HS South EdTech Bulletin #2.6
Resources for Integrating Technology into Instruction
January 12, 2018
Feedback
Happy New Year, everyone! Before the holidays, we spent some time talking about reflection, suggesting different ways your students could reflect through writing or by using video or audio. As a follow up, Jess and I thought it would make sense to spend some time now talking about feedback.
So…presenting the feedback issue!! Below you will find suggestions for giving specific and meaningful feedback using technology tools to deliver that feedback in a timely manner. We hope you’ll find these suggestions useful, and as always, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like to explore this or any other method together!
Teacher to Student Feedback
Feedback before the due date
If you’re a user of the Google Suite, you may already know that you can use comments to give feedback during or after students have turned in their work. If you haven’t already, try giving some of the feedback before the turn-in deadline. If you’ve pushed out your assignment through Google Classroom, just click on the assignment post’s title and then click the folder icon to view all of your students assignments in the assignment folder that Classroom automatically creates for you. From there, you can go into your student’s assignments and provide suggestions and ask questions that will further develop their thinking and bring about deeper learning.
*Quick Tip: if you want to “eyeball” student work quickly, do a single click on one assignment in the folder. Then, when you see the “preview” (eyeball) icon, click on that. You’ll be able to use the arrow keys on your device to move from one assignment to the next.
Faster feedback
Let’s make providing feedback faster! Check out Keep Notepad to keep a list of feedback, or drop an entire note into a student’s document
Spoken feedback
Too much typing? Try using the Talk and Comment extension. I typically enable Talk and Comment when I plan on using it, and disable it after I use it. This can quickly be done using a Chrome extension manager like Simple Extension Manager.
Peer to Peer Feedback
Instant collaboration
Pro tip: Start with a model slide to show students some possibilities. Also, write out instructions in bullets so that the students know step-by-step what to do when they open up the Slides presentation.
Check out the example below!
A feedback wall
Peer commenting
Google Docs - students can share a comment only version of a Google Doc with a peer in class to receive feedback on writing, especially during the writing process.
Check out the example below!
Thought to Consider...
Feedback during Instruction
Feedback built into the lesson
Pro Tip: Prefer to embed your Google Form instead of linking it to your presentation? Try packaging your lesson in a Google Site instead!
More options...
A creative app smash for timely ongoing feedback
Working with rubrics during class? Try creating your rubric in a Google Form, and use the add-on Docappender to send that feedback to a running document created for your student. You can then go into the document and use the comments to discuss strategies and next steps. Having a Google Classroom will make setting this up a lot easier by automatically creating the folder where feedback will go and making a copy of your feedback document for each student. The video below shows how one teacher uses this method for peer feedback. How will you use it?
Read More About It!
Kim Lowden
Supporting teachers integrating technology into instruction
How can I support you?
- Set and meet a long-term technology goal
- Devise a plan to meet district and building goals
- Brainstorm & explore new tools that support your instruction
- Determine how technology can help your students meet your learning objectives
- Co-teach & assist you during a lesson
- Curate resources specific to your curriculum
- Collaboratively plan a lesson that integrates technology
- Find and explore the best tools for formative assessment.
- Model technology integration for your students to empower them as they demonstrate their own learning
- Recommend technology strategies and tools to augment lessons or projects
- Troubleshoot & problem-solve instructional issues
Find a time that works for your schedule to meet and then book me using this link: https://kimlowden.youcanbook.me
Email: kimberly.lowden@wwprsd.org
Website: https://www.pinterest.com/msitech/
Location: HSS Media Center
Phone: 5216
Twitter: @ms_itech