Flisti - Module 5 Web 2.0 Review

Trevor's VoiceThread Presentation of Flisti

Name of the Web 2.0 Tool:   Flisti - —"Create free online polls without signing up"

URL of the Tool: www.flisti.com

Please select the one, primary category for this tool: —Easy-to-use feedback tool

Please describe this tool in your own words (a minimum of 150-250 words).

Flisti is a very easy to use web application tool that allows the user to create a simple, one-question survey or poll to provide to participants embedded on websites or sharing on other social media sites.  The interactive poll allows the user to ask their audience a multiple choice question and makes it very simple by not requiring a sign up or downloading of an application.  Flisti is a new startup and is developed to create a very quick and easy poll development application.

Download and install a program or plug-in for the tool to work properly?

The tool does not require that the user install a program or download a plug-in.  

What do you need to know before using this tool? (What skills do you need to have?)

Overall, this is a very simple-to-use tool that anyone could understand.  The user only needs a poll question and the multiple choice answer options.  Flisti then creates a link to the survey to be placed on a website, Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media site.  This is a very easy to use application..

What do you need to have before using this tool?

To effectively use the tool users need to have a question and potential answers in mind. 

How do you use this tool? (Write the basic steps using a numbered list)

1. Visit www.flisti.com

2. Type the question and the multiple choice answers in the boxes provided.

3. If the user needs to enter additional answer options, they can click on + Add Answer and if the audience has the option of choosing more than 1 answer, the user can set up the question by selecting the box that says "Multiple Answers". 

4. Press "Create a New Poll".

5. Embed the link into your preferred website or social media site.  

6. View Poll Results.

Locate or create your own example of an educational resource created with this tool

Trevor's Poll Question

Please describe a scenario of how you might use this tool in a teaching environment.

This tool would be useful only uf the user wanted to create a quick, non-scientific survey that could be sent out in an email or via a social media site or posted on a website.  It would allow an instructor to ask questions on certain topics that could provide a quick answer to a question that could spur additional discussions. For my own example, I created a Flisti survey question asking the participant about their preferred method of learning. 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this tool in a formal or informal teaching environment?

Advantages: Free, —No log in/download required, very simple to use, easy to share/add to website and/or other social media sites, responses easy to view 

Disadvantages: —Only one question can be asked at a time, not a scientific survey, and anyone can answer if they search it on the Flisti site

Would you recommend this Web 2.0 tool to others, or suggest that they explore a different tool?

I would probably not recommend this tool because of its limited use in the classroom.  It's easy to use, but with only one question being asked, you would have to make certain that the question creates enough interaction and discussion for the tool to be useful.