Assessment

//As you think about the best ways to assess learning, check out some of these online tools!

Survey Gizmo Of the tools that I have researched, this is one of the best. There are no advertisements, and there are a large number of different types of questions, including ranking and essay questions. The free version allows for 250 responses per month, which is pretty standard. Look all the way down to the bottom of this picture -- they "hide" the text for the free version. Don't click "Free Trial!" //

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//Here are some forms that will get you started. //



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//Here is another one for formative or summative assessment. Note the different types of questions! //

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//Don't forget that you have a survey/form tool through School Wires. I can show you how to set one up and link it to your teacher page. //

//There is one more formative assessment tool I want to show you, but under the advice that you should ask for permission before using it. This is a tool that I have seen at quite a few conferences over the past year. It essentially works like a set of "clickers," but instead of the clickers themselves, students use a computer or their cell phones. The tool is called Poll Everywhere. Here's an example: //



//If you look on the right, you can see that you can view the poll live from the website, can put it into a Power Point, or can embed it into a blog or web page. You do not have to use cell phones -- students can use a computer.

See you in February!

Shannon //