Digital tools for Formative Assessment

By Louisa Guest

Please borrow one of my USB microphones to use for this workshop

While you are waiting, log in to the computer network, open the internet and go to the address below

http://louisaguest.edublogs.org

What is Formative Assessment?

Assessment of learning (summative assessment)Diagnostic testing, summative tests eg end of unit tests, spelling tests, NAPLAN, etc

Assessment for learningFormative assessment is the act of changing pedagogy or student activity as a result of feedback from formative assessment strategies such as peer, self, teacher and global feedback

Assessment as learningGoal setting, meta-language of assessment, student reflection

Digital tools we’ll be looking at......

Web tools: Wordle, twitter, wallwisher

Tools: USB microphones, Story sequencer

Software: Audacity

Tool 1:WallwisherIn the diigo list, click the link titled “Wallwisher: Comment Collector” . Minimise this link. Back at the diigo list, go to “story for wallwisher”. Read GRTE’s story.

Return to the wallwisher link and use the feedback tool PQP to create 3 sticky notes on the wall by double clicking on the wall. (160 characters only)

PQP = PRAISE something, QUESTION something, offer a tip to POLISH the product.

As students would have created the wallwisher, they can then access the feedback to revise their product accordingly.Use to crowdsource, give/receive feedback..... 15mins

Tool 2: USB microphones

Features I love:

charge via USB (or hub)easy to use (even for 5 year olds)easy to get sounds out and onto computers assessment for learning as well as assessment as learning Use with Garageband or Audacity to manipulate sounds, add to powerpoint, add to blog, photostory commentary etc.

Give feedback to students in same medium they submit products!

Tool 3: Twitter and #

Use the diigo list to access Twitter.

You can use your own log in, sign yourself up or use an account I created for this workshop

username is digitaltools4fa, password is digitaltools4fa123

In search, type #comments4kids and see what comes up.

Take the next 10 minutes to browse the hashtag or sign yourself up for a twitter account. This is a “teacher to teacher” hash tag to direct traffic to kids’ work online

Tool 4: Story Sequencer

TTS Story sequencer - google for your local stockists

Have a play at the end of this session if time allows

Tool 5: Wordle

In a new tab, open Wordle from the diigo list

Back at diigo, open “Story for wordle”

We’ll create a wordle graphic together........

Self assessment: Students’ drafts can be pasted into wordle so they get instant feedback about what words to change to improve their writing.

10 mins

Digital Tools for Formative AssessmentGoogle Doc

I have created a google doc for us to list all the other digital and paper based formative assessment tools that we are currently using in our classrooms.

Please visit the “Our Google Doc” link in diigo and add your fave formative assessment tools (digital or non-digital) to the list

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