Community of Online Research Assignments

Google Forms

Google Forms is a Google App that can be used to create forms and surveys to collect student data. You can add in different question types, images, videos, or links. There is also a self-grading quiz activated by hitting the settings gear at the top right, choosing quizzes, and selecting “make this a quiz.” You can view the responses from inside the form builder by clicking on the Response tab at the top of the form. You can also export the responses to a Google Sheet by clicking the green Sheets icon at the top right, or choosing to download them in a .csv format.

Formative

Formative is an online tool that offers the opportunity to create assignments, deliver them to students, receive results, and provide individualized feedback in real-time. Use the platform to create new and original assignments for students, or upload pre-existing documents and turn them into paperless assignments. Options include multiple-choice questions, short response, illustrated response, or uploaded images/documents.

Quizizz

This site gamifies and enlivens quizzes. The upbeat environment allows for optional music, immediate feedback, timers, and fun memes. You can create your own quizzes or borrow and modify from an extensive bank of existing quizzes. After students take quizzes, you can view and download results to Excel. Use Quizizz for formative assessments, checking for understanding, and exit tickets. Note that all questions are multiple choice.

Kahoot!

Kahoot is a game-based classroom response system that can be played by the whole class in real time. Using a simple drag and drop feature, instructors can create multiple-choice quizzes, discussion, or surveys which can be embedded with images, text, or video. Questions are projected on the screen, and students answer with any device. 

Socrative

Formative assessments through quizzes (multiple choice, True/False, and short answer) or quick question polls for up to 50 students per session. Quizzes can be instantly graded and aggregated. Also, up to 20 students can play the "Space Race." 

FlipQuiz

A quick way to create your own gameshow-style boards (e.g. Jeopardy) for test reviews in the classroom. Text-based questions are displayed on-screen and boards are saved for later use. You can create up to 6 categories, with 5 questions per category. Up to 10 teams can participate. Each question is worth a different amount of points, from 100 points to 500 points.