Free Online Tools to Know About
Prepared by HECD
Sources: the information below is taken directly from the websites listed within the relevant cell. All information as of Feb 11, 2021
Padlet
https://padlet.com/
Answer Garden
https://answergarden.ch/
DirectPoll
http://directpoll.com/
What is it
Somewhere between a doc and
a full-fledged website builder,
Padlet empowers everyone to
make the content they want,
whether it's a quick bulletin
board, a blog, or a portfolio.
AnswerGarden is a minimalistic
feedback tool. Use it in the
classroom as an educational tool
or at work as a creative
brainstorming tool.
Free online polling, through web
browser or embedded in a
presentation. Students can
answer on smartphone, tablet,
or laptop.
When to use it
Brainstorm sessions, community post-
it note space, group collaboration and
ideation, organize ideas and content
AnswerGarden is for anyone
interested in using an easy and
powerful way to get brief feedback
from a group. It works best with open
questions that can be answered with
short (one word) answers and
preferably that one respondent can
answer multiple times. Such as "What
do you think you'll need to learn more
about next year?"
When you want to ask your class
questions and have the responses
displayed in real time.
How to start
Basic account free. Go to
https://padlet.com/ to sign up for an
account.
Limited to 3 active padlets, but users
can “archive” padlets to make space
for new ones.
No signup necessary for you or your
students. Simply go to
https://answergarden.ch/, create a
prompt, and share the link with your
students.
No account signup necessary. Go to
http://directpoll.com/ to get started on
your poll. You will need to enter your
email address so that you may receive
the administrative link to the poll.