Learn which tools to use for gathering immediate feedback in classrooms, online, or with mobile devices. Many are free with basic options, but ask for fees to access advanced options. Tools discussed: Google Docs: Forms, Polldaddy.com, LetsGoVote.com, and Polleverywhere.com.
2. Introduction
Please introduce yourself
Name
Department
3. Survey and Poll-Making Tools
Most = free for limited use or functionality
Costs money for expanded use and functionality
Tool Brands:
Google Documents: Form
Polldaddy.com
LetsGoVote.com
Polleverywhere.com
4. Discussion
When and why do you need feedback?
Turn to a neighbor and answer this question with them.
Take turns.
Talk about this all together
Responses
Need to know quality of a project.
Need to know what people think about an issue.
Should action be taken in a certain direction?
What do students know or understand about X?
What does Johnny want to do for graduation?
5. Google Documents—Quizzes & Surveys
Create Form
Add title for survey
Create questions
Multiple Choice
Select all that apply
(check boxes)
Paragraph
Short answer
Choose from a list
Scale
Grid
6. Google Docs—Surveys: Pros & Cons
Its free! Feels a bit clunky
Puts answers or results Almost too many
in a spreadsheet options
Can share editing May require a longer or
Can share the surveys steeper learning curve.
or quizzes with others Results are not visually
Unlimited number of appealing (unless you
survey responses export, convert it into a
graph, and do it
yourself)
7. Google Documents Quiz/Survey
This is the right place to enter
instructions for completing the
survey.
Types of questions: paragraph text,
text, multiple choice, checkboxes,
choose from a list, scale, or grid.
Here’s the link to share with others,
so they can take the survey.
11. LetsGoVote.com
Voters submit answers
with cell phones
Text messaging
responses
Updates in real time
No hardware to worry
about
Free for all polls with
less than 20 votes
Tiered plans
Anonymous responses
See video (8:04):
https://www.letsgovote.com/Page/Ho
wItWorks
14. Poll Everywhere
Free: up to 40 in the
audience
Text messaging
responses
Spam free
No unsolicited text
messages
Audience phone numbers
are kept private
View Video (1:57):
http://www.polleverywhere.com/#vide
o
Warning: the video may produce laughter
and/or genuine smiles