I found the "Theme" button which allows me to change the format and background of the questionnaire. I like that feature. I really want to start some "Backwards Teaching" and I think this Forms tool could be a great addition to the pre-learning/pre-teaching kids experience at home through video links. I even figured out how to adjust the size of the poll found in the HTML embedding code to shrink it a bit!
I also like this idea of creating a classroom Blog through Blogger. I am just still trying to wrap my head around how I would use it. I honestly don't want to manage a website and a blog. I am curious if other teachers have found a way to combine the two and how they do it.
I was introduced to Poll Everywhere last school year and again at the beginning of the year; both by Alan November. I think the site is very cool but has the distinct drawback of every kid needing to have a phone which has texting capabilities.
Try this audience polling system at Poll Everywhere
In reality, I think Poll Everywhere is similar to what ActivExpressions can do and we know all kids can access those tools.
You are making great connections back to your classroom teaching. These are all good ways to engage your students in the lesson. I don't think anyone expects you to maintain two sites--choose the one you enjoy doing most and go with it. You can tweet/facebook changes to your blog for students/parents following you. Hopefully by the time you complete this course you will know what you want to do. Good job!
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