GoSoapBox – Quickly Poll Your Class
GoSoapBox is a student response system that I’ve used off and on over the years. It offers a few ways to conduct online polls for your students to respond to on their phones, tablets, or laptops. My favorite polling option in GoSoapBox is called the Confusion Meter. The Confusion Meter is a simple poll that […]
NowComment – A Good Tool for Hosting Online Discussions
NowComment is an interesting tool for creating online conversations centered around shared documents. While you could do something similar in Google Docs, NowComment was designed for hosting threaded discussions and works with a wide variety of document types including PDFs and Word files. NowComment lets you upload a document then create a discussion about the […]
How to Create a Backchannel on Padlet
Padlet is one of the most versatile tech tools that a teacher can have in his or her toolbox. From making KWL charts to exit tickets to simply posting ideas in a shared online space, Padlet can be used in nearly every grade level and subject area. And your notes aren’t limited to just text […]
Yo Teach! – A Great Alternative to TodaysMeet
Since TodaysMeet was shuttered in June I have fielded lots of emails and Tweets from teachers looking for alternatives to it. I have been suggesting Backchannel Chat and GoSoapBox, but as of this morning I have a new alternative to TodaysMeet that I really like. That tool is called Yo Teach! Yo Teach! was developed […]