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Agreed. I had success with PollEverywhere—it runs off students' smartphones and/or laptops and is a cheap subscription ($14/year). https://www.polleverywhere.com/plans/higher-ed

I don't work for them, but I had a good experience with them And am using them again next semester.

high five

Here's a hyperlink for everyone esle, for convenience.

The new names are a massive improvement, btw - I like the tip of the hat to Leonard Nimoy :)

Way back in the before times, when I used to have actual in person games nights, I'd usually choose the first game (normally from the ever growing pile of unplayed games) and then we'd let the loser (or most downtrodden player) pick the next one.

For organized game nights outside my typical crew, I'd circulate a ranked poll, basically a list of themes, mechanics, and genres; and have people each put them into as rough an order of things that interested them as possible. Then, based off the results, I'd try to pull something of the shelf that would best fit the groups results.

https://www.polleverywhere.com/ranking_polls/s2Kx0Wc1CaHqGig

For example on that night I think I offered up Alien Frontiers, Lords of Waterdeep, and Dead of Winter as options.

It sounds like Poll Everywhere might be what you're looking for. I think it's free as long as your class size is below a certain number, and your students can simply respond by texting and don't need to download an app. Disclaimer: I haven't actually used this myself, I just heard about it from another grad student.

You're trying to be rigorous about this, which is probably the wrong direction to go. The competition is just a theatrical gimmick, and if you start taking the points legitimately seriously, it gets a less fun real quick.

But... if you want to go for tech gimmick, check out poll everywhere: https://www.polleverywhere.com/ Folks can text you their votes and you can see the results in realtime. There are free and inexpensive options, and it's just on a monthly basis that you can cancel or shift anytime. And you can safely assure everyone that they won't get any sms junk as a results (it's a great and legit service that I've used for years with group facilitation work).

I use a mobile voting app during my larger classes. It allows me to determine how well I am delivering the information and it gives me a good idea of who is present and participating. There are a few apps that I have used over the years including https://www.polleverywhere.com/smartphone-web-voting.

We are excited to announce the results of our first Book of the Month poll!

The winner for November 2020, by a slim margin, is The Lies of Locke Lamora (first book of the Gentlemen Bastards series)

We've created a post where we can share our thoughts and musings as we read through the book
https://www.reddit.com/r/Our_Book_Club/comments/jmould/discuss_the_lies_of_locke_lamora_november_botm/

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Plickers is great!

That said - please be wary of falling into the trap of you being the only one using technology in the classroom and not the students. That's not what 21st C learning is about. I like to use Poll Everywhere with my students. They can answer questions by texting it in to a given number and I'll project their responses in real time on the board.

Every instructor will some set of pedagogical goals for the class. Your primary task as a TA is to align your own teaching practices with these goals. If your instructor just wants the students to be able regurgitate names, dates, and definitions, then your task is to help them memorize this information. If your instructor's goals have to do with reading comprehension or the ability to write philosophical papers, then your task is to help students closely read philosophy or write good papers.

As u/mediaisdelicious already mentioned, try to get the relevant course material. If students are assessed by examination, then try to get sample exams, so that you know what sorts of things you need to cover.

As an example, I'm guessing that the students will have to read the first two Meditations. The instructor will probably be giving an exam that is largely reading comprehension based. A lot of questions that you'll get in discussion section will be something of the form of "I didn't get x." You'll need to be prepared to answer questions about the difficult portions of the text.

Some more suggestions:

The first Friday of the semester is just for funzies. I use the game Geek Out! while I'm doing the class roll. You could also go over thought experiments with students. There's a list of thought experiments at Philosophy Experiments

Regarding participation, I've personally found that the site Poll Everywhere is very effective in getting students to participate. They can text to the site anonymously, and it's displayed on screen. This allows them to ask questions and participate without the fear feeling stupid or self conscious.

I've used Polleverywhere and had great success. Depends on what you want. I've seen Survey Anyplace too. It's more fun but you're limited on responses in the free version.

Also going on this week, vote for the name of a new rocket:

https://www.polleverywhere.com/voteula

(United Launch Alliance is developing a new launch vehicle. They have asked the public to help name it.)

My wife likes Poll Everywhere, but I have never used it, personally so I can’t say whether or not it is free for a limited version or not.

Poll Everywhere has a little bit of set up, but it's fun for this kind of voting. If someone still has access to a .edu web address, you get to collect up to a max of 40 votes I think. Good if you're trying to do something with a little flash and in real time.

Try a crowd contributed word cloud.

I usually use it to recap or summarise a chapter or course. Students contribute ideas and then we project it on the board and discuss.

Also good if you have a questions, and students submit answers for all to see.

https://www.polleverywhere.com/

What if you did it pub quiz style? Have them write down their answers on a piece of paper, and then have another group "mark" it.

I've also had a good experience using https://www.polleverywhere.com/ but it might not do the stuff you want it to do.

Whoa, dude...that ain't right. There's no way you can be expected to manage 100+ students on your own (unless that's one of your only classes). That's insane. And, I assume, you'll be paid the same as someone teaching a class with 25-30 students? That's straight up bullshit. I'd walk away from that if I were you. You have all the leverage, by the way. If you say no, then the institution will have to refund 100+ students (which is more than it would cost to properly support you).

That said - try Poll Everywhere. It's a handy app for small quizzes, surveys, etc. I'm not sure if it has an attendance app per se, but maybe you'd be able to construct something that would work with the platform. There's also TeacherKit (I've never used it, but it might be useful).

Best of luck

I thought the links would be able to be copy and pasted.

 

Apparently they are from here: https://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/zP2ft9yJ0GLii3v but not from original link to poll...

I remember having to buy one for a class. Used it maybe 4 times in total. They even have fancier ones with screens now (more expensive, of course). Some use software like https://www.polleverywhere.com/ where students just do the quizzes in a browser or by texting.

YOu can use a program like https://www.polleverywhere.com/ Where you create questions, and you students can answer on their phones in real time. You can ask questions like, "who understands what we are talking about now?" And you will see responses. I personally find this technology intrusive. Many studies have shown that constantly being on your phone makes you less intelligent, less aware, less interactive, and less focused on the material at hand. It seems like we are looking for programs to just say I give up, I guess I'd better incorporate technology, instead of making use of it. If every student had a laptop, I could create assignments around that with time set aside for research. But not every student has a laptop, or even a smart phone. College students will try to get away with whatever they can unless you make a rule in your classroom that this is not acceptable. Not just college students, but every human.You said you know cell phones are bad, and studies prove it. Just say no cell phones. Don't cave in. You don't need anyone to give you articles. Just google the effect of cell phone use on intelligence, and you will find 100 peer reviewed articles