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Running head: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION TOOLS FOR THE CLASSROOM 1
Digital Communication Tools for the Classroom
AbstractProject 1 reports on various types of asynchronous and synchronous digital communication
applications that can be utilized in the classroom. This report is designed to identify the advantages and challenges of each reported tool.
Authors:Kenneth Christensen, Jacqueline Harris, Jena Hartley,
Courtney Isgett, and Sukhjeavan Kaur
IT 648 Spring 2019 April 14, 2019
Introduction
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Group Four elected to explore several communication tools that addressed various
aspects of the educational experience. The goal was to expand the group’s understanding of
some familiar tools and gain insight into others that were well known. Our group members and
their chosen tools are Kenny Christensen (Seesaw), Jacqueline Harris (GroupMe), Jena Hartley
(Socrative), Courtney Isgett (Quizlet), and Sukhjeavan Kaur (StudyBlue).
Seesaw is an online asynchronous digital portfolio and communication tool that promotes
student engagement and communication between schools and parents via either web browser or
mobile app. A course 648 Group 4 was created, and the group used the option of Email/Google
sign-up to join. The code generated for joining the 648 Group 4 course was only active for 7
days, so the group needed to act quickly to get signed in. The first activity was a “Group Intro,”
which required each member to post a picture with a caption that included a brief biography.
This would allow us to feel more connected, as we could see each member of the group.
Throughout the course of Project One, two additional activities were added to the Seesaw class: a
“Project One Update” activity that asked each member to provide a short video of themselves
sharing their progress on their tool and addressing any concerns they were having, and a linked
Google Form poll to attempt to coordinate a synchronous meeting to discuss drafting the project.
GroupMe is a message communication tool that is a great way to stay in touch with
family, friends, colleagues, instructors, and more. GroupMe was used as synchronous
communication between peers to discuss assignments without delays. We were able to create a
poll, upload screenshots, and add outside links. The group discussion became essential for using
examples in our projects, including a poll that vote on the importance of this communication
tool. GroupMe is a good form of communicate when asking questions and receiving responses. It
was easier to use because of the various devices each peer has, we were able to see information
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instantly. Group members first activity was to read an article discussing the importance of
GroupMe and share their thoughts about it. The second activity was to vote on the poll if
GroupMe was a useful app for secondary education. The third activity was an optional
interaction, to upload an additional article related to GroupMe. Teachers can use GroupMe to
inform students and parents outside of school hours about assignments and upcoming activities.
School administrators can also use it to inform students and parents about emergencies.
Socrative is a digital communication tool that provides a platform for online assessment
either asynchronously or synchronously. This flexibility allows both the teacher and student
various interactive ways for assessment options. Group members were asked to complete an
eleven question quiz on root words that is normally administered to second grade students. All
members participated in the online assessment. This activity sparked ideas for many in-class
applications and its usefulness in the classroom. Socrative provides students and teachers an
alternative route to testing outside the traditional paper and pencil method; thereby, streamlining
the grading process for teachers. Socrative dispenses instant valuable data collection options for
the teacher that encourages student ownership of the learning process.
Quizlet is a synchronous communication tool that can be used to enhance study outcomes
for students. Quizlet is also a tool for teachers to upload information, track student activity, and
progress while they are using it for study purposes. Parents can use this tool to stay informed of
their child's study habits and activity. This form of pliability offers many different ways for
students to study using the flashcards, quizzes, Kahoot! Live feature and more. The group
members were to sign into Quizlet as a student and join the IT 648 class. Once members joined
the class, they were able to access study material through the various activities available through
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Quizlet. Group members were asked to study the flashcards and complete the other activities
related to the information uploaded by the moderator.
StudyBlue is a synchronous communication tool that is accessible anywhere there is an
internet connections. It allows students to create their own study materials in the form of
flashcards and study them efficiently and effectively. These virtual flashcards replaces the paper
index cards and students do not have to worry about forgetting them at home or school, because
they can be accessed on any internet connected device. Teachers are able to view the
performance of their students by viewing the Class Stats. The group members were sent a link to
study flashcards. There were different ways to view the study material like a review sheet, a
quiz, or a set of flip-though flash cards. This allowed the group members to choose a study style
that was best for them.
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Findings for Seesaw
Function Seesaw is an online asynchronous digital portfolio and communication tool that promotes
student engagement and communication between schools and parents via either web browser or
mobile app. Teachers create activities or browse a collection of user-generated assignments and
share it to the class. These activities can include audio or video instructions and examples, as
well as templates for students to model. Students then respond using either classroom computers
or their own individual electronics. Multimedia options for responding include photos, videos,
drawings, notes, file uploads, and links. Seesaw also allows teachers to invite family members to
view a student’s work, granting a parent or family member access to the student’s journal and
insight into the daily activities at school. Finally, Seesaw also features an inbox for sending
announcements out to either students or families, and an option to create a class blog.
To use the tool, teachers would first need
to create an account either online through
seesaw.com or by downloading the app for their
mobile device. Student sign-in is extremely easy
in a face-to-face K-12 classroom. Teachers can
simply project a generated QR code for students
to scan, or choose to register through course
code, student email, or Google account.
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Teachers can choose to either create their own activities or
browse Seesaw’s library of shared activities, which are searchable
by Grade or Subject, as well as key in on trending searches,
“popular this week” activities, featured authors, or recently added
activities.
To create an activity, teachers will title the activity, type up
instructions and/or provide voice or
multimedia instructions. This can
include photos, video, drawings,
notes or options to attach files or web links. Seesaw’s activity
creation also allows for the addition of a template students can
use to post their responses. Finally, there are options for
teachers to add notes which are viewable only by teachers. In
the paid version of the tool, Seesaw Plus, there are tags for
skills, grade levels and subjects to further classify activities and
make searching easier.
Once an activity has been created, teachers will save the activity and, when ready, click
the green “Share” button at the top of the activity to send it to students. In “My Library” teachers
can also organize their activities into collections by clicking on the heart button next to the
“Share” button on each activity.
The app features quick links to Journal, Activities, Inbox, Skills (paid version only), and
Blog at the bottom. The web-based version of Seesaw is very similar, though layout of the quick
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links is present on the right side of the page, rather than at the bottom.
Advantages
● Compliant with FERPA, COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), and GDPR
(General Data Protection Regulation).
● Accessible in both a web-based format (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge) or mobile app
(iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire HD)
● Seesaw permits teachers to collect work digitally, cutting down on paper generated and
work to carry home.
● Seesaw provides unlimited storage space beginning with the free version, so there is no
limit to the number of posts anyone in the class can upload.
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● Teachers are able to review and approve all student posts before anyone else can see
them. Each post has options at the bottom to like or comment on the post, and teachers
have options to delete, edit, or share items.
● Extensive library of teacher-tested activities hosted in Seesaw, searchable by grade and
subject.
● The ability to share student work with family members. By allowing family access
through the Seesaw Family app, teachers invite the family into the educational experience
and can easily showcase student progress and give parents better insight into what a
student did at school, avoiding the dreaded “nothing” answer (Constine, 2016).
● Compatibility with numerous apps or websites including Dropbox, Kahoot!, iMovie,
Prezi, Quizlet, YouTube, and almost any app that supports exporting as a photo, video,
PDF, or link.
Challenges
● One issue is Google compatibility with the Kindle Fire. Other login methods are
supported on the Amazon devices, but Google sign-in does not function on the Fire. One
possible solution for classrooms using Kindle is to use the QR code or class code option
for sign-in.
● From a teacher standpoint, initial set-up of multiple classes can be time-consuming if
students are not responsible for signing in using an email or Google account. For older
students (4th grade and up), using email sign-in can eliminate the need to create a class
roster for each course.
● Issues with viewing journals can arise when the “Shared Device Sign in” option is set
because every student shares the same sign-in. Since there is no clear indication of which
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specific student is logged in, the program doesn’t know which journal to show.
According to the Seesaw Help Center, this can be corrected by either switching sign-in
options to “1:1 Device Sign In” or enabling the “Students can see each other’s work”
option in Settings.
● Free version is limited to 2 teachers per class and 10 active classes per teacher.
○ Seesaw Plus ($120/year per teacher) permits 5 teachers and 25 classes, allows
teachers 500 custom activities, and the ability to post privately on student work.
○ Seesaw for Schools gives access to 20 teachers per class and 100 active classes
per teacher, while providing unlimited custom activities, data on tech usage and
family involvement, and the option to allow journals to follow students from
grade to grade.
Classroom Integration
Seesaw was designed from the start as an educational tool, so activities are naturally
geared for the classroom setting. Surveying the various teacher-designed activities for Seesaw,
one will see a wide range of possible uses. Math as a subject area is particularly suited for
Seesaw activities. Teachers can create image templates with math problems and then have the
students use the “drawing” tool to manipulate the template to show their work and then record
their thinking about the process.
For ELA classes, teachers can design templates to have students place words into
categories based on long and short vowel sounds or require students to upload a photograph of a
text with annotations marked using the drawing tool.
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One teacher recommended a “Weekend Update” activity, which required students to
write, draw a picture, or record video summarizing what their weekend involved. This type of
assignment would allow students to share with the class without being disruptive and give the
teacher insight into each student’s lives and interests (Scheffer, 2018).
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Findings for GroupMe
Function
Groupme is a free
application
individuals can
download from the Apple Store, Play Store, and Windows Phone Store. Available for devices
like, Androids, Iphones, Tablets, and Computers. There are options to send group text using your
provider’s SMS or within the app. Individuals that do not have unlimited texts on their phone
plan, can you the features within the app to make sure they don’t go over their data plan.
Groupme functions are adaptable enough to be considered easy user friendly interface.
Setup GroupMe
1. Enter your Facebook, Microsoft
Account, Google, or email address
and click continue.
2. Enter your name, set an avatar
(profile photo) and create a
password.
3. Select the box after agreeing to the
Terms of Service.
4. Select the box if you want to sync
your contacts to GroupMe, then
select continue.
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5. Enter your phone number and then select Get PIN. GroupMe will send you a text
message (SMS) containing a PIN.
6. Enter the PIN that GroupMe sent to your phone into the app and select continue. There
will be a brief tutorial to get you started.
Even if you don’t have a smartphone, you can use GroupMe over SMS. To get started, text
START to +1 973-419-6864
Send a Direct Message (DM):
1. From the main menu, select
Contacts.
2. Select the person you want to DM.
3. Type the message and send.
You can also send a DM from a mutual
group:
1. Select the group’s avatar.
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2. Select Members.
3. Select the person’s avatar that you
want to DM, then select Direct
Message. You’ll be redirected to a
private chat with this user.
SMS users are not able to participate in
Direct Messages.
GroupMe additional features:
● Sharing and searching locations
● Uploading and sharing photos
● Accessing to your Dropbox
● Uploading to GIFs, Images, and Videos
● Creating an event for your calendar and send
invites to the group
● Share GroupMe link and QR code
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Advantages
● It is a private and free chat room for small groups. You can create as many groups as you
and can have 500 members per group. It is the perfect app to coordinate activities with
coworkers, friends and family in the same place.
● Groupme works on every device such as native apps for iOS, Android, and Windows
Phone. Individuals can chat with their friends on their computer at the office, tablet
● You can add anyone from your phone book and they will immediately be able to chat
with the group.You can chat with your groups directly over SMS, so you don’t have to
log into Groupme
● Has a new feature called Split, which allows group participants to transfer money to one
another or chip in toward a common goal. Payments can be accepted via credit card, and
once the you have collected the money, it should appear in your bank account within 24
hours. Splits are free set up, but anyone that contributes will be charged 4.0% plus $0.99
● Has a new feature called Split, which allows group participants to transfer money to one
another or chip in toward a common goal. Payments can be accepted via credit card, and
once the you have collected the money, it should appear in your bank account within 24
hours. Splits are free set up, but anyone that
contributes will be charged 4.0% plus $0.99
● You do not have to log in through a SIM card
● You can see when someone is typing a
message like iOS products
Challenges
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● There are no customization of application wallpaper or application themes like
competitors WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, or Tango.
● Groupme doesn’t provide end-to end encryption, which is a technique that uses
cryptographic keys to protect content from unauthorized eyes. This ensures that nobody
except for the sender and the recipient can view or mess with the content-not the internet
service provider nor the application service provider.
● Groupme does not have an option of searching for specific keywords to look for
particular message
● No bookmark or save feature to view a text later
● Groupme does not support many languages than some of its competitors like WhatsApp
and Facebook Messenger
● No confirmation that message has been delivered
Classroom Integration
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Instructors and peers can use Groupme for several activities to
assist in student participation, group assignments, and parent-
teacher discussions. Teachers can use GroupMe to send out
messages and communicate with parents about students’
assignments. We use GroupMe for Grey’s Christian
Elementary School to stay updated about parent-teacher
conferences. I have used Groupme to coordinate campus tours,
send confirmations, and alert students of available
assistantships. Peers can organize assignments, share files, and vote on polls for group projects
and setup times to meet at specific location. Groupme gives students and teachers the
opportunity to send instant messages without giving personal information out. It allows students,
parents, and instructors to communicate in a social environment.
Instructors and students alike can create a poll in the group chat to collect opinions and ideas
from other members. You can select a date and time to end the voting on the poll. Everyone in
the group receives a notification when the poll is created and you can see the poll in the chat.
You can change the your vote as many times as you want before the poll ends. A reminder
notification is sent to the group 5 minutes before the poll is scheduled to end and another is sent
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when the poll has ended.
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Findings for Socrative
Function
Socrative is a free website that provides teachers with
quick and easy tools to assess the results of the student’s
level of mastery. Teachers can upload or create tests on any
subject with various answer choices. The purpose of
Socrative is to provide teachers and students an opportunity
to assess and be assessed, using a web-based interface.
Students can log in using any device that is connected to the
internet, enter the class code, and begin taking the test. The
image shows the Student Login page. Once they enter the
room name, they are in. Teachers can view in real-time, all
the students’ results and progress. Socrative also provides the teacher with several different
result reports and graphs for data collection. This collection of data can be used for having data
chats with the students, that give them a sense of ownership in their learning.
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Advantages
There are many advantages of Socrative, and
most of the functions are free. The free version includes
a Space Race, real-time test results,, user-friendly tests,
easy to create assessments and several test answer
options, such as multiple choice, true and false, and
short answer. This image shows the options available
for the teacher. The Quiz, Space Race, and Exit Tickets
are all created with the same format and question
choices.
The data graphs and reports, like the one shown below, provide teachers with a
foundation to initiate data chats with the student and provide an opportunity for immediate
necessary interventions.
Challenges
The challenges with using the free version of Socrative include not being able to have
more than one classroom at a time, having a limited classroom size, being able to access one set
of results at a time, and the freedom each student has to participate in activities regardless of
where they are. For instance, students do not have to be present in the classroom. Therefore,
they could skip class and still look like they were there and participated. However, if a teacher
uses Socrative during a synchronous class session, then there is no problem.
Classroom Integration
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There are many ways to integrate Socrative into the classroom seamlessly. As mentioned
previously, teachers can use Socrative for formal or informal assessment purposes, but that is not
all; Socrative is an asynchronous and synchronous tool. Teachers can use Socrative to engage
and inspire classroom discussions. For example, prior to a class the teacher can set up any
number of short answer questions, and during a video, lecture, or book reading the teacher can
stop and ask a question, pausing during each question and as students answer the question their
responses can be displayed in real-time for everyone to see and discuss. As shown in the image
teachers can hide students’ name to protect their identity when using during a synchronous class
session.
Also, teachers can set up a quiz to capture biographical information about their students, such as
their likes and dislikes, birthdays, and other personal information. Collecting and organizing this
information offers teachers a simple database to save vital information for getting to know their
students and for planning activities that are of interest to the students.
Teachers can use Socrative to engage the students in fun and interactive ways to learn.
Socrative offers a game platform called Space Race. In this feature, teachers will build a short
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quiz and put students in small groups or teams. Teachers
have the option of selecting any number of teams. The
students can come up with their own team name. Students
will work with their team to answer the questions and race to
be the first to complete all the answers correctly. The image
shown is an example of the live feed for all the students to
see, with two teams selected. Not only is this activity
enjoyable and engaging but it provides the teacher with
instant summative assessment results and students are
learning and perfecting their skills on how to collaborate
cooperatively.
The ways to use Socrative will only be limited by the teacher’s imagination. One last
classroom idea would be to play a modern version of Guess Who. Teachers can post a random
question such as “If you could be anyone or anything in the world, what would it be?” Once
everyone has answered and the responses reviewed, students would get a chance to guess who
said what. This is an amusing and enjoyable way for students to get to know each other, enhance
their speaking and listening skills, as well as exercising their creative writing techniques.
Findings for Quizlet Function
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Quizlet is a free communication tool for students, teachers, and parents. Quizlet can be
accessed through a desktop computer using any of the major web browsers available. It can also
be accessed using any mobile devices and through the Quizlet App. Quizlet includes study
modes and other learning tools that can help students enhance their learning. Students can use
Quizlet at their own discretion or join a teachers class and use the various tools the teacher
creates such as flashcards to study, quizzes, tests etc.
Quizlet also offers “Quizlet Teacher” which is a premium feature. It includes many more
options for enhancing student engagement and
learning through games, Quizlet live, and the
ability of the teacher to track student activity
and progress. Although Quizlet is not meant to
be used as a formative assessment tool, it can
track student functions and give an idea of
progress, which includes possible areas of
improvement. Parents can also join the teachers
class and see their child's progress. Quizlet is a great tool to use for acquiring new knowledge
through the use of technology and online learning. It can help parents and teachers see specific
student achievement, possible areas of improvement, overall class progress, student study
activity and so much more.
Advantages
The free version of quizlet has many advantages:
Collaboration:
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● Create, share, and study information with other classmates.
● Receive specific study material from the teacher through the online classroom.
Usage:
● The Quizlet search tool includes a huge variety of study information and material related
to many different topics and subjects created by past students and teachers.
● Students have the ability to share their study information they created for others to use.
Challenges
The Quizlet free version is great for basic study functions but it does require a premium
version if other study tools want to be accessed. Another challenge is tracking of student activity
and achievement. The class progress icon and study mode icons show the teacher and parents of
the specific class the progress of the student and their
activity but if the student does not join the specific class,
then quizlet will not save their information or activity.
Teachers also need to make the class they create private or
by invitation only because if it is public it will not save
class progress.
Classroom Integration
Teachers can use Quizlet to get the students involved in learning through the use of a
different, new, and fun form of technology, which is always exciting! Quizlet live can be used in
the classroom as a live feature of quizzes and study material. The class can use Quizlet Live with
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their teacher or they can use it as a tool to prompt a classroom discussion. Quizlet also has the
feature of adding images and sounds to study material, which helps to engage the learners.
Quizlet can be used outside of the classroom as well at the students own pace to study specific
material. The Quizlet assessment tools are graded immediately so the students, parents, and
teachers can see which areas need specific improvement. can see which areas need specific
improvement.
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Findings for StudyBlue
Function
StudyBlue is an application that
allows flashcard creation and sharing which
is great for high school and college students.
The saved content allows the material to be
synced between Web and mobile devices.
Students can create double sided flashcards and study them anywhere like at school, home, or
even on the go. There are different ways to view the study material like a review sheet, a quiz, or
a set of flip-though flash cards. The cards also have an option to includes images along with the
text. It allows students and even teachers to organize material for multiple classes, set reminders,
and share the materials with other classmates. This application can be very helpful for individual
students and groups of students and help keep them organized and stay top of their course load.
Advantages
● Can be downloaded for free from the iTunes Store or
Android Google Play
● The free version has banner ads, however, an ad-free
subscription to StudyBlue is $4 per month
● Allows students to collaborate easily with other
classmates within the app
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● Users can search by school name and easily get a lists of classes with student names and
email address
● Notes to Flashcards - upload notes to StudyBlue and convert them into flashcards
● Offline Mode - when there is no internet connection available, students still have the
option to access Recently Studied or My Materials list.
● Power Creator Program - consists of a library which consists of over 300 million pieces
of user-generated content.
● Teachers have the right to protect their copyrighted lecture notes and other course
materials like study guides, class outlines, summaries, etc.
● StudyBlue abides by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Challenges
● Privacy preferences seems to share information like email address, school names, classes,
and photos with everyone by default, making StudyBlue a questionable choice for
younger users
● Quality of the content depends on the author
● Technically speaking, the navationation can be a bit confusing at first, information is
layered upon more information
Classroom Integration
StudyBlue can be used by teachers to create flash cards to share with students. This
allows students to review material on their own. StudyBlue allows teachers to see Class Stats for
free up to 30 students and is designed to give in-depth look into what their students are studying,
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and see what their students are having trouble understanding. There is also an ability to view
stats and track total sessions and scores of students while they study.
Teachers can upgraded subscription if their class is of 30 students or more. The upgraded
subscriptions offers additional features like Class Stats for unlimited students, ability to add
equations, add audio and images to the front and back of flashcards, custom formatting, reset
stats, study reminders, class study guides, and advanced search.
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Summary
Digital communication tools for education is an evolving business, and the opportunity to
engage with five major tools in the field is enlightening and insightful. Several of the group
members had previous experience with a couple of these tools, but each of the members learned
something new, particularly about how to incorporate them into the classroom. Though none of
us chose a tool specifically classified as synchronous, the nature of group work required group
members to utilize Canvas Conferences and Google Docs (via Canvas Collaboration) to facilitate
the creation of the project document. Seesaw and GroupMe were beneficial in coordinating
group members and updating the team on progress. Quizlet demonstrated methods for effective
study and assessment. Seesaw, Socrative, and Quizlet are tools that can be used synchronously
in the classroom to enhance student engagement. Respectively a couple of group members
found themselves concerned about their knowledge retention of root words and medieval
economies.
Seesaw has many advantages to engage all types of learning styles and provides fun and
engaging ways for students to keep journals and create a portfolio of their ideas and thoughts.
Also, Seesaw promotes creativity by allowing students the option to create video journals, which
enhances their speaking and listening skills. GroupMe is a great communication tool for small
groups and can be used to manage group work outside of school hours. However many members
found the, notification feature in the app inconsistent.. GroupMe is an effective tool to manage
and coordinate parent to parent communication as well as providing a platform to organize
fundraisers and school activities. Socrative provides the user the options for multiple choice,
true and false, and open-ended questions making it an effective tool for teachers in any
discipline. From a student perspective, it is user-friendly and straightforward.The idea of using
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Socrative’s open-ended question feature to spark class discussions is exciting for students and
provides essential insight into the student’s perspective for the teacher. Quizlet is an invaluable
tool to assist students in studying vocabulary words or concepts. The various methods available
for studying in Quizlet are effective and motivating, Students can move from flash cards to
games, providing them some control on how they study.The option to do in-class, synchronous
games with Quizlet Live brings a welcome change to Kahoot! quizzes. StudyBlue is a
communication tool that offers effective ways to help increase the study potential of students.
StudyBlue includes many different activities such as studycards, quizzes, and the ability of the
student to reset their own study stats. There are multiple formats for the quizzes. Instead of the
teacher choosing it, the students can choose which option they prefer, True/False, fill in the
blank, multiple choice, or all of them.
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