Live, in the room
Run questions during the lesson so students respond in the moment. You see participation as it happens, not only in a forum afterwards.
Create → Engage → Validate → Improve
Engage every student — not just the confident ones
Engage is the second step of the Sendsteps Learning Loop Platform for education. It turns a prepared lesson into participation: every student can respond, contribute, and be heard, in class or afterwards, so you are not teaching only to the hands that go up.
The Learning Loop
One step in a loop that keeps teaching moving
Equal voice for every student
Participation you can actually use
Engage is more than icebreakers. Each response is a signal you use in Validate, and later in Improve.
Before or after class, for everyone
The same questions can run before class, as homework, or as a standalone survey. Every student can contribute in their own time — quieter students as well as those who need more time.
Participation does not stop when the room empties
When a student cannot be there, they can still follow the lesson and answer the same questions in their own time.
Asynchronous learning →
Ways to Engage
Surveys and question types students can use
Send a survey before, during, or after class, or on its own for research, with branching. The question types below work in a lesson or in a survey.
Survey
Before the lesson, during it, and after it, you hear the whole group. The same questionnaire runs as a study. Advanced is there when the design asks for it.
Open Survey →
Quiz
Check a concept quickly. Right and wrong answers give you a first read on who is keeping up.
Open Quiz →
Poll
The multiple-choice type in the tool. Let the whole group choose a stance or an option without waiting for one volunteer.
Open Poll →
Word cloud
Surface what the room is thinking in one picture. Useful at the start of a topic or to open a discussion.
Open Word cloud →
Q&A
Collect questions from students who will not interrupt. The room sets the agenda instead of the loudest voice.
Open Q&A →
Open-ended
Ask for reasoning, examples, or a short explanation, not only a selected option.
Open Open-ended →
Upvoting
Students highlight the questions or ideas that matter most, so you spend time where the group needs it.
Open Upvoting →
Why this step exists
Activity without evidence is a dead end
Create prepares the lesson. Engage is how students take part. If participation stops at “that was fun,” the loop is broken. Sendsteps captures responses so you can see who understands during the lesson, not after the test.
Questions about Engage
Frequently asked questions about student participation in Sendsteps
What is Engage in Sendsteps?
Engage is the second step of the Learning Loop Platform. It is how every student participates, on their own device, without having to speak in front of the room first. That can be live in class, before or after, or as a standalone survey. Equal voice for every student, not only the hands that go up.
Will quieter students actually participate?
Engage is built so students can respond without speaking first. Quizzes, polls, word clouds, open questions and Q&A all run from a device. That supports equal voice for every student, including the quieter ones.
Is Sendsteps Engage only for live classes?
No. You can run questions live, collect responses before or after class, and send a survey on its own. Participation can continue when students work through the material in their own time.
What question types can I use in Engage?
Pick the type that fits the moment: a quiz to check a concept, a poll when there is no single right answer, a word cloud to open discussion, an open question for reasoning, or Q&A when students should ask you. For a full questionnaire with branching, in class or on its own for research, use Questionnaires. You decide what belongs in the lesson.
How do student responses connect to the rest of the loop?
Answers collected in Engage become evidence in Validate, so you can see who understood. That same evidence can inform Improve, where Sendsteps recommends what to change next time. You choose what to act on.
Every lesson improves the next
Give every student a voice in the lesson. Then see who understands.