Hypothesis is browser based annotator which runs in Chrome and Firefox browsers. It does require users to register to post annotations (text, images and links) or reply to comments, but this merely requires a nickname and a confirmed email address.… Continue Reading
AppSheet allows you to use Google Drive Spreadsheets as a data source for a mobile app that works in web browsers or dedicated free Android and IOS apps. Although the restrictions based on the free version prevent more than 10… Continue Reading
Sister to Qzzr, Pollcaster uses the same account details to create simple ‘one or the other’ type polls. A nice feature is that it collects age and gender information from participants (if they wish to share it – they get… Continue Reading
Now fully joined to the hip of WordPress, Polldaddy has a range of useful tools including surveys, quizzes, quick polls and rating. The free version has no limitations on the number of responses but there is no direct download of data… Continue Reading
http://udutu.com/ Udutu is a free content authoring tool (in the same way that Xerte is), with a reasonable feature set. You will need to register with an email address. Hosting with watermarks is free for quickly testing content, but you… Continue Reading
http://www.scrible.com/ Scrible is an excellent tool for annotating web sites. Non-subscribers can see your annotations, but they do need to sign up to add their own comments. It’s free to sign up and those with an education email address receive… Continue Reading
Much loved (?) by Moodle users for many, many years, Hot Potatoes is a desktop tool which can create a variety of interactive quizzes and tests. It is possible to include feedback and generate a user score but we cannot… Continue Reading
Tricider Ask a question (or several) and get arguments for and against and votes. At the end of the ‘open’ period, generate a winner. Could be used as part of a debate or for market research. Students do not need… Continue Reading
Answergarden – collecting words and short phrases There are many ways you could do this, but this is pretty neat when you can achieve your aim in 20 characters or less. It has to be a link to another page… Continue Reading