1. ESSENTIAL MOBILE APPS:
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND
SURVEYS
10 NOVEMBER 2012
HCT WOMEN‟S COLLEGE, FUJAIRAH
Donald Glass
Academic Bridge Program
Zayed University – Abu Dhabi
glassde2@gmail.com
Twitter: @ZUdon
2. ESSENTIAL MOBILE APPS:
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND
SURVEYS
Introduction
Nearpod Demonstration
How to create a Nearpod
Other Features of Nearpod
Socrative Demonstration
How to create a Socrative
Nearpod v. Socrative
Quiz
4. EASY STEPS TO CREATING A
NEARPOD PRESENTATION (NPP)
1. MUST BE Created on PC/MAC (NOT iPad)
2. Create your presentation on Powerpoint
3. “Save As” PDF
4. Sign in to Nearpod
5. Click „Create‟
6. Click “New Presentation” +
7. Choose “Find a pdf file” or drag it from your desktop
8. Nearpod will create „static‟ slides from your
presentation
9. Now you can customize your presentation with
interactive slides (click „ADD”)
12. UPGRADED FEATURES –
GOLD/SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP
Slide Show – student-controlled
slideshow on screen
Browse the internet – have
students access a particular site
within the nearpod environment
13. OTHER FEATURES OF NEARPOD
• Keep track student participation continuously
• Share the presentation by email instantly
• Get reports (PC/MAC) after each session
14. KEEPING TRACK
Shows RED when
students are not looking
at the app and tells # not
„in‟
Shows list of students and if
they are in or out
17. FREE!
ONLINE NEARPOD TRAINING
Scroll down the
Nearpod homepage
for dates/times of
the next FREE
WebiNEAR
18.
19. MAIN PAGE
(SOCRATIVE TEACHER)
Quick/No-Prep Questions
Pose a question verbally
or on the board.
Students respond with
Multiple choice, True
False or Short Answer.
20. „ON THE FLY‟ RESPONSES
Short Answer Multiple Choice True/False
21.
22. MANAGE QUIZZES
Where do I get quizzes?
What can I do with them after
they are created/imported?
Where can I get result
records?
23. CREATE A QUIZ
Click here to get an SOC
number and share quizzes
with other teachers.
Choose a question type and
start making your quiz
When you finish
making questions,
save the quiz
25. SOC #
After you click „save‟ (if you
have enabled sharing) you will
get the SOC number for the
quiz.
26. IMPORTING A QUIZ
Easy: You can import a quiz
with an SOC#
More difficult: by using your
PC/Mac to create a quiz with
an Excel template (available
ONLY on PC/Mac version)
which you then import to your
quiz list.
28. SOCRATIVE EXCEL TEMPLATE
1. From a PC/Mac click „Import quiz from Excel‟ there you can
download this template and make the questions.
2. Afterwards (again on PC/Mac), from the „import quiz from
Excel‟ you can import the quiz from where you saved it.
3. Once imported, you can access it on your iPad in the Socrative
Teacher app (Start Quiz>Select a Saved Quiz)
29. STARTING A QUIZ 1
1. Select a saved quiz from the list
1. Select “student paced” or
“teacher paced” quiz
40. ETC…
VOTING ON „ON THE
FLY‟ RESPONSES
Select responses to send to
students and they can vote
with instant results
Results:
teacher view Student view
41. ADVANTAGES:
NEARPOD VS. SOCRATIVE
Slick, easy-to-use interface Can be used on all platforms (mobile
and PC/Mac, most any browser)
Import .ppt or .pdf
Quizzes/Surveys may be shared
Use Images and movies with other teachers
Teacher controls pace throughout Instant Formative assessment
Student monitoring feature
Emailed reports
Ability to share stats w/students instantly
Instant „pulse‟ of the class surveys
Emailed reports
All features on Free version 100%
Great Free presentations free and no paid memberships.
42. DISADVANTAGES:
NEARPOD VS. SOCRATIVE
iPad platform only Plain interface
Limited presentations on free
version No videos
Free version does not support
No photos or pictures
sharing
(workaround possible)
Limited size for video and
pictures. Sharing poll results not direct
Costly to upgrade
Cannot quit quiz creation
easily
43. HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT
NEARPOD AND SOCRATIVE
Nearpod.com
Socrative.com
46. EXIT TICKET - SOCRATIVE
Exit Ticket Problem:
Which of the two essential mobile tools
do you think you are most likely to use?
47. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
ATTENTION
REFERENCES AND LINKS
Unitag – Custom QR Code Creator – www.unitaglive.com
Nearpod Website – www.nearpod.com
Socrative Website – www.socrative.com
Socrative Blog (with how to vids/printables) –
http://socrativegarden.wordpress.com/
Screenshots via “Snip” app for Mac
Notas del editor
Nearpod’s website features demonstration presentations and videos, ‘how to’ videos and information on free ‘webiNEARs’ available at certain times.Socratives’s website features simple, no nonsense descriptions of how the app works and additional support is available through the socrative blog where you will find how to printables and video tutorials along with loads of ideas to get you started