After the random browsing through Apps for the classroom last night, I came across an e-polling application. The functionality of being able to poll students is really useful, for example to quickly check if the class has understood a certain concept by a quick multiple choice question. In a previous school, I used NetSupportSchool which had this functioanlity. I mainly used to check for task completion (Who is finished this task? Yes/No). So, this all perked my interest to see what solutions are currently available.
SMART, mainly known for their IWB’s, have a product called ‘SMART Response‘. This version works on student computers, rather than the seperate device that SMART is trying to peddle.
Having one application to manage all classroom needs is really useful (screen sharing, groups, polling, assessment, locked screens, shared browsing …). I really miss NeSupportSchool!
