Student Voice
Giving students a voice in the classroom can help empower students to share their ideas and create productive discussions. Here's an article on 8 ways to use student voice in the classroom. Utilizing Google Classroom, we can send out quick links to empower student's voices using different platforms. The list below offers a variety different platforms that are easy to use with a link or a code.
Padlet is a free site that you create a board, give it a topic & description and students can respond anonymously. They can even include a picture or attachment.
Flipgrid is an amazing video response tool. Similar to the other board-making sites, this offers a free version, one grid (board). Teacher creates the grid with a topic then sends the link to students for response. Students respond via video in under 90 seconds. What I like about Flipgrid? No need for correct spelling or grammar usage, and it's super student friendly. To keep using the free version simply, delete that topic and start a new one.
#Flipgridfever on Twitter can connect you to many other educators so you can check out how they use Flipgrid.
Dot Storming. Another board site, similar to Padlet, but you add your name and it allows voting. Teacher can add a response topic or a picture voting system. Students can also comment on what other's have said. Teacher would share the link out via Google Classroom.
Rapid Fire: Powered with Google Slides, instructions are on the left. To get a copy, go to "file" + "Make a copy" to be saved in your Drive. This will let you use it again and again. It's better to assign each slide to a student with their name or classroom number (remember that if you go by the slide number, it will not sync up with their classroom number). Everyone is working off of one document, so it might go slow at first. Focus on content before visuals, then Rapid Fire! Students will only have so many seconds to explain their response then it's off to the next student!