Formative Assessments Made Easy
brought to you by the BMS Technology Committee
Kahoot!
Kahoot! allows teachers to ask consecutive quiz-show type questions using a highly engaging and fun format. Students use computers, iPads, cellphones, or other devices to join in the game. Kahoot! uses sounds and timers to make the game high-energy and interesting to play! You can create flashcards for review, you can embed videos and use Kahoot! as part of teaching process, or students can create review games to share. Kahoot! also allows teachers to share their quizzes, so you can search the library to find examples that might be perfect for you class.
Cost: free
Socrative
Socrative lets teachers engage and assess their students with educational activities on tablets, laptops and smartphones. Through the use of real time questioning, instant result aggregation and visualization, teachers can gauge the whole class' current level of understanding. Socrative saves teachers time so the class can further collaborate, discuss, extend and grow as a community of learners. *App can be installed on BMS iPads or can be readily used on any device with access to the internet.
Cost: free
http://www.socrative.comExitTicket
ExitTicket provides personalized intervention and differentiation for every student, every class. Real-time intervention allows you to see performance and progression metrics for each student and the class as a whole, in real-time. Allows you to differentiate instruction and provide immediate intervention for every student. Immediate classroom comprehension checks provide the information you need to modify your teaching in the moment. ExitTicket has been developed to be used on any web-enabled device. This can be a smartphone, an iPod Touch, netbook, laptop, Chromebook, tablet and more.
Cost: free
http://exitticket.org
Poll Everywhere
Poll Everywhere allows teachers to create a feedback poll or ask questions in real-time. With open-ended questions you can capture data and spin up tag clouds to aggregate responses. Audience answers in real time using mobile phone, Twitter, or web browsers. You should note that the free version has a limit of 40 users.
Cost: free
FlipQuiz
FlipQuiz provides educators with a quick way to create your own game show-style boards for test review in the classroom. FlipQuiz questions are displayed on-screen and boards are saved for later use. Combined with a beautiful board, students are more likely to be interested and stay engaged with the test review process.
Cost: free
Quizbreak
Quizbreak is a jeopardy-like game. You can add audio, video and pictures to your questions and easily change the money values of each question. This tool also helps you to keep track of team points. It's fast and easy.
Cost: free
JeopardyLabs
JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world.
Cost: free
https://jeopardylabs.com/SENTEO - SMART Technologies
SENTEO Student Response system. Older model clickers can be used with your LCD projector but not with SMART boards. *See Chip Perkins for software installation. Five sets are available for checkout at the library.
Plickers
Plickers lets you poll your class for free, without the need for student devices. Just give each student a card (a "paper clicker"), and use your smartphone to scan them to do instant checks-for-understanding, exit tickets, and impromptu polls. Best of all, your data is automatically saved, student-by-student, at plickers.com or on the free Plickers app you've installed on your Apple or Android device.
Cost: free
https://www.plickers.com/If you have questions, need assistance with setting up an assessment, or preparing technological devices please contact one of the BMS Technology Committee members: Karen Beverly, Amy Crosby, Kelly Dobbins, Tim Gregorin, Judy Griffin, Steve Griffis, Geoff Sanders, and Melinda Vanclapdurp.