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 > > > 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 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