The infamous 5Ws and H have been an integral part of journalism, storytelling and an uncountable number of TV police dramas, (Law and Order being the best, of course). Additionally, for years this structure has been helping students ask targeted questions as they dig deeper into factual information and uncover truths. In the 21st [...]
Jigsaw your way to Collaboration with Socrative
Collaborative learning has many benefits: Develops higher level thinking skills Builds self-esteem in students Improves oral communication skills Enhances student satisfaction with the learning experience Yet fear of losing classroom control and creating gaps in content coverage can often cause teachers to back off and resort to a didactic teacher led approach. We’re bringing the [...]
Share your Quizzes – It’s so Easy!
We’ve recently made it even simpler to share your stored quizzes and import the thousands of quizzes designed by the Socrative Learning Community. If you’re not a believer in sharing, there are always a few in the bunch, maybe Snoop Dogg and the Dalai Lama can convince you with some pearls of wisdom. “It ain’t [...]
New Features for 2012!!!
We recently introduced several new features to help improve your Socrative experience. You can now select to randomize students answer choices or turn on/off immediate feedback. We’ve increased the flexibility in how you receive reports, allow you to change the order of questions when editing and lastly you can grey out short answer responses. Enjoy them [...]
Space Race + google form + student created q’s + tech device = Great in-class review
While I like to give the students an opportunity to do a game-like review before a test, the time and resources are not always available for me to create an appropriate amount (and type) of questions. But now I have the students generate the questions and then it just takes a cut and paste to [...]
Data to Inform Instruction
Let’s face it–numbers makes our lives easier. From Googling the temperature patterns of our favorite vacation spots to accessing our bank accounts and bills online, we’ve become accustomed to having the information we need available instantly to help us make informed decisions. So, should creating curriculum be any different? With the data report feature [...]
New! Teacher Paced Quizzes
Enjoy even more flexibility as you formatively assess your class! Once again we’ve listened to your feedback by designing a Teacher Paced Quiz option. Now you can control the pace of Saved Quizzes and see in real time how your class is performing. How does it work? Select “Start Quiz” on the Main Screen. [...]
Harvard Recognizes Socrative as Social Entrepreneurs
Ben Berte, Ed.M.’11, reflects on how his time at HGSE helped him cofound the education/technology startup Socrative.
2 Activities for Language Learning and Observation
Pictures and Video offer us an unending supply of starting points from which to engage our language learners in class, the outside world and each other. Students can jump off into non-scripted, free form conversation as they discuss the media itself or connections that it makes to their own lives. In the process of acquiring language, it [...]
Just In Time Activities – with 3 templates
While putting the “final touches” on Wednesday’s lesson plan, I was struck with a decision about the class ending activity. It’s early in the year so I know students have questions and concerns about the readings and the term project. I wanted the freedom and flexibility to choose the culminating activity in the moment. What [...]
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