For the summer, I have decided to use my Tuesday and Thursday posts to reblog some of my favorite posts that some of my readers may have missed the first time around.
Socrative is a student response system that pretty allows you to use any device with internet access, instead of having to purchase expensive separate hand-helds. Â Once registered (and it is free), the teacher can create quizzes, exercises, and quick exit tickets. Â It could be used in “real time” by students who each have an iPod Touch/iPad or laptop, teams of students who share an internet enabled device, or even by students at home or rotating through one computer in a classroom center. Â I used this on a regular basis with my students last year, and they loved it. Â I appreciated getting instant feedback on what they knew or how they felt about a topic. Â They enjoyed making it into a game with the “Space Race” feature that showed their team rockets moving forward on our classroom screen as they answered questions correctly. Â The teacher can have a spreadsheet with the results sent by an e-mail when the quizzes are completed, and graphs can be viewed by the entire class of the results. Â Many of these things can be done using Google Forms, but Socrative makes it easier and more fun for the students.
UPDATE:  Socrative can be used as a web-based program, but now also has an app for  Android and iDevices available (also for free).