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Tech Thursday | 1 December 2016
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All in Learning
The All in Learning software lets teachers easily engage all of their students and track their progress. ALL In Learning's mission is to make student engagement and assessment as easy as possible so teachers can get their students excited about learning and be completely in touch with what they are understanding.
Engage & Learn App for iPad
Assist App for iPad
#1: Bell Ringers, Warm Ups, and Do Nows
At the beginning of class, warm up with a few questions using clickers, student devices, or bubble sheets. The kids can go at their own pace (asynchronously) using clickers, student devices, or bubble sheets, or you can guide them question-by-question with clickers (synchronously).
This activity helps focus students and makes them aware of their misconceptions, giving them ownership of their learning, while giving you immediate data for feedback, instruction, intervention, and enrichment strategies.
#2: Grade Math and Science “Work It Out” Problems in a Snap
You’ll get instant data on student comprehension, see who’s struggling, and be able to remediate. You’ll also save all that grading time. (5 periods of 30 students with 3 questions each is 450 questions if you were grading manually!)
#3: Score Homework as Class Begins
This formative assessment strategy will give you an understanding of what you need to re-teach and who is struggling, and all students will be engaged in the moment with immediate feedback. Oh, and there are huge time savings!
#4: On-the-Fly Verbal Questions with Clickers (Zero Prep)
This activity can be done daily, requires zero preparation of questions or materials, and gives you great data for instant and ongoing analysis.
#5: On-the-Fly Whiteboard or Doc Cam Questions with Clickers (Low Prep)
This in-the-moment engagement strategy can energize students with participation and immediate feedback, gives you in-the-moment comprehension data, and requires little or no preparation!
#6: On-the-Fly Clicker Questions with Brainpop, Reasoning Minds, etc.
Login to your favorite website or digital resource for teaching or assessment (like Brainpop, Reasoning Minds, Think Central, etc.) and have students respond to on-screen or your own verbal questions with clickers. The floating On-the-Fly engagement bar can sit on top, out of the way of the content you’re displaying!
With very little prep, you’ll be able to engage students, while collecting great comprehension data and providing in-the-moment feedback.This in-the-moment activity engages students gives you instantly-scored
#7: Exit Tickets, Demonstrations of Learning, Tickets Out the Door
If your district has a daily exit ticket initiative, you can use clickers or bubble sheets with printed or displayed questions, and even collect their math/science “work it out on paper” answers by displaying the choices after they finish.
Students can get instant feedback or have appropriate homework assigned, and you can review the data to see if a change in instructional strategy is required for the next class period.
Mr. Mason, M.Ed. Ready 1:1 Instructional Coach
Email: almason@garlandisd.net
Website: www.edtechmason.com
Location: Naaman Forest High School, Naaman Forest Boulevard, Garland, TX, United States
Phone: (972) 675-3090
Facebook: facebook.com/edtechmason
Twitter: @edtechmason