Formative Assessment: Required for Learning

Tots & Technology 2015June 16, 2015

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Resources Available

• TCEA Tots & Technology• http://www.holdthemayo.org/tots--technology-2

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Formative Assessments commonly contrasted with

Summative Assessments

Hidden curriculum (2014, August 26). In S. Abbott (Ed.), The glossary of education reform. Retrieved from http://edglossary.org/hidden-curriculum

Summative AssessmentsUsed to evaluate student learning progress and achievement at the

CONCLUSIONof a specific instructional period

Hidden curriculum (2014, August 26). In S. Abbott (Ed.), The glossary of education reform. Retrieved from http://edglossary.org/hidden-curriculum

In other words:formative assessments are FOR learning

summative assessments are OF learning

Hidden curriculum (2014, August 26). In S. Abbott (Ed.), The glossary of education reform. Retrieved from http://edglossary.org/hidden-curriculum

“When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative assessment. When the customer tastes the soup, that’s summative assessment.”

Paul Black

Today’s Topics

• Polling• Back Channel• Quizzes• Combination• If we have time, but we doubt we will…..– Wall Posting

Formative Assessment

Polling

Poll Everywhere Mentimeter

Back Channel

Today’s Meet 81 Dash

Wall Posting

PadletAnswer Garden

Quiz

Plickers Kahoot

Combined

Socrative Edmodo

PollingSite Symbol Web Key Points

Poll Everywhere www.polleverywhere.com

• Free version limited to 40 responses per poll if an EDUCATOR otherwise 25

• Teacher needs account

Mentimeter www.mentimeter.com

• Free version limited to 2 questions in a row

• Free version allows unlimited number of voters

• Teacher needs account

Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere Educator Plan Comparison

• https://www.polleverywhere.com/account/plans/k-12

Poll Everywhere

• Multiple Choice• True/False• Open Ended– If creating a word

cloud, use a hyphen or tilde to connect words

• Clickable Images

Poll Everywhere

• PollEv.com/tots– Clickable image– 1st 40 people will be able to respond

Mentimeter Plan Comparisonhttps://www.mentimeter.com

Mentimeter – FREE Version

• Unlimited number of voters• 2 questions in a row (session)• Multiple choice question• Open ended questions– Limited to 140 characters

Mentimeter

Mentimeter

Back ChannelSite Symbol Web Key Points

Today’s Meet todaysmeet.com

• Guest or Create Account• If signed in

• can close a room early• can access transcripts after the

room is closed• can delete a post

• 140 character limit

81 Dash 81dash.com

• Educator needs an account to create a room

• Students can register or be a guest• 160 character limit

Today’s Meet Teacher Account (upgrade)

Today’s Meethttps://todaysmeet.com

Today’s Meethttps://todaysmeet.com

• When signed-in– Can close a room early– Can delete a post– Deleted posts do NOT show on transcript

• https://todaysmeet.com/tots– Have you used a “back channel”

81Dashhttp://81dash.com

• http://81dash.com/support.php• Great support site

81Dashhttp://81dash.com

• Mozila firefox, Google chrome, Safari – Preferred browsers

• Name Room• Length of room – 1 day to 1 year• Upload students or give them address• Guest users and uploaded users do not need email

addresses• Only room creators can create a Dash Task• Dash Notes are private to the individual user– Anyone can create a Dash Note

81Dash – Transcript Examples

81Dash

• http://81dash.com/Tots• Must register to access room– May be a guest register that does NOT need an e-

mail

QuizzesSite Symbol Web Key Points

Plickers www.plickers.com

• Only teacher needs app• iPad or Android• Students have cards

Kahoothttps://getkahoot.comhttps://kahoot.it

• Create a Kahoot• Access via browser• Pin to enter

Plickers

• Teacher installs app• iPad (iPhone app) or Android• Use web site to actually create (easier)• Create classes• Create questions• Students use cards– A,B, C, D– Cards are numbered and assigned to a student

Plickers

• Load App• Create class• Create questions• Ask question• Scan cards (hold

device vertically, portrait mode)

Live View

• Display question and answer choices• Share real-time responses• Checkmarks indicate who has answered• Graph view – class results• Show answer – reveal correct/incorrect answers

Card Options

• Standard• Expanded• Large Font• Large Cards• Large Cards Expanded

Kahoot

• Game-based classroom response system• Create FREE account• Quiz, Discussion, Survey

Kahoot

• Quiz– Time Per Question

• 5 – 120 seconds

– Points or No Points– Add Questions

• Can have an image for the question

– Can reorder questions after making

– Settings when you are ready to launch

Kahoot

• Launch• Pin Generated• Join at Kahoot.it• Enter Pin• Enter Nickname• Join Game• “You’re In!” will display• Your name will appear on

screen• Once players are in

“Launch” game

Kahoot

• List of your quizzes• Public Kahoots to select from as well

Kahoot

Upper right corner access your results from drop down menu

Wall Posting

• Answer Garden• Padlet

Answer Gardenhttp://answergarden.ch

• Create a new Answer Garden• Share or embed the empty Answer Garden• Reponses will make your Answer Garden grow

Answer Garden

• http://answergarden.ch/view/179893

Wall Posting

• Padlet– http://padlet.com/ – Formally WallWisher– Teacher creates account– Teacher creates wall– Share the link

Padlethttps://padlet.com

• Padlet– Free– Teacher account

• Padlet Backpack– Upgrade– Haven’t used

• Chrome Extension• Walls only removed when you delete them

Padlethttps://padlet.com

Padlethttps://padlet.com

Padlet https://padlet.com • Basic Info

– Portrait, title, description

• Wallpaper– Background for wall

• Layout– 3 choices

• Privacy– Who do you want to see your wall– Can invite another to be an “Administer” of

the wall– Moderate posts before going live

• Notifications– If you wish to know when someone posts on

your wall

• Address– The URL to access your wall– You can change what is assigned

• Copy– Allows you to duplicate the wall with or

without posts

• Delete– Delete the posts or the wall

Padlet - https://padlet.com

Padlet

• http://padlet.com/cmayo/tots2015

• Of the resources you have seen so far, which do you envision using and how?

Combo Sites

• Great sites to check out if you are interested in sites that are a combination of all of the above methods

• Probably not getting to these in a 50 minute presentation

CombinationSite Symbol Web Key Points

Edmodo www.edmodo.com• Take a Poll• Take a Quiz• Reply to a Post

Socrative www.socrative.com

• Immediate feedback• Space Race game• Quiz options• Take a Poll

Edmodo

• Poll• Teacher creates a post– Students respond

• Student creates a post– Peer evaluation

• Quiz• Snapshot

Edmodo

• Teacher and students need a FREE account• Students do NOT need e-mails• Teacher creates a group• Students join teachers group• 2 options– Quiz– Snapshot

Edmodo - Poll

• Create a poll question

Emodo - Poll

Edmodo - Poll

• Anonymous results• Students do not see results until they have

selected (unless you are projecting your screen)

Edmodo - Post

• Create a post– Can attach a file, link, or library item

• Students can reply to a post• Can’t reply to a reply• Students can post to the entire class or the

teacher

Edmodo - Post

Edmodo Quiz

• Select Quiz Tab• Create quiz or use questions you have already

created• Sharing quizzes between teachers is in Beta– Edmodo Ambassadors are testing

Edmodo Quiz

Edmodo Question Types

• True/False• Multiple Choice• Short Answer• Fill in the Blank• Matching

Edmodo Snapshot

• Math & ELA• Common Core• Texas TEKS

FREE

PAID

Edmodo Snapshot

• ELA– 3rd – 12th

• Math– 3rd Grade - Precalculus

Socrative

• Teacher side and student side• iPad app works well• One room name• Quizzes- teacher or student paced• Import your own quiz• Space Race

Socrative Quizzes

• Choose Manage Quizzes to create or import• Question options: multiple choice, true/false,

short answer• Add images to questions• Quick Question• Exit ticket• Space Race game

Socrative Quizzes

Create Quiz

Space Race• Rocket, bear, bike or bee to race• Auto assign groups or student assign groups

Socrative Garden

• garden.socrative.com• Socrative community shared quizzes (1000+)• Great source of information / FAQs• Socrative video library tutorials• User guide

Who We Are

• Carol Mayo– Diocese of Dallas– Catholic Schools Office– cmayo@cathdal.org

• Mary Kuterbach– Diocese of Dallas– St. Patrick Catholic School– mkuterbach@spsdallas.org