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Tools to Promote Interactive,
Engaging Activities
that Can Be Used for Assessment
Dr. Steve Broskoske
Misericordia University
Introduction
• Assessment: Process of gathering information
about students in order to make decisions
about their education.
• Due to evolving technology, teachers now
have many ways to:
– Have students demonstrate their learning.
– Assess student progress in learning.
Tools Outline
• Class demonstration/hands-on:
– Provide online links (Symbaloo)
– QR codes (Survey Monkey)
– Student response system (Plickers)
– Bring student drawings to life (iFunFace)
– Instantly grade student tests (ZipGrade)
Tools Outline
• “Creative” Alternatives to Writing Assignments
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Create trading cards (ReadWriteThink.org)
Create post cards (ReadWriteThink.org)
Create a comic strip (ToonDoo.com)
Become an author (StoryJumper.com)
• Class games:
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JeopardLabs.com
FlipQuiz.me
Murray County Schools game resources
Arcademics.com
• Teaching tool collections:
– SuperTeacherTools.us
– 4Teachers.org
Whole Class Hands-on
OR Demonstration
Blogging
• In mod 2 we looked at blogs. As we explore
some great technology tools that you could
possibly use in your classroom, blog on
several.
– What is the name of the technology?
– How does the technology work? What does it do?
– How/why might I use this tool in teaching?
Provide Convenient Links:
Symbaloo
• Symbaloo.com (Website)
– You can create a Web page of icons which
are links to Web sites that you use in your
class.
– Allows you to make links easily available to
your students, and they will all be in one
place.
Teacher Links
Dr. Steve’s Symbaloo
Using QR Codes and Scanners
• Download a QR
code scanner
from your
appropriate app
store.
• I use QR Droid
on my Android
phone.
URL
Question
QR Code Monkey
Create a QR Code
• Create QR codes for students to provide:
– Web page URL.
– Video at YouTube.
– Question/text.
– Location on Google Maps.
– Scavenger hunt activity.
www.qrcode-monkey.com
Plickers Student Response
System
• Free app (iPad and Android) that allows
teachers to collect real-time formative
assessment data without the need for
student devices (“clickers”).
• Students hold up papers containing
specialized QR codes. The teacher scans
in the student responses.
Plickers SRS
Plickers.com
Bring Student Drawings to Life
• iFunFace (iPad/Android app)
– $2.99 for iPad. No recording time limit.
• Have students create a drawing.
• Using this app, indicate the mouth area.
• Record a story, allowing the character to
speak.
Instantly Grade Student Tests
• ZipGrade:
IOS/Android app
(Free/$6.99 year).
– Instantly grade
multiple choice
papers.
– Assign student
numbers or just
scan in to capture
student names.
– View individual or
class statistics, item
analysis.
zipgrade.com
ZipGrade Quiz
1. Which of the following are reasons to use
technology in the classroom?
a) Increases learner motivation.
b) Encourages learner exploration.
c) Allows concepts not easily visualized to be
conveyed clearly.
d) All of the above.
ZipGrade Quiz
2. Technology can provide multisensory
stimulation to address different modalities
of learning (visual, auditory, tactile).
a) True.
b) False.
ZipGrade Quiz
3. Information literacy consists of all of the
following except?
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b)
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Ability to locate information.
Ability to use information.
Ability to use Android apps/software.
Ability to evaluate information.
All of the above.
Interactive Tool Exploration
In small groups, let’s explore
some tools you can use with
students in the classroom to
promote an active classroom.
“Creative” Alternatives to
Writing Assignments
Select and blog on at least
one of the following tools.
Create Trading Cards
• Trading Card Creator: Students research
facts on a real or fictional person, place,
object, event, or abstract concept. They
then create a trading card that describes
the person or concept.
Trading Card Creator
at ReadWriteThink.org
Create Post Cards
• PostCard Creator: Students research a
famous place and create a postcard that
describes the place.
– Students can illustrate the front of their
postcards by drawing a picture, creating a
collage of images, or through clipart.
Postcard Creator
at ReadWriteThink.org
Create a Comic Strip
• ToonDoo (Website)
• Allow your students to create
cartoons/comic strips online.
• Easy way to express ideas without
requiring a talent to draw.
ToonDoo.com
Become an Author
• StoryJumper.com (Website)
– Have your students write a book, buy a
printed copy.
– Teaches a 7-step writing process.
– Print options:
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Free: Print low resolution with watermark.
$1.95: Digital download (pdf).
$12.95: Paperback book.
$24.95: Hardcover book.
StoryJumper
Class Games
Select and blog on at least
one of the following tools.
Jeopardy Game:
Jeopardy Labs
• Jeopardy Labs (Web page)
– Create a jeopardy-type game online.
– Uses:
• Great for review.
• Great way to engage students in class discussion.
jeopardylabs.com
Jeopardy Game:
FlipQuiz
• FlipQuiz.me (Web page)
– Create a Jeopardy-type review game.
– Pro version: Adds automatic scoring, up to 10
teams, ability to copy and modify game
boards, 5 Gb of multimedia storage, student
flash cards, badges.
FlipQuiz.me
Choose from Different Games:
Murray County Schools
• Murray County Schools resource (Web
page)
– This school district provides a great variety of
templates that you can customize for use in
your classroom.
– All games and game shows.
Online Game Templates
(Murray County Schools)
Play Online
Drill & Practice Games
• Academic Skill Building Games (Website)
– Make learning fun by leading your students to
engage in drill and practice through various
games and fun activities.
Arcademics.com
Teaching Tool Collections
Select and blog on at least
one of the following tools.
Super Teacher Tools
• Games: hundreds of academic games
covering many subject areas.
• Classroom tools: random name
generator, group generator, seating chart
maker.
• Gadgets: QR code generator, timers.
superteachertools.us
4Teacher Tools
• Funded Web site that provides free tools
to K-12 teachers and students.
• Tools:
– Teaching tools and resources.
– Tools to help organize the classroom.
– Assessment tools.
– Tools to assist students.
4teachers.org
Conclusion
• Assessment used to consist of written
homework, term papers, and written tests.
• Thanks to technology, we can provide
many ways for our students to
demonstrate their learning, and aid in
teacher assessment of student learning.