Backchannel Tools to Connect With Your Students!
Use backchannel tools to have online conversations with students during instuctional time as a formative assessment strategy.
FORMAT: Web tool or app
GRADES: 3+
REGISTRATION: Login required for teacher but not for student responses
SHARING: Embed as board or link
USABILITY: Easy to set up and for students to respond
GRADES: 3+
REGISTRATION: Login required for teacher but not for student responses
SHARING: Embed as board or link
USABILITY: Easy to set up and for students to respond
FORMAT: Web tool
GRADES: 5+
REGISTRATION: None required to set up or respond in a room
SHARING: Share link to specific room
USABILITY: Easy to set up and respond, but could be difficult to monitor
GRADES: 5+
REGISTRATION: None required to set up or respond in a room
SHARING: Share link to specific room
USABILITY: Easy to set up and respond, but could be difficult to monitor
FORMAT: Web tool
GRADES: 2+
REGISTRATION: Login for teachers to create or use but not for student responses
SHARING: Share link to individual game
USABILITY: Easy, engaging and fun!
GRADES: 2+
REGISTRATION: Login for teachers to create or use but not for student responses
SHARING: Share link to individual game
USABILITY: Easy, engaging and fun!
FORMAT: Web tool and app
GRADES: K+ (with some card modifications for young students)
REGISTRATION: Login for teachers to create but not for students to respond
SHARING: Share link for users
USABILITY: Easy, engaging and fun!
GRADES: K+ (with some card modifications for young students)
REGISTRATION: Login for teachers to create but not for students to respond
SHARING: Share link for users
USABILITY: Easy, engaging and fun!
FORMAT: Web tool
GRADES: 4+
REGISTRATION: Login for teachers to create but not for students to respond
SHARING: Share link for users
USABILITY: Students can take quiz on their own time instead of as a whole class
GRADES: 4+
REGISTRATION: Login for teachers to create but not for students to respond
SHARING: Share link for users
USABILITY: Students can take quiz on their own time instead of as a whole class
FORMAT: Web tool
GRADES: 6+
REGISTRATION: None required for use
SHARING: Copy link to share
USABILITY: Quick to start and use
GRADES: 6+
REGISTRATION: None required for use
SHARING: Copy link to share
USABILITY: Quick to start and use
FORMAT: Web tool and app
GRADES: 4+
REGISTRATION: Login required to set up board but not to respond
SHARING: Copy link to embed or share
USABILITY: Easy to create and use
GRADES: 4+
REGISTRATION: Login required to set up board but not to respond
SHARING: Copy link to embed or share
USABILITY: Easy to create and use
FORMAT: Web tool
GRADES: 5+
REGISTRATION: Login to create a page and share link
SHARING: Share link to users
USABILITY: User friendly. Can add pictures and/or text.
GRADES: 5+
REGISTRATION: Login to create a page and share link
SHARING: Share link to users
USABILITY: User friendly. Can add pictures and/or text.
FORMAT: Web tool and app
GRADES: 6+
REGISTRATION: Login for teachers to create but not for students to respond
SHARING: Share link for users
USABILITY: User friendly with practice
GRADES: 6+
REGISTRATION: Login for teachers to create but not for students to respond
SHARING: Share link for users
USABILITY: User friendly with practice
FORMAT: Web tool
GRADES: 6+
REGISTRATION: Login in required to create but not to respond. Two free polls per event
SHARING: Share link for users
USABILITY: Easy to set up and share, best for users with phones or ipads
GRADES: 6+
REGISTRATION: Login in required to create but not to respond. Two free polls per event
SHARING: Share link for users
USABILITY: Easy to set up and share, best for users with phones or ipads