Socrative is an online program that, for lack of a better word, is similar to a clicker system. Through any device that can access a provided webpage, students can take a short quiz, poll, or participate in a number of review games for class. One must be responsible for creating the quiz and adding content for others to interact with.
In the classroom, the functionality is limitless. In the hands of the teacher Socrative is perfect for formative assessments and pre assessments, both of which are an area of major focus for my school right now. Socrative also offers a great deal of help with engaging students through a given lesson. With the inclusion of strategically placed Socrative polls throughout the lesson could significantly improve the amount of time students are engaged and actively listening to a standard lesson. In the hands of students (student created content), Socrative could be used as a means of peer-generated review games. Students could create their own review games and quiz each other.
To teach the tool, it would require a lesson or two. The program is intuitive, but not the easiest to navigate. Although, I usually find that students navigate new tools much faster than I do. Socrative, while super accessible, requires a bit of set up in order to be successful. And, you must plan pretty far in advance in order to truly benefit from it. Some challenges that teachers might find are the inaccessibility of devices that can connect to the internet. Or, perhaps a reliable internet connection. I think Socrative is great for this because it allows for students to share a device when they are done taking a quiz. Overall, the positives far outweigh the negatives.
In the classroom, the functionality is limitless. In the hands of the teacher Socrative is perfect for formative assessments and pre assessments, both of which are an area of major focus for my school right now. Socrative also offers a great deal of help with engaging students through a given lesson. With the inclusion of strategically placed Socrative polls throughout the lesson could significantly improve the amount of time students are engaged and actively listening to a standard lesson. In the hands of students (student created content), Socrative could be used as a means of peer-generated review games. Students could create their own review games and quiz each other.
To teach the tool, it would require a lesson or two. The program is intuitive, but not the easiest to navigate. Although, I usually find that students navigate new tools much faster than I do. Socrative, while super accessible, requires a bit of set up in order to be successful. And, you must plan pretty far in advance in order to truly benefit from it. Some challenges that teachers might find are the inaccessibility of devices that can connect to the internet. Or, perhaps a reliable internet connection. I think Socrative is great for this because it allows for students to share a device when they are done taking a quiz. Overall, the positives far outweigh the negatives.