Tech Tuesday
Formative Assessment...What DO They Know?
Formative
Formative is a digital response tool for the classroom. After a detailed tutorial, teachers can upload or create assignments that let students type, enter numbers, draw (with a mouse or their finger, depending on the device), upload an image, or answer multiple-choice questions. Teachers can create classes (manually or by filling out a template spreadsheet) and then distribute their assignments to students through classes or via an access code. Students can have an account (which allows teachers to track their progress over time) or choose to respond without logging in. Teachers can watch their students' responses arrive in real time via the teacher dashboard, and teachers can send back grades (manually our automatically) and also send longer narrative responses in reply. After teachers create an account, they receive an automatically generated email from the company's co-founder/CEO (who is a former teacher) with links to a step-by-step walkthrough and a page of YouTube tutorials. (info from graphite.org)
About Formative
Check out www.goformative.com by clicking below.
NEED IDEAS ON WAYS TO USE IT?
Click below to find 10 reasons why teachers use Formative.... (it will make you laugh!!!)
Beyond Multiple Choice
Students can type, show their work with drawings or submit images.
Formative Everything
Frequent formal and informal checks for understanding guarantee student growth.
Real-Time Intervention
Know exactly what each student needs as they learn and take immediate actions.
Students Don't Have to Log In to Use Formative (goformative.com)
You can Transform any PDF/DOC into a Digital Formative Assessment
This is awesome because you can take Word or PDF documents (worksheets/tests) YOU ALREADY USE in your classroom and simply drag them into Formative....and with a few clicks...they become interactive learning pieces. If you have something you love using in your lessons...just upload it and you are ready to go. You do not have to start from scratch! The video below will show you how this works.
Transform any PDF/DOC into a Digital Formative Assessment - Update
You can even embed a video in the formative assessment for your students....
1. Students could watch a video about a topic and then answer questions about the skill you have taught in the lesson. This allows you, as the teacher, to see if they can transfer the learned skill to new content.
2. You are also able to embed Khan Academy videos. You might have students watch a mini lesson for remediation/acceleration and then add questions to assess their understanding.
This is how you do it...
Adding a Youtube, Vimeo, and Khan Academy Videos To A Formative Assignment
Let me hear from you...
Email: jburnett@mscs.k12.al.us
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Location: Highland Park Elementary School, Elmhurst Avenue, Muscle Shoals, AL, United States
Phone: 256-389-2620
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