Google Forms (https://docs.google.com/forms)
A division of the Google Docs Editors suite, Google Forms is an online platform that can create quizzes/surveys and be shared publicly with anyone who has internet access.
Pros: Free; easy to use; results/answers can be automatically downloaded onto a spreadsheet; allows for collaboration
Cons: Design/font options are limited; requires internet access
Kahoot! (https://kahoot.com)
Kahoot! is a trivia-style formative assessment tool that allows for the creation and customization of interactive quizzes. Students answer questions on their own devices and compete against other classmates. Kahoot! can also be used to gather opinions from students and brainstorm on a specific topic as a class.
Pros: Free (but free version is limited, see below); can be used for face-to-face or virtual learning; easy to create a quiz quickly; exciting and engaging for students
Cons: Students win more points if they answer the fastest (focus should be on answering correctly rather than speed); free version is limited in its use (restricted from using the following features: type an answer, puzzle, poll, word cloud, open-ended questions, or brainstorming); requires internet access
Canvas (https://www.instructure.com/canvas)
Canvas is a learning management system that streamlines all educational materials and houses them in one online database. Canvas offers four different types of quizzes: graded quizzes, practice quizzes (not graded), graded surveys, and ungraded suveys.
Pros: Many options for customization (time limits, shuffle questions, one question at a time, multiple attempts or one attempt, etc.); automatically entered into the Canvas grade book; score can be adjusted through the use of fudge points
Cons: Requires internet access; can be used on mobile devices and tablets, but Canvas was explicitly designed for desktop use
A division of the Google Docs Editors suite, Google Forms is an online platform that can create quizzes/surveys and be shared publicly with anyone who has internet access.
Pros: Free; easy to use; results/answers can be automatically downloaded onto a spreadsheet; allows for collaboration
Cons: Design/font options are limited; requires internet access
Kahoot! (https://kahoot.com)
Kahoot! is a trivia-style formative assessment tool that allows for the creation and customization of interactive quizzes. Students answer questions on their own devices and compete against other classmates. Kahoot! can also be used to gather opinions from students and brainstorm on a specific topic as a class.
Pros: Free (but free version is limited, see below); can be used for face-to-face or virtual learning; easy to create a quiz quickly; exciting and engaging for students
Cons: Students win more points if they answer the fastest (focus should be on answering correctly rather than speed); free version is limited in its use (restricted from using the following features: type an answer, puzzle, poll, word cloud, open-ended questions, or brainstorming); requires internet access
Canvas (https://www.instructure.com/canvas)
Canvas is a learning management system that streamlines all educational materials and houses them in one online database. Canvas offers four different types of quizzes: graded quizzes, practice quizzes (not graded), graded surveys, and ungraded suveys.
Pros: Many options for customization (time limits, shuffle questions, one question at a time, multiple attempts or one attempt, etc.); automatically entered into the Canvas grade book; score can be adjusted through the use of fudge points
Cons: Requires internet access; can be used on mobile devices and tablets, but Canvas was explicitly designed for desktop use