Tools/Understoodit

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Measure students' understanding in real-time

Tool Description If it’s hard to know whether every student in your class understands you, understoodit.com allows every class member with a PC or a mobile(tool) device to offer feedback(tool). Students use a simple app(tool) or webpage to state whether they are say if they are confused or not. The feedback appears in real-time throughout a lesson, thus the teacher can gauge their effectiveness and instantly adjust the delivery. It also appears to be used for 'taking a register'. See the short informative video at understood.it. (edit)If it’s hard to know whether every student in your class understands you, understoodit.com allows every class member with a PC or a mobile(i) device to offer feedback(i). Students use a simple app(i) or webpage to state whether they are say if they are confused or not. The feedback appears in real-time throughout a lesson, thus the teacher can gauge their effectiveness and instantly adjust the delivery. It also appears to be used for 'taking a register'. See the short informative video at understood.it.

Teaching Approach. Poll(tool) tools can be used for quick assessment(ta) or questioning(ta) in and outside of the classroom. They can also be used to allow pupils to give feedback. Understoodit.com is a particular sort of tool which - whether on a PC or mobile - allows students to use an app or webpage to state whether they are confused or not; it can thus be used for 'traffic lighting' understanding. (edit)

Tool details
Title UnderStoodIt.com - gauge student's understanding as you teach
Topic [[Topics/Quiz|Quiz]],  [[Topics/Poll|Poll]],  [[Topics/Feedback|Feedback]],  [[Topics/Questionnaire|Questionnaire]]
Licence / Cost / Platform

Free for students, $3 a month for educators. Students use a web browser link or an app to respond.

Subject / Categories Quiz, ToolInfo, Questionnaire, Feedback, Poll
Teaching Ideas / Links
Link

www.understoodit.com


© Preview from the marketing video