2013/02/01

Tricider - Collecting Ideas Tool

What is Tricider?

Tricider (https://tricider.com/) is an interactive web application for discussion, brainstorming and voting.  Users can post questions in the Tricider and invite friends, colleges or clients to express their ideas and opinions in the website. 

Simple Steps to Use Tricider

1. Navigate to Tricider (https://tricider.com/)                

2. Enter your question in the text box and press Go.

3. Send the unique URL to invite others to add ideas and comments.   

4. Read and analyse the ideas.

5. Make comments or vote for the ideas.


How to Use Tricider in Language Teaching and Learning
  • Teacher can post questions in the Tricider and invite students to give answers and ideas. In this process, students can exchange their ideas and opinions with each other and learn from good views provided by peer. 
  • When received collaborative task, students can discuss their task in the Tricider. They can brainstorm for good ideasand vote for the best solutions for the task. 
  • Teachers can collect students' feedback on their lessons and teaching via Tricider. Students will feel free to provide their questions and their ideas for improving teachers' teaching. Based on students' opinions, teachers can draw on them and make reflective writing in order to improve their teaching practice in the classroom. 

Benefits of Tricider in Language Classroom

  • A wonderful tool for eliciting and collecting ideas

  • Good for interactive and collaborative activities and brainstorming
  • Pros and cons comments are provided to show agreement or disagreement  
  • No time and place limitations  (You can add your ideas any time any where)

  • No registration and free

  • Simple interface and operation 

Limitations
  • Irrelevant comments might be provided without clear instruction.

  • Some participants might stop innovative thinking and plagiarize others' results.

  • No privacy for the content of discussion in Tricider (Passwords are not required).

Further Reading

  • TeacherTrainingVideos - Free online tutorial for using Tricider                                                                                                                      
          http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/tricider/index.html
  • How To Brainstorm The Fun Way With Tricider
          http://www.fractuslearning.com/2011/12/05/how-to-brainstorm-with-tricider/
  • Perfect Decision Making in Teams
         http://www.dailywebapps.com/tricider-com-perfect-decision-making-in-teams/
  • Crowdsourcing Knowledge with Students by  Nik Peachey

          http://nikpeachey.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/crowdsourcing-knowledge-with-students.html

  • How do you keep developing your teaching?
     https://tricider.com/en/brainstorming/NmxE?wicket:pageMapName=wicket-5


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