Feedback tools for use in the classroom Blogs Blogger - blogger.com Edublogs - edublogs.org Kidblogs - kidblogs.org Wordpress - 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 differently so pick the one that best meets your needs.
Virtual Message Boards Linoit - linoit.com Padlet - padlet.com PinDax - pindax.com Postica - 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.
Surveys/Polls Google Forms - drive.google.com PollEverywhere - polleverywhere.com Straw Poll - strawpoll.me Poll Daddy - polldaddy.com Fluid Surveys - fluidsurveys.com
Surveys and polls allow you to get feedback from a variety of people by having them fill 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.
Document Markup Google Docs - dive.google.com Microsoft Word Etherpad - etherpad.mozilla.org Wikis - wikispaces.com/pbworks.com Markup - 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 offer suggestions for improvement.
Sharing on Commenting on Notes and Research Evernote - evernote.com Jjot - jjot.com Stixy - stixy.com Google 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 find online resources and can then share them with a group who can then add comment.
Screencasting Jing - techsmith.com/jing Screenr - screenr.com Smart Recorder - in SMART Notebook ScreencastOmaticscreencast-o-matic.com Screencastle - screencastle.com Cam studio - camstudio.org (download)
Using screencasting, feedback can be given by creating a video using the microphone 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 specific 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.
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.
* All tools can address feedback about a task, processing a task, self-regulation or self as a person.
Updated April 2013 - Bill Bass