TeachBack

Part exit ticket and part class evaluation, TeachBack can help instructors get a snapshot of what their students are learning and how they feel about the instruction. It's an easy way to gather student feedback and help teachers refine and improve their instruction. The premade polls are useful for general feedback about a course, a lesson, or overall instruction. The customization options can also help teachers target a specific learning objective or instructional strategy to further understand its effectiveness with their students.

Students will likely welcome -- and feel empowered by -- the chance to use their devices to give their teachers instant, anonymous feedback. Teachers should keep that dimension of anonymity in mind, though; anonymity means teachers will need to use other methods to identify students who need extra support or have serious concerns about a course. Plus, teacher will have to ensure responsible and respectful use by students. Overall, though, this is a neat tool for gathering instant feedback from students, and it's worth considering as a helpful way to use student insights to make adjustments and improve learning. However, for teachers already using formative feedback apps, it wouldn't be difficult to set up similar (although maybe not anonymous) functionality.