Techie Talk: Green Ridge Elem.
Technology News, Tools, and Tips from ITS Carrie Robledo
PDSA: Data Collection Tools You Can Use!
GradeCam
This tool gives you more time to focus on teaching. With Gradecam you can print multiple choice forms for free, grade student assignments with a camera, and get instant item analysis!
Check out this great YouTube video for more information: GradeCam Overview
Left: A second grade student at TES uses GradeCam to grade her pre-assessment! Instant feedback and valuable data!
Sample Bubble Sheet
Thanks to the 5th grade team for this awesome idea!
GradeCam in First Grade
Data!
Nearpod
App or web based tool.
Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool that can be used on individual student devices or classroom desktops. The concept is simple. A teacher can create presentations that can contain Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing Boards, Web Content, and more. The teacher determines if the presentation will be "Live", meaning the students only see what the teacher wants them to see, or the presentation can be "Homework", and students can advance through the activities at their own pace. Next, the students access a teacher's presentation using a code generated by Nearpod. Once students have completed the assignment, the teachers can access individual student reports.
I recently had the opportunity to work with Mrs. Frances Morris, a teacher at TES. Mrs. Morris contacted me in search of technology tools that she could use with her students. In the past, Mrs. Morris had created PowerPoint slides that her students could drag and drop as they sorted their Letterland words, but she was looking for a tool her students could access more easily. I introduced Mrs. Morris to Nearpod, and with this app we were able to transfer her PowerPoint slides right into a Nearpod presentation that her students could access with the course code.
To see the presentation we created, visit https://app.nearpod.com/#/?pin=FRHQM
Check out these pictures to see how students are using Nearpod at TES!
Interested in learning more?
If you would like more information on GradeCam or Nearpod, please let me know! I would love to help you set up your classes and get started!
For days that I am not at your school, email me at carrie.robledo@montgomery.k12.nc.us or tweet me @carrierobledo to set up a time we can work together.
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Carrie Robledo
Email: carrie.robledo@montgomery.k12.nc.us
Location: Green Ridge Elementary School, McCaskill Road, Biscoe, NC, United States
Phone: 910-428-4196
Twitter: @carrierobledo