Socrative
Principal function(s): Poll and survey creatorsQuiz/exercise makersWhole classVocabularyGrammarTeacherYou Supply
Socrative is a tool to create quizzes, polls, and assessments, which students can access and respond to in real-time using their smartphones, tablets, or computers. The results of exercises can be displayed with names or anonymously and later automatically graded. Socrative facilitates immediate feedback, allowing teachers to gauge student understanding and adjust instruction accordingly, while also providing student assessment reports. Socrative offers a limited free version with up to 5 quizzes and 50 students. It requires users to set up an account in order to create and manage quizzes, but students can participate anonymously without creating one. Socrative was developed by Benjamin Berte and Michael West.
Evaluation: Socrative is a handy tool for teachers to assess and get feedback from students almost immediately. Questions such as T/F, multiple choice, and others give teachers the opportunity to quickly measure progress during a lesson and check for understanding at its end. Socrative also provides a database of existing quizzes and questions and a venue where teachers can share created resources in their "garden" of homemade quizzes, making them accessible at any moment. An idea to facilitate student discussion and self-assessment could be to display the results live in the classroom and engage in a debate. Results can also be displayed in an Excel file or Google Spreadsheet.
Cost: Free with registration + paid plans available.
Website: https://www.socrative.com/
Categories
Usability
Interface
User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface
User-friendly, neat.
Time efficiency
Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task
High.
Interface language(s)
The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to
20+ languages.
Respect for privacy
Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?
Medium. Showbie, the developer of Socrative, collects different types of user data and cookies for diverse purposes, among which are the service’s running or marketing. It also implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. Socrative acknowledges users’ rights to request access, rectification, erasure, and data portability. Showbie mentions the GDPR in its privacy policy and seems to comply with it. See more here.
Saving work for future use
Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction
Yes, login required.
Tailorability (If so, how?)
Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)
High
Technical requirements
Installation required?
Not for the browser-version; yes for the apps.
Compatibility/ Operating System
Any browser; Android, iOS.
Other technical requirements