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OK. This could be a great "parking lot" for kids' questions.

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I like the idea of using Socrates as a self-paced assessment.

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I like the idea of using Socrates as a self-paced assessment.

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I could use this for brainstorming.

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I use Kahoot for fun and for assessments. 

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I use Kahoot for fun and for assessments. 

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I make up quizzes and post in google classroom for assessments.

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I make up quizzes and post in google classroom for assessments.

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My kids use the old fashioned pencil and paper. I am now open to new technology ideas. Exciting!!!

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I have used Spellingcity.com for a spelling test. The program coreects the test and students can print it off and I have finished tests. The negative to this is that it can take 50 minutes for everyone to finish, print, and find the test paper

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I use kahoot as a quick check in from a previous day's lesson to get them to remember what we did in the previous day's lesson to get them reconnected for the current day.

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A new tool I tried with students this year is quizziz, as a way to check in on student progress with their Word Masters work. I updated our vocabulary lists each week and the kids especially loved the feedback: silly pictures and messages.

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I could use socrative for an exit ticket.

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GoogleForms using Google classroom.

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We use Smart Response from Smart Notebook.  We've used Kahoot, but are not fans of the rapid response aspect of it.  It feels manic.  We recently started using Schoology.  We're excited to start using Nearpod and Socrative. (Thanks, Kristina!) Our district also has Spelling City, Study Island, XtraMath, AIMSweb, and AR/STAR.
--Deb Kadrlik & Margaret Hoffman

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I am in the process of implementing Quizlets (from quizlet.com) for my students in order to practice verb conjugations and vocabulary. I can have them practice from previously generated activities and then make up more to match they still need.

M. Colleen Lahr

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Due to still being an undergraduate student, I have not had many opportunities to work with students in terms of assessment. I think that by using something like google forms, formative assessments will be made a more expedient process. While the website of google docs is fairly simple, the spread sheet that is laid out for you in the end will make it fairly easy to see if the correct answer was chosen and/or what they wrote. It also allows for you to have them use multiple choice, short answer, choosing multiple answers, etc.

I think that this is a great tool due to how accessible it is for both the teacher and the students. You also have all of answers stored to a spread sheet that is there and easily accessible to you. You also have the option to mark questions as being mandatory for them to answer, so they cannot leave anything blank, forcing them to make their best guess even if they do not know the answer. All you need to do is send a link to the students, and they can take it.

Caelainn Crnjak

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I use Remind.com (as mentioned by Kimberly on the discussion board) to communicate quickly and easily with my parents and students. Do any of you use this? How do you then communicate with the ones who don't/won't sign up for the service without feeling like you are always having to go through three or four avenues to get to everyone.

I haven't used KaHoot...I will have to look into it.

I haven't yet used an app called Plickers, but I plan to now that I have some iPad minis. From what I understand, this will be a great way to do a quick check in much like the ideas in the Edutopia article.  Any experience with that? Suggestions from veterans?

~Jackie

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Backend

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I designed a learning system to support learning and assessment

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I designed a learning system to support learning and assessment

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In computer programming class, assessing students' programming by hand is a lot of work. I designed a system to make assessment a little easier. First, all the students assignments will be submitted to the system and the system will do the grading automatically. Then, the backend will collect data, such as correct rate, time spent, program performance, and so on. By using a kind of data-mining technique, I can get a detail report about students' learning performance. Based on the report, I can improve the course content and provide scaffolding as necessary.

In a real classroom, it is hard for a teacher to collect huge amount of information and conduct the analysis. By using a online learning system and data-mining techniques, more comprehensive evaluation report can be generated by the computer.

-- Yizhou Qian

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One resource that I use in my classroom is the website quizlet.com. This is a great site for students to practice informally. You can create study activities for your students or you can use other activities that have been created previously.

There is one graded writing essay each quarter for the fifth grade classes. I always have the students type their first draft in Google Drive and then have them share it with me. When the students do this, I am able to go into their writing essay and give them suggestions and comments.

One more type of technology that is used are responders. The teacher creates a quiz in the program and the students each have their own remote. They read the question, which is projected onto the front board, and they select the best answer (A, B, C, D). These quizzes are graded instantly and the teacher can see what percentage of the class understands and what part doesn't. The teacher can also go back into the program at a later time and see which questions were missed and by who.

Emily Graves

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In my classroom I love using the app KaHoot with students. It is an informal way to quiz students on what they know. I use it as review before tests or as a means of finding out what they know about a topic. Kahoot can be used for a quiz, discussion, or poll. My second graders love how it is a competitive "game".

Another app I use is called nearpod. You can also use this as a formal or informal means of assessment. Sometimes I use it to explore new topics together or as a review.

-Allison Krinn

Below is a screen shot of some of my quizzes.