Alternative response options reduce participation barriers, increase engagement, and surface student understanding more equitably.
Adopt live polling in your math class to provide students risk free ways to share and gather quick formative assessments to gather student understanding.Â
Polling software (Testimonial about adopting polling in math)
Poll Everywhere: free version supports LaTeX functionality and up to 40 students
Slido: free version does not support LaTeX functionality (though a picture may be uploaded) and up to 100 students
Vevox: free version supports LaTeX functionality and up to 100 students (for basic polling)
Interactive visual tools support experimentation, immediate feedback, and deeper understanding.
Use Interactive slideshows and visualization tools
Desmos Graphing Calculator (Algebra/precalculus example; Calculus example)
Amplify Classroom (formerly Desmos Classroom)