Socrative Teacher vs Stage by Belkin

Socrative is the best classroom app for formative assessment, empowering teachers to quiz and grade at the speed of learning, from any device, in class or remotely. Simple and reliable, Socrative is trusted by millions of educators around the world to deliver effective assessments to learners at every level. With instant feedback, you can identify knowledge gaps, engage your students more effectively, and adjust teaching on-the-fly to close feedback loops faster. - Flexible & engaging assessment tools: quickly create, manage, share a library of activities, and send customized quizzes directly to students, all in one simple platform. - Easy-to-create virtual rooms: easily set up rostered rooms for classes or individual activities, and invite students with simple and secure login options. - Automatic grading: with real-time marking and result reporting, it’s never been easier to visualize student learning so you can engage your learners, quickly adapt lessons or revisit concepts in the moment, and spend less time grading assignments. - Powerful real-time reporting: download detailed student and question-level quiz reports to share with students or colleagues, and make communication a breeze with automatic distribution of quiz results to students. Socrative is available for download on all major digital devices, and for use on all major browsers. You can use Socrative on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers. Socrative is 100% free for students to use, on all devices.

StageTM brings your ideas to life – anytime, anywhere. Create, collaborate, and demonstrate with Stage. Combine the convenience of your camera with the power of an interactive whiteboard to unleash these experiences: • Freehand sketch over live video or images - Create demo videos • Get creative - Insert pictures, shapes, text and labels • Demo everything brilliantly - Picture-in-picture features • Record videos or screen capture images - Save directly to your device photo library. *Video recording feature available as an in-app purchase or in the Stage Pro app (now available in the App Store for iPad or iPhone) • Dynamically present in real-time - Wirelessly using Airplay, or via a wired projector connection Make your demos and lessons fully interactive, collaborative, and engaging with Stage. HEAD OF THE CLASS • Record brilliant demo videos with picture-in-picture features (feature available as an in-app purchase) • Annotate, mark-up and save existing photos, images and documents • Easily switch backgrounds from live front/rear camera feed, whiteboard/blackboard canvas, or any picture from your photo library. • Pick up from where you left off when relaunching the app and save your sessions to create memorable presentations (feature available as an in-app purchase) • Save everything directly to your iPhone or iPad photo library for anywhere, anytime access EXTRA CREDIT Collaborative: Sharing ideas has never been easier. Stage’s live video and interactive tools let you showcase real-time problem solving, demos, and experimentation. Paired with Airplay, Stage makes wireless sharing quick and easy. Portable: Bring your ideas to life anytime, anywhere with Stage. Stage does not require a login or connection to the internet, so it’s ready to go wherever and whenever you are. Easy-to-use: Unlike interactive whiteboards, Stage requires no additional training. Users familiar with touchscreens will be able to use the app instantly and efficiently. Cost-efficient: More economical than secondary technology, such as interactive whiteboards and document cameras, Stage maintains the functionality of that same technology without the price tag and cost of integration. Meaningful: Purposeful integration of mobile devices in the classroom creates opportunity for effective and meaningful learning for students at every level. **50% VPP discount available for qualified Educational purchases through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program – http://www.apple.com/itunes/education** RAISE YOUR HAND For more information, visit us at www.belkin.com.