Engaging Students in the Classroom with Socrative Beth Budden, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Engaging Students in the Classroom with Socrative Beth Budden, Adjunct Instructor - Biology and Medical Terminology Susan Kimel, Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Coordinator/Instructor Anna Walls, Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Coordinator/Instructor Erin McCully, E-Learning Specialist

Introductory Activity Please go to www.socrative.com Select “Student Log In” Enter Room #: SCCELEARNING and click “Join”

Key Features of Socrative Socrative is a multi-platform student response system. Free for instructors and for students (though there is a Pro version) ● ● Students do not need to have accounts to participate ● Works on iOS devices as an app, but also works through a web browser on any device (as long as it’s on the internet) Socrative grades the quizzes for you (for objective questions) ● ● Socrative can display results in real time and will also generate reports

Common Uses for Socrative ● Quizzes (replacing paper tests) Quick “take the temperature” formative assessments ● Exit Ticket ● ● Game (Space Race) ● Review Whatever else you can think of! ●

Demo: Anna Walls Muscle Quizzes: 26 Quizzes (Muscles by Action) UE (Upper Extremity) Origin ● ● Insertion ● Action Innervation ● Demo a Quiz Reports (By Date) can be emailed: Must put grades from the report into Blackboard.

Demo: Beth Budden Versatility - In-class vs at home - student directed vs teacher directed - Online or printed quizzes - Can be used/shared outside of SCC - Easily accessible Variety of question types Meaningful, alternative assignment Demo a Quiz

Demo: Susan Kimel Check current understanding of material. Quiz with immediate feedback. Collect the most often missed questions from the progress report and have a focal review of the material. Competency passage level.

iPads at SCC - a few things we learned 2015-2016 E-Learning iPad Pilot iPad Technology was most effective/engaging when: ● A specific instructional challenge existed ● Faculty were actively engaged in resolving the instructional challenge through technology ● Instructors were full-time faculty members (likely because of the time required to implement iPads).

Things to Consider ● iPads and smartphones do not have easy-to-use keyboards, so if you are having students write long responses, be aware of that particular challenge Using a new software as a class is more successful when you take ● some time to get students used to using them (a low-stakes assignment, for instance). Consider the problem you’re trying to solve - using tech for the fun of it ● is not always as fun as you might hope! ● Technology is technology → Have a back-up plan!

Resources for Socrative @ SCC The E-Learning website has the following tutorials available: ● Quick Help: Creating an Account Quick Help: Creating a Quiz ● Quick Help: Running a Quiz ● ● Quick Help: Getting Reports ● Quick Help: Creating a Quick Question Quick Help: Creating a Space Race ● Quick Help: Creating an Exit Ticket ● ● Doing More: Building Community and Engagement ● Doing More: Developing Communication Skills

Q&A with Presenters: Ask Away!

Questions for you: ● What problem could Socrative help solve in your class?

How can E-Learning Help you? ● Consultations with E-Learning to determine best solution to your instructional challenges ● iPads available for instructor check-out ● Point-of-need assistance during your class Contact us at e-learning@southwesterncc.edu