This document provides information on several online formative assessment tools that can be used to quickly and easily assess student learning. Kahoot, Quizizz, Flipgrid, Socrative, Pear Deck, Poll Everywhere, GoFormative, Quizlet Live, and Answergarden are summarized as tools that allow teachers to create online quizzes, polls, or discussions and students to respond using devices. Most tools allow exporting of student responses for grading. The document emphasizes that these formative assessment tools can engage students and provide feedback to teachers.

1. Fun Formative Assessment…
ONLINE EDITION
• What is formative assessment?
Formative assessment is done as students learn to see if adjustments need
to be made to instruction while summative assessment is done at the end
(i.e. semester tests, EOC’s).

2. Why use online formative
assessment tools?
 Online formative assessment can be a quick, easy, and fun way to assess
student learning.
 Most kids have a cell phone. For those that don’t, they can partner up with
someone, or you can give them a chrome book, netbook, or iPad to use.
 Some of the following tools allow you to export student scores for grading
purposes.
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3. TEACHER SITE FOR CREATING
ADMINISTERING: GETKAHOOT.COM
STUDENT SITE: KAHOOT.IT
• Students can use on a browser on any device: kahoot.it
• Teacher can display quiz using computer & presentation station:
GetKahoot.com
• NEW: Teachers can now assign a Kahoot challenge for homework using
app!
• Easy to learn and use.
• Colorful and musical.
• Teacher can download scores.
• Kids can use nicknames, and it blocks them from using a bad word. 
• You can search their library for kahoots that have been set to “public”.
Offers options such as shuffling the questions randomly or how many
seconds to answer: 5-120
Students can use any device so long as it has internet access & a browser or
Kahoot app.

4. •
• Students use browser on any device: join.quizizz.com
• Colorful and musical with cute avatars selected for each player.
Generates competition though it's not on the big screen. Students take it individually.
You can search the library of existing games…great filler if you have time left at the end of a
class.
You can shuffle questions and answers to prevent cheating.
You can choose from many other options such as music, cute memes displayed, showing the
leaderboard, timer, etc.
You can export results (spreadsheet). Be sure kids enter their real names!
Play live in class or assign as homework.
Don’t project students’ scores on the projector! Click on Questions tab to show how many kids got
each question correct instead or export results.
• Sample: http://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/start_new/56896c8aad5ffbdc1f9b6cc0
• Teacher Site for creating
administering: quizizz.com
• Student site: join.quizizz.com

5.  Free version allows for students to record for 90 seconds.
 Students must have a device with a camera and mic.
 On the grid for your class, be sure you turn off “Share Links” or kids can share other students’
videos.
 Go to https://flipgrid.com/0f211e or the QR code below for an example of what a student might see
and record yourself.

6. • Students & teacher go to socrative.com and click on either student or
teacher. There’s also an app available, but it’s not necessary.
• Ready ready-made quizzes at http://garden.socrative.com
• The room number you will give your students will always be the same.
• Export reports that show how each student did (Be sure to tell them to use their
real name). You can also generate reports to see how each question was answered.
Quick Question – multiple choice, true/false, or short answer options
Exit ticket – Ask students how well they understood the question or what they
learned.
Space Race – Students compete with each other individually or in groups. Up to 20
only!
Students/Groups will see their color on the projector screen to see how

7. WWW.PEARDECK.COM
• You can import a PowerPoint or a Google Slides presentation if you
like.
• Several different types of formative assessment questions: multiple
choice, text, draggable icons, and you can insert pictures and videos!
• Students do this at the same time on their devices as you proceed
through the slideshow.

8. • http://www.polleverywhere.com
1. Open website and set up a poll.
2. Ask a multiple choice, open-ended question, or brainstorming
question. Then share.
3. Students respond in a text or on the web.
4. Get instant feedback, and you can download reports afterward.
5. You can make a word wall with your responses.
• Poll Everywhere 2 minute Video Tour: https://vimeo.com/37674303
• K-12 plan is Free for 40 responses, so make sure you sign up for it
under “Pricing” and clear out responses between classes.

9. • Teacher goes to GoFormative.com &
can add students
individually/spreadsheet upload OR
send students to goformative.com to
enter quick code and enter name.
• Insert pictures, videos, documents, &
questions.
• http://community.goformative.com/l
ibrary/ (Add pre-made assessments
to your account 20/month with free
account. Do not upload or use
copyrighted material unless you just
roll it out to your class, not guests.
• Kids can respond with text, drawings,
or images!
• Export results in Excel or Google
spreadsheet form (4 exports/month
with free version)
http://tinyurl.com/GoFormativeTut
orials

10. • There’s a new in-class game version of Quizlet called Quizlet
Live!
• Quizlet (independent vocabulary practice) and Quizlet Live
(vocabulary competition) are excellent for learning vocabulary.
• Must have at least four people to play Quizlet Live. If there are
more than four students, they are divided randomly into groups.
One wrong answer, and the groups goes back to start.
• After the game, you can easily review individually as a class the
words that gave the kids the most difficulty.
• https://quizlet.com/46948811/live
• Other games on Quizlet.com are great for independent practice.
If you want to see how students perform, have them show you

11. • Answergarden.ch
1. Set up your Answer Garden.
2. Share your Answer Garden by embedding it, linking it, or sharing
on a social network.
3. Share the results and discuss them especially if this is for
brainstorming!
Optional: Export to Wordle or Tagzedo to make a cool Word Cloud.
How to keep it free of inappropriateness? Password protect it so you
can remove entries. Consider selecting Moderator Mode.
Teacher Quick Start Guide: https://answergarden.ch/about-
AnswerGarden/
To create an answer garden: https://answergarden.ch/create/