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We have also used googledocs and had 24 groups filling in their table cell simultaneously...then we display and discuss.....allows a bit of rationale explanation along with specific choice

Jim Sibley

Sorry for brief message -sent from my iPad

On 2010-08-01, at 4:15 PM, "Sibley, Jim" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Neat idea
> 
> Check out polleverywhere.com
> 
> We can't use it in Canada ....but it looks neat
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> 
> Jim Sibley
> 
> Sorry for brief message -sent from my iPad
> 
> On 2010-08-01, at 2:15 PM, "Jennifer Imazeki" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I've been pondering how to have groups simultaneously report responses
>> to open-ended application questions. My class will be 75 students (13
>> groups) and the classroom is much longer than it is wide. I was
>> considering having students use whiteboards but depending on how the
>> teams move their desks around, I'm not sure how easy it will be for
>> everyone to see everyone else's answer. I am hoping there will be at
>> least one laptop in each group but wifi in the building is sometimes
>> iffy (gotta love old state schools). It just dawned on me that if I
>> use Twitter or some other service that allows students to text to a
>> website, I could show their responses with the computer projector (and
>> the 160 character limit might actually be a good thing for keeping
>> students, and myself, focused on a specific choices). Has anyone had
>> students text their group responses in? Any suggestions on sites that
>> would allow this, other than Twitter? I've always been a bit hesitant
>> to do this in the past because I didn't want to require students be
>> able to text (or have to pay for it) but these days, I can't imagine
>> there won't be at least one person in each group who has unlimited
>> texting on their phone. Thoughts?
>> 
>> thanks!
>> Jennifer
>> ****************************
>> Jennifer Imazeki
>> Department of Economics
>> San Diego State University
>> homepage: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~jimazeki/
>> Economics for Teachers blog: http://economicsforteachers.blogspot.com