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I have used polleverywhere.com on many occasions with good results.  I have 
smaller classes, so I can use a package that is free.  With your class size, 
you might need one of the subscription packages.

Staci Johnson
Adjunct Professor of Biology
Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sibley, Jim" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: texting responses?


> Neat idea
>
> Check out polleverywhere.com
>
> We can't use it in Canada ....but it looks neat
>
>
> 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
>