Formative Assessment with BYOD
Why use Formal Assessments?
- Gives teachers information to drive instruction
- To assess learning while giving ongoing feedback
- To help students identify their strengths and weaknesses
- To make learning fun and exciting
BYOD & MOBILE LEARNING APPS
Backchannels
The backchannel is everything going on in the room that isn't coming from the presenter. It is where people ask each other questions, pass notes, get distracted, and give immediate feedback. Tapping into the backchannel lets you direct your presentation to your audience, and where the audience can share insights, questions and answers. In the classroom, backchannels can be a way for kids to collaborate without shouting across the room. In terms of formative assessments, questions throughout the lesson could be posted so students could respond. Again, simple to set up. Free as well, its available any time, anywhere. Don't ignore the backchannel, let these apps help you leverage its power.
NearPod
Open www.nearpod.com.
Click Join Session button.
Type in the Pin Number the teacher gives you.
Wait for the teacher to begin.
Nearpod also has an App for most devices!
Infuse Learning
Infuse Learning has multiple activities. Let's take a look at some of them.
Open www.infuselearning.com.
Click on the Student Login button.
Enter the Room ID.
Type in your name and click Submit.
Wait for the teacher to begin the activities
Socrative
An app for formative assessments that uses a variety of choices for questions to answer.
Enter the room number in the space provided.
Click Go.
Socrative also has an App for most devices!
TodaysMeet
Connects with your audience in realtime.
Name your room. (do not use any spaces)
The URL the participants will use will appear below the name.
Chose when to close the room.
Click Create Your Room.
POLL EVERYWHERE
Go to http://www.polleverywhere.com/.
Type your question into the poll creator.
Select the kind of poll you want to make.
Press Create.
Participants can respond through:
- Text
- Web Browser
The Answer Pad
Free, enhanced student dialogue system. All learning is active. Requires little or no prep time to engage students. Engage ALL your students by creating an active learning environment. Automatic scoring and progress tracking monitor success. Teachers will use the web browser at this time.
Open http://theanswerpad.com/ and log in.
Click Set up a Group.
Add the students. This can be done in different ways.
- Edit the group and type in student information.
- Edit the group and select Self Registration.
Click the Library tab.
Add Answer Sheet and follow instructions.
TAPit - the free student app students use or students can use a web browser
Go to TAPit on your iDevice.
Complete the Student Login.
Click Register and wait for teacher instruction.
That Quiz
Let's take a quick quiz over geometric shapes! Ready, set, go.... http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-f/?-j6ofv-l2-m3o-p2kc0
For directions on how to effectively use That Quiz, check out Mathy Cathy's Blog post.
Virtual Sticky Notes
These provide a virtual corkboard for students to leave notes, questions, or comments concerning their learning. They are easy to set up and free. Best part, kids don't have to have an account to leave a note and they can do it any time, anywhere. All they need is the address.
Padlet
Open http://padlet.com/pevans/i21Zone.
Double click on the wall and answer the question.
LINO
EduCreations
It is a way
- for students to share ideas and knowledge with classmates
- for teachers to share information with students
Kahoot
Are you ready to have some fun?
- Open kahoot.it on your device or laptop
- Enter the Pin number projected on the screen and click Enter.
- Type in your name and click Join Game.
- Wait for the teacher to begin the game.
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