Erin McKinley

Pros and Cons

Pros and Cons

  • November 21, 2020 at 12:04 PM
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1. Socrative 
Socrative is an online assessment tool that allows teachers to create quizzes easily. With this tool teachers can add true/false questions, exit ticket, short answer, etc. It is also one of the top rated assessment applications. 
Pros
  • Provides instant feedback
  • Available on all platforms
Cons
  • Cannot email results to yourself
  • Student cannot comment on peers' answers
2. Google Forms
Google Forms help teachers create assessments, and it automatically grades it for you. Students can answer in multiple choice, short answer, and even in a video response. Google Forms even provides graphs and summaries of missed answers for teachers.
Pros
  • Simple and easy to edit
  • Automatically saves to Google Drive
Cons
  • Cannot add graphics and media
  • Limited templates/layouts/customization 
3. Kahoot
Kahoot provides teachers with the oppurtunity to create assessments in a fun, interactive way. Students take quizzes made by the teacher or found online by participating in a competitive game. Students gain points by clicking on correct responses the fastest.
Pros
  • Motivating
  • Easy way to integrate technology
Cons
  • Students try to get answers the fastest which leads to guessing
  • Hard to track student data