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Comparison of Web-Based Classroom Response Systems (CRS). Online at: http://bit.ly/MWR8SNPoll EverywhereTop Hat MonocleSmart ResponseTurning TechnologiesLectureToolsSocrativei>ClickereinstructionQwizdomLearning CatalyticsGoogle Forms
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Website Linkhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/http://www.tophatmonocle.com/http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Complementary+hardware+products/SMART+Responsehttp://www.turningtechnologies.com/http://www.lecturetools.com/http://www.socrative.com/http://www.iclicker.com/http://www.einstruction.com/http://qwizdom.com/https://learningcatalytics.com/http://docs.google.com/
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Pricing InfoFree for students; Free to $15 to over $1400/month depending on # of instructors and respondents (http://www.polleverywhere.com/plans)Student price: $20/semester or $38 for 4 yearsVE is free for students; Costs $429 per teacherStudent price: $14/semester or $40 for 4 yearsStudent price: $15/semester or $60 for 4 yearsFree (in beta) for students and teachersStudent price: $10 / $32 (WebClicker, https://webclicker.iclicker.com/register/subscription.aspx)Student price: $17 / $49 (vClicker: http://www.engaging-technologies.com/einstruction-clickers.html)Student price: $15 / $30Student price: $12/semesterFree for students and teachers
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# of Respondents40 in free version, 50 or more in paid versionsNo hard limitsNo hard limitsNo hard limitsNo hard limits50 in free versionNo hard limitsNo hard limitsNo hard limitsNo hard limitsNo hard limits
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Can use mobile/laptop devices (browser)YesYesYes, VEYes, ResponseWare (http://www.turningtechnologies.com/audienceresponseproducts/responseoptions/responseware/)YesYesYes, WebClicker (http://www.iclicker.com/products/webclicker/)Yes, vClicker MobileYesYesYes
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Can use non-smart cell phones (texting)YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
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Supports free text responsesYesYesYes in VEYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
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Supports RF clickersNoNoYes, but possibly can't mix clickers and mobile devicesYes, and can mix clickers and ResponseWareNoNoYes, and can mix i>clickers and webclickersYesYesNoNo
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HTML5, iPad compatibleYes for students, no for teachers (flash-based)No, widgets are flash-basedNo, runs as desktop software with flash support (Mac, Win, Linux)Yes, iPad apps (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/responseware/id300028504?mt=8) and Android apps (https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Turning+Technologies&hl=en) for students and instructors (instructor apps remotely control win/mac pc)Yes, iPad app forthcomingYes, HTML5 browser version for students and instructors and ipad apps (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/student-clicker-socrative/id477618130?mt=8)Yes for students, ipad app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/web-clicker-for-iphone/id454815504?mt=8)Yes for students, ipad app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vclicker-mobile-edition/id424094176?mt=8), but vClicker web edition requires Microsoft Silverlight pluginNo, and software is Windows onlyYes, HTML5 browser-basedYes, browser-based
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Integrates with LMSNo, although can export spreadsheet. They may be working on LMS integration support.YesNo, although can export spreadsheetYes (http://www.turningtechnologies.com/responsesystemsupport/downloads/lmscompatibility/)Possibly, at least with CTools/Sakai (http://info.lecturetools.com/blog/?Tag=LMS%20Integration)No, although can export spreadsheetYesYes, with RF clickers at leastNo, but can export spreadsheetNo, but can download dataYes, most LMS vendors integrate with Google Apps now
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AccessibilityYes for studentsYes if not using flash widgets (http://www.tophatmonocle.com/tour/support)Yes (http://www.turningtechnologies.com/studentresponsesystems/accessibility/)Working on this (http://support.lecturetools.com/customer/portal/questions/133425-accessibility-for-users-with-disabilities)Yes (HTML5 based)Yes (http://www.iclicker.com/products/accessibility/)Yes, somewhat (HTML5, some options require drag and drop)Yes
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Ecosystem (other related products)Smart boards, podiumsStudy and note-taking tools for studentsWhiteboardsQ7 presenter tabletGoogle Apps
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Future plans / stuff in progressLMS integration?iPad appPerhaps Google+ Hangouts (video chat) will add a polling option in the future
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Issues, LimitationsProblems upgrading from free to paid accountDoesn't work with older browsersDifficult to add questions on the flyStill in beta, future pricing unknownWindows onlyNot designed specifically as a response system, requires more work to set up and chart the results (http://support.reveldigital.com/kb/advanced-topics/adding-a-live-poll-or-survey-to-your-signage)
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Colleges adopting itUNC (http://help.unc.edu/CCM3_033949), U. Mich-Flint, Washington and Lee, Duke, BrandeisTn Tech (http://www.tntech.edu/files/techinstitute/Instructors_Guide.pdf)Vanderbilt (http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/technology/clickers/#atvu), Penn, (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/computing/instructional/clickers), Aarhus University (http://www.prlog.org/11840573-dr-eric-mazur-to-headline-at-turning-technologies-user-conference-2012-denmark.html), U. North Texas (http://clear.unt.edu/index2.cfm?M=1000&SM=1005&PF=turningpoint), Georgia Tech (http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/it/clicker/student), Georgia (http://www.ctl.uga.edu/clickers), NDSU (http://www.ndsu.edu/its/instructional_services/clickers/)U. Michigan (http://info.lecturetools.com/making-the-switch)U. Colorado (http://oit.colorado.edu/clickers), Penn State (http://clc.its.psu.edu/sites/default/files/content-clickers/Clicker%20Recommendation%20SP2011.pdf), IU-Purdue (http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs058/1103654869491/archive/1108551076187.html), Brown (https://sites.google.com/a/brown.edu/teaching-with-technology/iclicker)Oklahoma State, (rest provided by einstruction) University of New Hampshire
University of Ottawa
University of North Florida
University of Texas Arlington
University of South Florida
UW Oshkosh
Towson University
St. John's University
University of Akron
Broward College
Ferris State University
Missouri Western State University

66% of the top 100 schools have adopted Google Apps
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Other CRS comparisons:Code
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https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwic.library.upenn.edu%2Fmultimedia%2Ftutorials%2Fgadgetday12072011%2Faudienceresponse.pdfexcellent support in this area
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good support, but not the best
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cautionary limitation
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More info on clickers:
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http://www.ncsu.edu/classtech/clickers/links.php
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free and open source options:
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http://interactivemedia.uoregon.edu/projects/Ripple
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http://mwf.ucla.edu/?featured/mwrs
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http://moars.com/
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http://mayaars.tumblr.com/
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https://lessons.ummu.umich.edu/2k/index.html
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http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5992255&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D5992255
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http://uwmsk.org/arsenic/
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