Data Analysis

Poll Everywhere  

Affordances

Capture powerful feedback instantly during virtual meetings, classes, events, and more. Get instant audience feedback, no clickers needed! Visualize feedback in real time with a variety of activities, then measure engagement, follow up on feedback, and uncover next steps. 

Pedagogical Uses

Instructors can use it to take attendance, give quizzes, and gauge understanding whether students are near or far. It can be downloaded for Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Keynote. Polls can easily be added to instructor's presentation decks, which enables instant formative assessment and interactive presentation. 

Resources

Tutorial for teachers

Ways to use Poll Everywhere in the classroom 

Using Poll Everywhere in the Classroom 

Classroom discussions

Engaging Students in the Classroom

Grading

ZOHO 

Affordances

If you want to get out of the Google drive space, Zoho could be an alternative. One of its features is online file management for teams and individuals. Bring in your team to a secure and collaborative workspace where everything is available to everyone in real time. Create, collaborate, and get work done, securely. From documents to images, spreadsheets to presentations, and even your music, movies, and pictures, carry all your files with you wherever you go. Compatible with Excel. 

Pedagogical Uses

Students can use Zoho interactive spreadsheets to track their progress with checklists. Instructors can do the same to monitor student performance and participation. Students can use it to brainstorm and share ideas, videos, and blogs on a topic. Instructors can have students write collaboratively and develop writing communities. 

Resources

Create interactive course content

Spreadsheets for Kids

Features

Collaboration

FIGMA 

Affordances

Figma is a cloud-based collaborative design tool and works on any operating system. It allows customizable, collaborative image editing, arrangement, and creation. Numerous plugins are available. Free for students and educators!

Pedagogical Uses

Have students create an infographic collaboratively to present a topic or summarize what they have learned. Students can work on their infographic simultaneously, exchange ideas, record comments, and can easily share files. Instructors can keep an eye on student progress without having to look over their shoulder.

Resources

How Students Who Design set up Figma in their online classroom

Figma in the classroom

Figma + Lambda School: Where the remote classroom comes together to learn