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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Use Real Time Comments / Questioning / Polling Streams in Your Classroom

I wrote this for the upcoming JASCD Newsletter (Fall 2012). I'll be going back to the others I have written over the last number of years and post them here.


Do you know these simple user-friendly real time live streaming web sites? You can encourage your class (or audience) to make comments, ask questions, or simple brainstorm using the following sites. You can create and conduct an online poll in seconds. These web sites do not require registration and allow you to set up online collaboration simply and easily.


Today’s Meet is very much like Twitter, but allows more characters and does not require registration. You can download the transcript as well to use as a record, or even for grading participation/ quality of comments. The applications for Today’s Meet are varied.

http://todaysmeet.com/


Answer Garden is a good brainstorming tool. Simply type a question and wait for answers. You are limited in the number of words you can type, but you can edit the question later on.

http://answergarden.ch/


Poll Everywhere allows you to create a poll or survey quickly. Responders have the choice of text messaging from a phone or using a computer, and even by tweeting. Poll results can be downloaded as a slide or image, linked to Facebook, Twitter and Google Blogger. The poll can be e-mailed and downloaded for Prezi.

http://www.polleverywhere.com/

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