Are you leading a meeting, Bible study, Sunday School, adult education, or precept? Tired of no one sharing, people surfing the web during meetings, and utter boredom? These tools will increase participation, engagement, and learning.
1. Padlet: A collaborative online space for sharing information and offering feedback.
Rather than posing a question to a large group, where people might have a hard time reading the room/don't feel comfortable sharing out try posing the question on Padlet and have people either anonymously or with their names share their thoughts. Folks can then read each other's comments and add their own thoughts, 'like it', rate it on a scale, or grade it.
Click [here] for an example.
Click [here] to start your own.
2. FlipGrid: A tool for interactive video sharing and responding.
During a group meeting, it's hard for there to be dialogue or multiple people conversing at the same time. Additionally, there can be fear or anxiety in sharing out in front of others. Therefore, FlipGrid allows folks to create a video response and others can view it, respond (either in a video or written), and educators/leaders can even grade it.
Click [here] for an example.
Click [here] to start your own.
3. Mentimeter: An online presentation software for real-time polling.
Want to innately make your presentation more interactive and gain some feedback from participants? This is a slide deck that allows you to include polls and free responses, with live feedback.
Click [here] for an example.
Click [here] to start your own.
4. Kahoot: A gamified tool for individual or collaborative content review.
If you're looking for a way to check for understanding with audience members, increase energy, or review expectations (When is our presentation due? How many stones did David have when about to fight Goliath?) try out Kahoot. You can create multiple choice questions and folks can play individually or in teams (need to be physically near).
Click [here] for an example.
Click [here] to start your own.
5. Wakelet: A collaborative multimedia feed.
If you'd like a collaborative, common space to house multiple forms of media: PDF's, YouTube videos, Twitter feeds, photos, etc. You can have multiple people working on it together.
Click [here] for an example.
Click [here] to start your own.
6. Nearpod: The MVP in creating interactive slide decks.
The ideal, comprehensive slide deck for engagement. The presenter can control what slide the entire audience is on. The interactive features include adding YouTube videos, virtual reality field trips, drawing, polls, free response. It's easy to share out participant work to all folks in the audience.
Click [here] for an example.
Click [here] to start your own.