Tech assessment tools are becoming more and more commonplace in education and teachers need training on how to use them effectively. I have used all of the assessment tools in the module and feel they all have their advantages and disadvantages. Although, it would be nice to have training from an expert on each tool to show what it can potentially do and how to best use that specific tool in the classroom. As educators, we don't always have the time to fully educate ourselves on new tech tools that come down the line. Therefore, we use the ones that are easily adapted. With that being said, my favorites are Quizziz and Kahoot for ease of use and engagement factor for students. My favorite for assessing is Edpuzzle, I like Edpuzzle because it can target specific skills the student needs, but this tool requires teachers to choose the content video and then plug in questions to target the skill. More work for the teacher, but beneficial for the student. In the article by Joe Hirsch, "100 Videos and Counting: Lessons from a Flipped Classroom," Hirsch mentioned a similar tech tool Educanon which is a learning platform where you can deliver material to students and track their progress. This is another great assessment tool for teachers and seems very easy to use. It also contains premade videos by other teachers, which makes it easily adaptable.
Tech tools can be used effectively in the classroom in many ways, one way is to use these tools as a pre-assessment to see what students already know. You can also use them as a quick formative assessment to see where students are at and what they are still struggling with as a daily "ticket out the door." Then use these "tickets out the door, " to create groups for the next day. They could also be used as the students' final assessment in a unit. Tech tools can also be used as a type of remediation if a student is just not getting the concept and needs more practice. My favorite way to use these tools is for extending learning. Since these tools are free, students can create their own account and then create their own tool for assessing and show what they know. We use what they created in the classroom, so the students really try to make the questions at a high level to challenge their peers. Since students are creating these, they must know the material well. After these assessments, make sure students are reflecting and asking themselves what are my next steps? Tips for this are mentioned in the Common Sense article, "Make Formative Assessment More Student Centered." All of these options are great if you have one to one devices, but what if you don't? Here is a great article about choices of tech tools and how to use them from Edutopia. SCREENCASTING I used Screen-O-Matic and felt it was easy to use but not user-friendly unless you have the premium version. I had to redo mine several times as it would not let me go back to a specific part and start from that point. But overall, it was easily adapted without much of a learning curve. I currently let my students use Screen-O-Matic in class as an extension to their learning by having them create a video screencast showing their knowledge of the content. They also create videos with questions to share with peers to test their peers' knowledge as well. You could use this as a blended learning approach by creating the videos ahead of time for students to preview material, or preview it in class while the teacher is working with individuals or small group to help struggling students. References: Hirsch, Joe (2015, October 19). 100 Videos and Counting : Lessons from a Flipped Classroom. Retrieved from: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/100-videos-lessons-flipped-classroom-joe-hirsch Edutopia (2007, November, 5). How to Integrate Technology. Retrieved from: https://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-implementation CommonSense. Make Student Assessment More Student-Centered. Retrieved from: https://d1e2bohyu2u2w9.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/tlr-asset/document-twt-cheat-sheet-checks-for-understanding-081916.pdf
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Rebecca Lee
1/29/2019 04:20:24 pm
Hi Shelly,
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2/4/2019 04:30:11 pm
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