Tech Tuesday
September 30th
Reminders
- Tech credit
- iPad Goal #1 due on Friday
- Edmodo planner update
Why Formative Assessment with the iPad?
- Students are actively involved in the learning process
- Teacher can get instant feedback
- Provides a way to "Check for Understanding"
Get the Apps:
Why Socrative?
- It works for all subjects
- Students don't have to have accounts to use it
- It can be used with no preparation
- The app has been around a long time and a lot of quirks have been worked out
- It works for students who don't have iPads
Socrative Overview Video
Demonstration
Exit Ticket
- No preparation
- It always asks the same 3 questions
- One question is made by you to read aloud or put on the board
Quick Question
- Some preparation
- Types of questions: Multiple Choice, True/False, Short Answer
Quizzes
- Create quizzes
- Share quizzes
- Add Tags (common core only)
- Multiple Choice, True/False/ Short answers
- Add pictures to quizzes
- Student Paced or Teacher paced
- Show names or hide names
- Randomize question order
- Randomize answer ordr
Let's Take a Quiz
Useful Tips
As a teacher: Go to Menu and "Clear Room" at the end of each period
As a student: Log out of the room at the end of each period
Before Next Tuesday
- Try Socrative at least one time before next week
- We want to hear what worked and didn't work