Three tech tools that increase student engagement in the large college classroom

This past fall I thought a lot about how to create a “new normal” learning environment for my students, who are mostly freshmen. For many of them, my class was their first large college classroom experience. My goals were to create a community of learners that would actively engage with the course and with each other, while also (re-)introducing them to group work, and a typical exam situation at the digital test center (pending any potential challenges the pandemic might throw our way). Here are some of the tech tools that have been helpful in my large intro class.