Survey Monkey
PROS
Survey Monkey has many benefits. The site lets teachers to create annonymous surveys. This allows teachers to give their students a voice in the classroom, without the fear of feeling judged or uncomfortable.
Sense students are able to share their opinions, or ideas annonymously, the teacher can feel confident about the survey results.
This is also a free resource for teachers. Survey monkey allows its users to create a free, ten question survey with 100 responces.
Not only is Survey Monkey valuable for the teacher, but it also can be an educational tool for students. Teachers can use Surey Monkey as a tool in teaching students how to ask questions, and analyse data.This can help students understand cognitive levels of thinking and questioning from fact recall to analytical or evaluative. If teachers model how to construct thoughtful surveys that will yield useful results, students are one step closer to answering their own questions with well-designed data collection tools.
Also, Using SurveyMonkey as an instructional tool is a great way to engage students in curriculum development. The teacher can gather students opinions and interests through surveys, and gear her curriculum towards the students' answers.
CONS
Survey monkey does have some drawbacks. The free version only allows teachers to ask ten survey questions with 100 results. If a teacher wants to ask more questions ans recieve more results, they would have to purchace a new plan starting at 26 dollars a month.
Also, Survey Monkey has a limited selection when it comes to survey customization. There are only 12 design themes that users can choose from.
Formatting a survey with Survey Monkey can be challenging for some people. Many complaints have been directed at the website's interface.
Using Survey Monkey in the classroom can also be chalenging for the students. IT is important to make sure the students using the site are developmentally ready to understand its use.
