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Discover four free tools for generating audience feedback and facilitating online discussions: Socrative, Nearpod, VoiceThread, and Padlet. Each tool offers unique features such as audience response systems, audio/text/webcam commenting, and corkboard-style brainstorming. Explore these tools to enhance engagement and gather valuable insights from your audience.
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Let's Get Them Talking: Free Tools for Online Discussions and Audience Feedback John Huss and Shannon Eastep Northern Kentucky University
4 Tools for Feedback and Discussion • Socrative • Simple audience response system • Nearpod • More robust audience response system • VoiceThread • Audio/text/webcam commenting tool • Padlet • “Corkboard” tool for generating and capturing ideas/thoughts
Audience Response • Teacher asks a question and then views immediate student feedback. • Reports can be downloaded later • Students can use multiple devices including tablets, phones or laptops
2 Free Response Apps • Socrative (http://socrative.com) • Great for on the fly or planned questions and answers • T/F, Multiple Choice, Short Answer • Nearpod (http://nearpod.com) • Presentation must be planned ahead of time • T/F, Multiple choice, short answer, drawing questions, polling, quizzes.
VoiceThread • Free online discussion board to promote conversation • Voice • Text • Webcam • Example: https://voicethread.com/share/4455008/
Padlet • A free “corkboard” for posting ideas and thoughts. • PDF, Audio, Video, Documents, Text and URLS can all be added. • Example: https://padlet.com/easteps1/vhosjnwbdl1m
Contact Information • Shannon Eastep: • easteps1@nku.edu • John Huss • hussj@nku.edu