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Formative assessment offers feedback about actual student learning in response to lessons. It is concrete evidence of learning which can translate into better instruction and benefit the learner.

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Digital formative assessment allow you to have a record and get instantaneous information.

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Summative assessment demonstrates mastery or integrated learning. With that information, a teacher can adapt and improve instruction for the next lesson or unit, or the following year.

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Students can create a video, an audio-file, a document, or fill in a graphic organizer. They can also respond to a survey with many different tools, such as google forms, or zoom chat. I'm sure there are many more tools and I hope to learn more!

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Formative assessment gives the teacher information about how students are learning during the unit. The teacher can use that information to adjust or differentiate instruction based on student needs.

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Digital formative assessment tools can provide feedback to teachers remotely. This would be especially useful for distance instruction.

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Summative assessment can be used to assess what students should learn next, or provide the teacher with information about how to adjust the unit to be more successful next time.

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Students could create digital art, or record themselves showing mastery of a skill. Google docs/forms can be used to demonstrate knowledge or reflect on learning.

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A way to check in and see if instruction is effective; information used for planning next steps; seeing where individual sts are in their learning in order to differentiate instructional goals and activities

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A way to check in and see if instruction is effective; information used for planning next steps; seeing where individual sts are in their learning in order to differentiate instructional goals and activities

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Digital notebook; jamboards; slides; flippity; kahoot; watching st videos and evaluating with a rubric (set up with norms of behavior previously); shared slides for groupwork

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Digital notebook; jamboards; slides; flippity; kahoot; watching st videos and evaluating with a rubric (set up with norms of behavior previously); shared slides for groupwork

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Formative assessment is a means by which students and teachers use information about learner achievement to inform instruction and make adjustments such that the achievement of the learner is increased.  It provides information that educators can use to more effectively reach all students and further their learning.  It allows educators to analyze their own practices and plan accordingly for future lessons.

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Digital formative assessment tools can be used when distance learning is in place and learners have access to tech at home. It also provides useful, immediate reporting in terms of results and where learners fall in terms of mastery. Students love tech, and the digital tools make assessing engaging and "different" from pencil and paper.

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More of a connection to what I'm doing and what sts are learning; sts knowing that they are accountable for work produced and also that the teacher is paying attention to them and cares about what they are doing; more ways of reporting and organizing the data obtained

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More of a connection to what I'm doing and what sts are learning; sts knowing that they are accountable for work produced and also that the teacher is paying attention to them and cares about what they are doing; more ways of reporting and organizing the data obtained

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Summative assessment gives a cumulative snapshot of learning, as it is given at the end of a unit, year, chapter, etc. It allows a teacher to plan for future instruction, reflect on his/her instruction, and get a "big picture" view of the class.

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Students can apply AND show what they know using a variety of digital tools.  They can create videos or slides, engage with games or quizzes on Kahoot or GimKit, answer questions or polls on Google, and share knowledge using Padlet or Answer Garden - to name just a few. The Hyper Doc app is a great choice with open-ended opportunities for kids to share. These are only just a few of the many, many ways learners can show what they know using tech. Kids love tech, and given the efficiencies and flexibilities it offers, it is a logical choice for application of knowledge.

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Formative assessments give me the data I need to plan my next steps, how to differentiate, whom to offer extensions, how to build and plan small groups, and what I need to reteach.

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Formative assessments give me the data I need to plan my next steps, how to differentiate, whom to offer extensions, how to build and plan small groups, and what I need to reteach.

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Summative assessments show me to which degree my students mastered my unit objectives and content standards. Depending on the summative assessment outcome, I can decide to reteach certain skills or concepts and plan to teach units differently next year.

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Especially in game-like digital tools, students can use what they have learned to engage with the games. Like in any summative assessment, students can share and show off their knowledge.

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Especially in game-like digital tools, students can use what they have learned to engage with the games. Like in any summative assessment, students can share and show off their knowledge.

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I have found that slideshows are a fun way for students to show what they have learned and share it with the class. Google forms are also a fast and easy way to conduct a summative assessment. I have heard of Seesaw as a way of sharing your learning but have not personally used it. Creating videos are also a great way.

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Formative assessment gives me insight to adapt my plans depending on what and how much the class is understanding.  Is also lets the student know whether they understand a topic.It can be used to help me group students.

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It can make the process of formative assessment quicker and give insight during a remote learning environment.

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Formative Assessment keeps me grounded in reality.  I used to be the teacher that said, "I've taught them that, they should know it."  Now, I'm the teacher that says, "Wow, we didn't hear the same information." So, it's a tool for communication, a way to see into students' brains. I think when I began using formative assessment my teaching improved tenfold.

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Google forms changed my life. So easy for students to use, so easy to grade. I think access to anything digitally just opens up multiple ways for students to communicate.

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I think digital tools allow students some creativity in showing their learning. They can choose their medium - so to speak - to show understanding.

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Digital formative assessments are a fast way to gather formative assessment data. Most of my learners love working on the computer and their motivation to participate is high. Depending on the digital tool, I can gather the assessment data fast and easily in a spreadsheets format. Digital assessments work well in a remote learning scenario. I am, however, worried about my students' lack of fluent typing skills which make digital assessments painful for them. Given my students' age group, it is also important to limit their screen time and I need to have a good variety of non-screen time assessment options.

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Digital formative assessments are a fast way to gather formative assessment data. Most of my learners love working on the computer and their motivation to participate is high. Depending on the digital tool, I can gather the assessment data fast and easily in a spreadsheets format. Digital assessments work well in a remote learning scenario. I am, however, worried about my students' lack of fluent typing skills which make digital assessments painful for them. Given my students' age group, it is also important to limit their screen time and I need to have a good variety of non-screen time assessment options.

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Formative assessment helps teachers guide students to next steps in their learning.

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Formative assessment helps teachers guide students to next steps in their learning.

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Digital formative assessment tools give me immediate information about student understanding and emotional well being.  I can then follow up with individuals, small group or whole group as needed.

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Digital formative assessment tools give me immediate information about student understanding and emotional well being.  I can then follow up with individuals, small group or whole group as needed.

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Digital tools give students amazing and creative ways to share their understanding.

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Digital tools give students amazing and creative ways to share their understanding.

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Formative assessment allows me to course correct in real time in order to provide the most effective learning experiences for my students.

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Using digital tools for formative assessment allows me to capture learning even when the students are not in the classroom. It also allows me to more easily keep records of student learning, especially when working with multiple classes.

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Summative assessment can show me if students are gaining/retaining the skills/concepts for each unit. This can help me decide if a re-teach needs to happen during the year and help adjust teaching from year to year.

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Digital tools allow students to demonstrate understanding using a method of their choice. This can remove barriers that some students might have in demonstrating skills/knowledge and makes the assessment more engaging for students.

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It gives the teacher info about where the students are at. Teachers can then actionable feedback to students.

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Students can get instant feedback.

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Summative assessment can be a tool that teachers can use to evaluate their instruction.

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Digital tools offer a range of choice in how students share their understanding of a topic or assignment.

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Formative assessment lets me know if I need to reteach or go back and approach the lesson a different way.  It also lets me know if I need to get a few kids in a group to do some additional work and/or if I can give some kids more challenging work to enhance their learning because they "got it" while most of the class needs more time.  Formative assessment helps me differentiate.

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Formative assessment lets me know if I need to reteach or go back and approach the lesson a different way.  It also lets me know if I need to get a few kids in a group to do some additional work and/or if I can give some kids more challenging work to enhance their learning because they "got it" while most of the class needs more time.  Formative assessment helps me differentiate.

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I believe it is extremely important that our students be digitally literate.  Using digital formative assessment is a way I can integrate technology into my lessons.  Also, depending on the tool, I can get immediate feedback, for example a graph, of where the kids are.  If designed correctly, that helps me know right away, without correcting papers, if I should move on.  It is a little more anonymous than holding up a white board and there is less chance that a kid who doesn't understand can look at someone else's answer and skate under the radar.

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I believe it is extremely important that our students be digitally literate.  Using digital formative assessment is a way I can integrate technology into my lessons.  Also, depending on the tool, I can get immediate feedback, for example a graph, of where the kids are.  If designed correctly, that helps me know right away, without correcting papers, if I should move on.  It is a little more anonymous than holding up a white board and there is less chance that a kid who doesn't understand can look at someone else's answer and skate under the radar.

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Summative assessment lets you see the information that has stuck.  Many times I have had kids do fine on formative assessments at the time of teaching but 2-4 weeks later they cannot apply that learning.  This impacts my teaching by letting me know if I need to go back and cover certain parts of a unit.  If the whole class (or a lot of the class) does not get certain parts correct, it tells me that I need to explore other ways to teach the material - that the way I taught it the first time was not clear or effective.

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Summative assessment lets you see the information that has stuck.  Many times I have had kids do fine on formative assessments at the time of teaching but 2-4 weeks later they cannot apply that learning.  This impacts my teaching by letting me know if I need to go back and cover certain parts of a unit.  If the whole class (or a lot of the class) does not get certain parts correct, it tells me that I need to explore other ways to teach the material - that the way I taught it the first time was not clear or effective.

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Students can use video and audio to reflect on their learning.  They can do a digital project that reflects what they have learned (slide show, Powtoon, video, Google Drawing, Scratch project, etc.).

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Students can use video and audio to reflect on their learning.  They can do a digital project that reflects what they have learned (slide show, Powtoon, video, Google Drawing, Scratch project, etc.).

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Yes, to all of the answers given.  Great! :)  It also allows teachers time to become familiar with students and help to guide them to further reach personal goals toward project-based work or some goal they are passionate about.

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Yes, to all of the answers given.  Great! :)  It also allows teachers time to become familiar with students and help to guide them to further reach personal goals toward project-based work or some goal they are passionate about.

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Summative assessment, while not entirely without purpose, can become the "brass ring" achievement that becomes synonymous with success in academia.  In other words, it defines those who test well with those who, for whatever reason, might not perform their best under time constraints of standardized testing.  Summative testing does not allow much for divergent thinkers to express themselves, as much as the yes/no answers of linear thinking.  Therefore, formative testing is clearly needed.

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Summative assessment, while not entirely without purpose, can become the "brass ring" achievement that becomes synonymous with success in academia.  In other words, it defines those who test well with those who, for whatever reason, might not perform their best under time constraints of standardized testing.  Summative testing does not allow much for divergent thinkers to express themselves, as much as the yes/no answers of linear thinking.  Therefore, formative testing is clearly needed.

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Digital tools can be the vehicle to help students progress into the newest age of teaching through sharing.  Why not have students share personal histories or bring their writing notebooks to "life" by video-recordings.  The possibilities are limitless for creating new educational endeavors. :)

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Digital tools can be the vehicle to help students progress into the newest age of teaching through sharing.  Why not have students share personal histories or bring their writing notebooks to "life" by video-recordings.  The possibilities are limitless for creating new educational endeavors. :)

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Guides lessons and skills needed versus already acquired and helps get to know where each student stands in the learning process.    

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Guides lessons and skills needed versus already acquired and helps get to know where each student stands in the learning process.    

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Helps the teacher know where they are being effective and ineffective. Informs the teacher if a student is headed in the wrong direction so they can help them get back to the right path.

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Provides information that we struggle to get informally with face to face interactions and ongoing check ins that are difficult to do remotely.  Also provides quick check ins due to being able to conduct the assessments quickly and get feedback quickly.

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Provides information that we struggle to get informally with face to face interactions and ongoing check ins that are difficult to do remotely.  Also provides quick check ins due to being able to conduct the assessments quickly and get feedback quickly.

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Through videos, websites, slideshows, drawings, etc.  

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Through videos, websites, slideshows, drawings, etc.  

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Sometimes I think about formative assessment as "informal" assessment, because it's basically any information that you get about how well students are understanding what you are teaching. This can range anywhere from a simple thumbs up/thumbs down check-in, to sitting down with a student and going over their work with them. Any interaction that lets you know how a student is doing is a kind of formative assessment, which can be used to figure out what to do next with a student, group, or whole class.

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Tells how the group has done overall and how much each student has retained.

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Tells how the group has done overall and how much each student has retained.

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Teacher can use information to drive instruction for students. Differentiate instruction for students based on their needs.

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Teacher can use information to drive instruction for students. Differentiate instruction for students based on their needs.

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Digital formative assessments are a fast way to gather formative assessment data.

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Digital formative assessments are a fast way to gather formative assessment data.

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Summative assessments can be used to assess what students should learn next. It can help inform the teacher and give them information about how to adjust the unit to be more successful.

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Summative assessments can be used to assess what students should learn next. It can help inform the teacher and give them information about how to adjust the unit to be more successful.

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Google Docs, Slides, Drawing, SeeSaw, etc. Sharing information and presenting/teaching to others.

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As a teacher, I use formative assessment to drive and differentiate my instruction. So if I see a majority of students do not understand something, I know I need to go back and reteach. Or if one or two students don't understand something, I can meet with them individually or in small groups to reteach.

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As a teacher, I use formative assessment to drive and differentiate my instruction. So if I see a majority of students do not understand something, I know I need to go back and reteach. Or if one or two students don't understand something, I can meet with them individually or in small groups to reteach.

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Obviously digital formative assessments are crucial during distance learning, but I like the idea of using them in my actual classroom. It's just another way for students to show me what they know and for me to differentiate instruction.

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Obviously digital formative assessments are crucial during distance learning, but I like the idea of using them in my actual classroom. It's just another way for students to show me what they know and for me to differentiate instruction.

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Summative assessment can be helpful in a variety of ways. If the unit is over and I find that many students struggled with a concept, then I can revisit that concept by tucking it into a later unit. (Most of our curricula spiral back, so this isn't as tricky as it may sound.) I can also make notes for next year's teaching so that I can improve for my next class.

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Summative assessment can be helpful in a variety of ways. If the unit is over and I find that many students struggled with a concept, then I can revisit that concept by tucking it into a later unit. (Most of our curricula spiral back, so this isn't as tricky as it may sound.) I can also make notes for next year's teaching so that I can improve for my next class.

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There are so many ways students can use digital tools to apply what they know! Google Docs or Slides, FlipGrid or other video-based platforms...all of these tools empower students to find what works best for them. It's a way of offering choice in assessment, which is so important for student buy-in and engagement.

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There are so many ways students can use digital tools to apply what they know! Google Docs or Slides, FlipGrid or other video-based platforms...all of these tools empower students to find what works best for them. It's a way of offering choice in assessment, which is so important for student buy-in and engagement.

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Formative Assessment helps inform the teacher what the students understand from the lessons. Formative assessment can allow teachers to select their small groups more effectively and group students in heterogenous/homogenous pairings.

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Digital formative assessment tools are super helpful and such a quick way to have access to student learning. There are so many websites that can immediately give us feedback on what students understand.

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Summative assessments are a way to check how a whole unit had been going for the class. Distance learning has been particularly difficult to be able to do this. I am not sure what is truly reliable.

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There are so many different tools students can apply their learning -- google forms, flipgrid, a google doc, a google slide. I think the most key important though is to leave feedback for the students so they can improve next time.

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Formative assessments help me monitor student progress. I use data from the assessments to determine the direction of my teaching.

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Digital formative assessments can allow students more choices for them to show their learning. Videos and drawings are a few of the options.

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Digital formative assessments can allow students more choices for them to show their learning. Videos and drawings are a few of the options.

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The data from summative assessments can help me determine the direction of my teaching.

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The data from summative assessments can help me determine the direction of my teaching.

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Students now have many choices to show what they have learned. Among the choices are videos, writing on a document, and drawings.