innovative. Aside from the standard quiz feature, there are three other programs available on this site; quick question, space race, and exit ticket. I picture these programs for an older classroom, probably college-aged, where students each have their own computer or phone to access the question from their desks. I am glad I got to become familiar with a tool that will be very useful throughout my teaching career.

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