Engaging Students Through Interactive Apps & Websites 

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Interactive refers to the capability of a system, website, mobile app, or program to respond to user input in a dynamic and engaging manner

 Interactive elements in educational technology may include :

• Quizzes
• Simulations
• Games
• Web Apps
• Computer Programs
• Videos

Following are the websites and apps that may be very beneficial for educational purpose. we are discussing all one by one.

1. slido.com

Slido is a popular audience engagement platform that offers features like polls, Q&A sessions, and quizzes. It has a free plan with basic functionalities and supports unlimited participants. with the help of Google Login we can create new QUIZ, Poll s & Q/A . after login following screen would be displayed

You may create new Poll by clicking on Create Poll Button, view earlier created polls & checks the answer percentage of polls.

following screen would appear when we want to create a new Poll.

 you can enter Questions along with its options ( as highlighted in picture) and check the correct option. after making necessary change you can click on save button.

Slido App has a paid as well as free version. but free version have all the basic functionality to create interactive polls.

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2. cram.com

you can create and study flashcards on various subjects. this website has more than 196,000,000 pre made flash tools that may be used for education. you can make flashcard, quiz as well as games with the help of this website. the following screen shows the quiz test.

you can match Column A with Column B with in this Test.

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3. edpuzzle.com

This website allows teachers to create interactive video lessons with embedded quizzes. you can create new video, upload new videos as well as link youtube video to make your teaching interactive & fruitful. the following screen would be appear after login. you can create new contents here

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4. kahoot.com

You can Create and play quizzes, surveys, and interactive games on this website. following is the demo screen for a quiz test.

Teacher may add new quiz and games according to the need of his students, by login in to teacher panel.

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5. quizizz.com

Similar to Kahoot!, Quizizz allows teachers to create and conduct quizzes in a game-like format. you need to login into teacher panel with the help of google id, you can add quiz with your own need . after login following screen would appear. you can make a new quiz 

teacher may create a new quiz by clicking on create button, there are plenty of templates available that may be used to make quiz. after creating on create button following screen would appear :

new question along with options may be enter into given placeholders. formatting options are also available to format text. new questions may be added by clicking on + Add question button. you can add as many questions as you want. 

after entering the question also with options you can select the correct option with the help of button given below. this platform also gives option to create quiz test with the help of AI. we just need to define the topics and the level of the test. rest of the work would be done by this app. Demo quiz create on this app can be visited on this link

demo quiz 

6. w3schools.com

An interactive platform for learning and creating programs of various programming languages. the programing languages are taught on this website is in the form of explanation, examples of code and testing of code. Most of the modern programming languages are available here for learning you can also test your own written code on this platform. after learning code quizzes are also there for testing your learning skills.

Try it Yourself buttons open a new window to try your own code. 

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7. scratch.mit.edu

An interactive platform for learning and creating games, animations, and stories through coding. Coding is very easy on this platform , drag and drop options are available for making animation and interactive games. After login following window would appear:

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8. code.org

Offers a variety of coding tutorials and activities suitable for different age groups.Code.org increases diversity in computer science by reaching students of all backgrounds where they are — at their skill-level, in their schools, and in ways that inspire them to keep learning. 

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9. sololearn.com

Mobile app for learning coding languages through interactive lessons and quizzes. Joining Sololearn is an opportunity to build products which benefit the millions of current learners in our community, the enterprise sector across multiple industries, and the billions of learners who will want or need to reskill over the next decade. 

10. duolingo.com

A gamified language learning app that makes learning a new language interactive and fun. you just need to login to start working on this website. you can login with google account.

11. ekwiz.com

ekwiz.com is online educational webapp, that is very much helpful for the students of Govt., Affiliated & Private schools associated with PSEB,Mohali. online Quiz test and Notes are available here which can be used by teachers as well as students.

following screen would appear when we start a new quiz test

readymade quiz and notes of book back exercise is already added to this website. teacher can also make their own quiz and share with students. you need google account to login to this webapp. after login teachers can make quiz test very easily.

These all are the apps which are very useful while making study interactive for students. All are having their free version & Subscriptions. so teachers can take benefits from this free tools to make education interactive and interesting.