Socrative isn't technically a "communication tool", but I'm calling it that because it enables fast communication of student understanding. Teachers can create a question in literally one minute, students can answer on their devices. Socrative provides both instant feedback in visual format on the class screen, as well as reports for the teacher on student achievement. I love the option to do a "space race," where rockets race across the screen as students answer. Teachers and class members can see how many students still need to answer. Results can be formated so that names are not shown so that students with incorrect answers are not publicly shamed. Teachers will still be able to see student-specific results in their records. Teachers can draw from shared questions, or contribute to the bank of questions from which others can draw. I love that questions can be written and saved ahead of time, or, for teachers who like to go with the flow of discussion, can be written quickly on the spot during class.
**Rubric created in collaboration with Tricia Bursey and James Hoisington. Evaluation of Socrative using the rubric is my own thinking.
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