1. Kahoot (Formative assessments)
Pros: Kahoot is great for student engagement. The teacher can pace the activity as is fit as well as check for understanding and provide clarification throughout. It is a fun, competitive, and engaging activity.
Cons: It is very informal. Students can become very rowdy with the competitive aspect as well as the music. Students don't always try very hard because it is not taken for a grade.
2. Pear Deck (Formative assessments)
Pros: Student or instructor paced are available. Students can do a social/emotional check in. The teacher can provide interactive questions that check for understanding and increase engagement. It levels the playing field for virtual and in-person students. It works well with Google Classroom.
Cons: It doesn't work well with classrooms that use Echo. It Is tedious to try to save the answers. In instructor-paced activities, answers are anonymous, so students can put whatever up on the board. This is potentially a bad idea depending on who is posting what.
3. Google Drive (Summative or Formative)
Pros: Teachers and students can use Google Docs for easy feedback. It is a simple way to make Peer Review more accessible and helps it to run much more smoothly. Students and teachers can make comments on certain areas of the text that are easy to read and understand. It is simple to make quizzes, and they grade themselves.
Cons: Students can "source" questions on quizzes and find the answers. It is often used as a substitute rather than as a way to enhance instruction.
Pros: Kahoot is great for student engagement. The teacher can pace the activity as is fit as well as check for understanding and provide clarification throughout. It is a fun, competitive, and engaging activity.
Cons: It is very informal. Students can become very rowdy with the competitive aspect as well as the music. Students don't always try very hard because it is not taken for a grade.
2. Pear Deck (Formative assessments)
Pros: Student or instructor paced are available. Students can do a social/emotional check in. The teacher can provide interactive questions that check for understanding and increase engagement. It levels the playing field for virtual and in-person students. It works well with Google Classroom.
Cons: It doesn't work well with classrooms that use Echo. It Is tedious to try to save the answers. In instructor-paced activities, answers are anonymous, so students can put whatever up on the board. This is potentially a bad idea depending on who is posting what.
3. Google Drive (Summative or Formative)
Pros: Teachers and students can use Google Docs for easy feedback. It is a simple way to make Peer Review more accessible and helps it to run much more smoothly. Students and teachers can make comments on certain areas of the text that are easy to read and understand. It is simple to make quizzes, and they grade themselves.
Cons: Students can "source" questions on quizzes and find the answers. It is often used as a substitute rather than as a way to enhance instruction.