Feedback tools for use in the classroom

Blogs

Blogger - blogger.comEdublogs - edublogs.orgKidblogs - kidblogs.orgWordpress - wordpress.com

Using the “comment” feature of blogs, students and teachers can interact either privately or in a public forum. Each blog engine works a little di�erently so pick the one that best meets your needs.

Virtual Message Boards

Linoit - linoit.comPadlet - padlet.comPinDax - pindax.comPostica - posti.ca

Through a virtual message boards you can pose questions or create a “parking lot” of comments or feedback on a topic or project. Each of these tools uses a sticky note approach in which participants can share their thoughts and ideas in one place.

Sharing on Commenting on Notes and Research

Evernote - evernote.comJjot - jjot.comStixy - stixy.comGoogle Keep - drive.google.com/keep

These tools create a virtual space where users can take and store notes in a virtual environment. When notes are stored, they can also be shared with other users making it a perfect environment for research as students �nd online resources and can then share them with a group who can then add comment.

Other feedback tools

Answer Garden - answergarden.ch

Google Moderator - www.google.com/moderator/

Answer Garden provides an online question and answer space from any one person to a larger group and creates a tag cloud.

Google Moderator lets all participants vote on a question submitted by teachers or other students.

Surveys/Polls

Google Forms - drive.google.comPollEverywhere - polleverywhere.comStraw Poll - strawpoll.mePoll Daddy - polldaddy.comFluid Surveys - �uidsurveys.com

Surveys and polls allow you to get feedback from a variety of people by having them �ll out a form or, in some cases, text an answer into a service. These tools have a variety of uses and can be easily set up for text input or more traditional data collection.

ScreencastingJing - techsmith.com/jingScreenr - screenr.comSmart Recorder - in SMART NotebookScreencastOmatic- screencast-o-matic.comScreencastle - screencastle.comCam studio - camstudio.org (download)

Using screencasting, feedback can be given by creating a video using the micro-phone on your laptop and the image on your screen. Instead of just marking up a document, teachers or students can talk through the grading or revising process and give speci�c examples of topics where improvement is needed. Additionally, because it’s video, an archive of the feedback is then created that could be referenced later.

Document Markup

Google Docs - dive.google.comMicrosoft WordEtherpad - etherpad.mozilla.orgWikis - wikispaces.com/pbworks.comMarkup - markup.io

Each of these tools allows for either collaborative writing or document markup. The comment feature in Word and Google Docs allows you to place comments in a document. Markup lets you annotate websites with a browser plugin. Wiki’s and Etherpads give teachers and students the ability to write together or o�er sugges-tions for improvement.

Updated April 2013 - Bill Bass* All tools can address feedback about a task, processing a task, self-regulation or self as a person.