Recently, I tried out the data-collecting website called Socrative. With this site a teacher can create quizzes, questionnaires, surveys, etc. for their students to answer online. The progress can be tracked in real-time and then data is automatically collected. The teacher then has the option to download data for whole class, for individuals or question-specific. It can be sent via email, downloaded to the computer or saved to Google Drive.
I would use this technology in my classroom to assess the progress of each student relating to specific topics. I would collect the data throughout a school year to track progress. These easy to access quizzes could be done as a warmup activity in the beginning of a class depending on the students access to technology. If my students did have access to computers, laptops or smartphones I could use Socrative to "go green" and save paper.
