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1 | Comparison of Web-Based Classroom Response Systems (CRS). Online at: http://bit.ly/MWR8SN | Poll Everywhere | Top Hat Monocle | Smart Response | Turning Technologies | LectureTools | Socrative | i>Clicker | einstruction | Qwizdom | Learning Catalytics | Google Forms | ||||||||||
2 | Website Link | http://www.polleverywhere.com/ | http://www.tophatmonocle.com/ | http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Complementary+hardware+products/SMART+Response | http://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/ | ||||||||||
3 | Pricing Info | Free 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 years | VE is free for students; Costs $429 per teacher | Student price: $14/semester or $40 for 4 years | Student price: $15/semester or $60 for 4 years | Free (in beta) for students and teachers | Student 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 / $30 | Student price: $12/semester | Free for students and teachers | ||||||||||
4 | # of Respondents | 40 in free version, 50 or more in paid versions | No hard limits | No hard limits | No hard limits | No hard limits | 50 in free version | No hard limits | No hard limits | No hard limits | No hard limits | No hard limits | ||||||||||
5 | Can use mobile/laptop devices (browser) | Yes | Yes | Yes, VE | Yes, ResponseWare (http://www.turningtechnologies.com/audienceresponseproducts/responseoptions/responseware/) | Yes | Yes | Yes, WebClicker (http://www.iclicker.com/products/webclicker/) | Yes, vClicker Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
6 | Can use non-smart cell phones (texting) | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||
7 | Supports free text responses | Yes | Yes | Yes in VE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
8 | Supports RF clickers | No | No | Yes, but possibly can't mix clickers and mobile devices | Yes, and can mix clickers and ResponseWare | No | No | Yes, and can mix i>clickers and webclickers | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||||||||||
9 | HTML5, iPad compatible | Yes for students, no for teachers (flash-based) | No, widgets are flash-based | No, 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 forthcoming | Yes, 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 plugin | No, and software is Windows only | Yes, HTML5 browser-based | Yes, browser-based | ||||||||||
10 | Integrates with LMS | No, although can export spreadsheet. They may be working on LMS integration support. | Yes | No, although can export spreadsheet | Yes (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 spreadsheet | Yes | Yes, with RF clickers at least | No, but can export spreadsheet | No, but can download data | Yes, most LMS vendors integrate with Google Apps now | ||||||||||
11 | Accessibility | Yes for students | Yes 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 | |||||||||||||
12 | Ecosystem (other related products) | Smart boards, podiums | Study and note-taking tools for students | Whiteboards | Q7 presenter tablet | Google Apps | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Future plans / stuff in progress | LMS integration? | iPad app | Perhaps Google+ Hangouts (video chat) will add a polling option in the future | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Issues, Limitations | Problems upgrading from free to paid account | Doesn't work with older browsers | Difficult to add questions on the fly | Still in beta, future pricing unknown | Windows only | Not 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) | |||||||||||||||
15 | Colleges adopting it | UNC (http://help.unc.edu/CCM3_033949), U. Mich-Flint, Washington and Lee, Duke, Brandeis | Tn 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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20 | https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwic.library.upenn.edu%2Fmultimedia%2Ftutorials%2Fgadgetday12072011%2Faudienceresponse.pdf | excellent support in this area | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | https://lessons.ummu.umich.edu/2k/index.html | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 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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