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effeinstein

Flipping my Spanish Classroom: Beginning of the Year Assessments with Google Forms - 9 views

  • I loved that the Google Form gathered all of the responses together so I could look at student answers all together to see if their answers were a pattern of things that none of them learned, or if it was just a few students that needed review.
    • effeinstein
       
      I like this idea for pre-assessments and I wonder how it would work for the actual assessments too. Has anyone tried google forms for testing?
    • smuske
       
      I have used it for formative tests that go in the "participation" category. I like being able to look at the results immediately so I can give the class immediate feedback.
  • I am armed with some knowledge of the classes overall abilities as well as some individual struggles so I can help specific students one-on-one. I have adjusted some of my review activities to better focus on what students need to work on.
    • cwelton
       
      I've done intakes at the beginning of the year at the adv. level to see why they chose the elective and what they hope to learn, but this seems like a great way to assess 'summer attrition' at the lower levels. On it!
    • afarachnps
       
      Agreed. Last year, I asked students to use post it notes on a drawn scale that I put on the wall, to represent how much Spanish they felt they knew. A Google quiz would be a great way of doing a follow-up to this activity. Moreover, I could think of a concluding self-assessment: now that you have a better sense of how much Spanish you know, what goals can you think of for this year? I wonder if I can also use Google for a goals activity, too?
    • tkozhanova
       
      I do the same:-)
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    Very interesting article. As a language teacher myself, I really can relate!
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    I will try this on the second day of school which is coming up soon.
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    @effeinstein Yes, all of my vocabulary quizzes are on Google Forms and I use GF extensively for gathering reflections pre-post units, post field trips, in general, anytime I need to gather data from students about what we are working on-- Sometimes I collect their emails, other times anonymous, if I feel that I might gather more frank feedback that way-- The spreadsheet of data is nice to look over when considering how well something went, or to make tweaks for the next iteration of work. I can also pull quotes for presentations to faculty and families, or in writing narrative reports-- Also makes grading quick and easy-- Sometimes I print out the quizzes for quick one on one feedback for students--
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    It is also a great tool for getting feedback from the students.
Marlene Johnshoy

5 Fantastic, Fast, Formative Assessment Tools | Edutopia - 1 views

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    "Test scores should never be a surprise." And the way to know that your students are understanding as you go is to do formative assessments. Here are some tools to help you do that.
rillia

5.1 Dogoriti.pdf - 1 views

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  • Twitter is used as an ongoing public channel of communication for academic and co-curricular discussions
  • English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
  • Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
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  • The use of the Web2 can provide opportunities for collaboration, authentic communication in a discourse community and provide what Warschauer and Kern (2000) termedas networked-based language teaching. Some ofthe general benefits of using technology in ESP are the use of authentic tasks, tools, and context (Bremner, 2010; Evans, 2012).It provides interaction and communication among learners, uses collaborative learning, focuses on socio-
  • do not provide motivation, enthusiasm or personalization
  • earning management systems (LMSs)
  • ave generally been used as static sources of content with no social appeal like social networks, such as Facebook or YouTube
  • while also impeding general pedagogical support with their default settings and familiar features
  • social networking platforms have been acclaimed to provide learners social communication, autonomy,fluid online discussions, and identity management
  • ease interaction, e-discussions by focusing on the use of technology to support education
  • informal and relaxing atmosphere and make learning effective (Dalton, 2009). Social networking allows students and teachers to build a rapport and overcome inhibitions
  • Integrating social software with LMS aims at active participation, interaction and collaborationbetween the members of an academic community
  • Web 2.0 tools consist of blogs, microblogs, wikis, podcasts, virtual worlds and social networks
  • he benefits of using Web 2.0 in education are the new interaction styles between students and teachers, immediacy of information, access to authentic learning environments, content sharing, collaboration and enhancement of learning experience
  • a service offering language learning quizzes via Twitter hasbeen established (TwitterLearn, 2008)
    • rillia
       
      I couldn't locate this service in a search; I suppose it went defunct?
  • Twitter, Edmodo, and Ning
  • On the whole, the reasons language instructors may opt to choose Edmodo in class are that teachers and students connect, assignments, back channeling, a paperless learning environment, its backpack feature,the library feature, Apps, homework, badges, learning continues outside the classroom, assessments, interface, sharing, and its private and safe learning environment
  • the use of Twitter facilitated collaboration, communication and data exchange among students in real time.The role of the instructor is underscored as she/he acts as a mediator, supporting the content, organizing the activities, and clarifying the use of the educational tool
  • Facebook
  • Twitter has been studied in context with other social media and has proven to have a significant influence on academic activity
  • microblogging and inferred that it enhanced students’ achievement, motivation and participation in class.
  • Edudemic
    • rillia
       
      Check this out--appears to be a comprehensive site about the use of technology for educators and students.
  • Different platforms suit different sorts of interactions and appeal tostudents and educators in a diverse manner
  • From the Edmodo platform, two main features are utilized. First, the Edmodo forum is used for both teacher-to-student communication and student-to -student communication. The communication topics include subjects such as assignments, questions, announcements, etc. Second, the Edmodo Assignment Center is used for testing the students on each learning topic and easily collecting their answers
    • rillia
       
      Although we have an in-house LMS at Northwest, I created an Edmodo platform for my Intermediate Russian I course for the fall to see how it will work. I'll use it in conjunction with the in-house LMS, which may prove to be cumbersome. We'll see.
  • As far as the assessment of students’ performance goes, the conventional assessment through graded assignments is backed up by students’ social learning activities. Network buildingand self-regulated learning canbe indicative of students’ progress throughout the course.Ongoing assessment or formative assessmentstrategies(integration of performance and feedback and reflection) can facilitate learning and review students’ performance
  • The empirical evaluation of the research highlights the dominanceof intrinsic motivation(students’ intentionsto use Twitter/perceived enjoyment)over extrinsic motivation in explaining the adoption of social media in the class
  • n order to provide assessment, instructors could evaluate students’ learning progress by reviewing their reflections. Communication (teacher-student/student-student)throughout the learning processcan also providefeedback information that may aid assessment
  • nstructors could evaluate students’ learning progress by reviewing theirreflections on what they have gained through networked learning
  • References
    • rillia
       
      Excellent collection of reference materials on SNSs in foreign-language (and other) learning.
Marlene Johnshoy

Formative.com - 0 views

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    Free tool for creating online assessments, classwork, or homework.
msdianehahn

50 Digital Education Tools and Apps for Formative Assessment Success - 2 views

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    Shared by Jesse! Such a good list.
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    Wow, what a great list! Formative assessment is such an important part of ensuring that learning objectives are being met, and these are some wonderful ideas to ensure that this won't get stale in my classroom.
kjjsk8

Flubaroo Overview - Welcome to Flubaroo - 2 views

    • kjjsk8
       
      This is a script you can install on a google doc. I could spend time explaining it, but the demo is very clear.  It will save you a ton of time! We use Google Forms with flubaroo to do common formative assessments in our department as well as a homework assignment to get data for flexible groupings the next day.  If you have not used Google Forms before I would strongly recommend playing around with them, and then learn how to Flubaroo to save yourself some time!
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    A grading help that creates Google forms for you.
Jessica Rojas

New Classroom Tool Uses Laptops & Phones for Instant Assessment - 0 views

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    I used Socrative last year with first grade. Easy to use, you can add pictures to the questions. And kids can solve them at their own piece. No more papers to review any more!! Google forms is also great!!
pludek

Flipping my Spanish Classroom: Effective use of technology - 6 views

  • virtual field trips and online formative assessment.
  • YouTube annotations
    • pludek
       
      Never tried this - anyone know how?
    • Marlene Johnshoy
       
      Look at the "choose your own adventure" example for this week - those are YouTube annotations and there is a tutorial there on how to do it.
    • pludek
       
      The link didn't work - no longer available. I'll keep trying to find out more
    • pludek
       
      there are quite a few others after searching
  • have the wrong answer first, and keep the language on the right answer general.
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  • flubaroo, which is a Google script that can correct online quizzes for you
    • pludek
       
      Another thing I haven't tried - anyone?
  • Online formative assessment
  • o virtual field trips
  • make a sightseeing tour on Google Earth
    • pludek
       
      This could also be used for travel unit or for giving directions to one another. Another great tool is geosettr.com or https://geoguessr.com/ you are given a map / picture of a location and you have to guess where you are. With settr, you can create your own
Isolde Mueller

Wallwisher in the Classroom - 0 views

  • Language Arts
  • Figurative Language
  • Character T
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  • raits
  • uld be a great resource for students with writer’s block! Great Leads:
  • students
  • Word Choice
  • Quick Formative Assessment
    • Isolde Mueller
       
      Because students do not have to sign in to post on the wall, Wallwisher could also be a quick and effective opinion survey tool or assessment tool
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    More ideas on how to use Wallwisher. I highlighted some of my favorites.
jenniferacarr

Five Ways to Use Twitter in the World Language Classroom - The FLTMAG - 7 views

  • they use their comfort and skills with social media to connect students with the content area on a deeper level.
    • nataliemcruz
       
      This is a great goal. Students will watch ridiculous Vines for hours, so how can we replace that with something that stimulates their intellect?
  • help students keep tabs on their upcoming assignments and assessments
    • nataliemcruz
       
      This seems like a lot of work, especially because my students have plan sheets - but I think I could do this for the big things :)
  • I use Twitter as a way to provide practice during the days leading to macro-assessments, by providing sample test items, as well as study tips.
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  • I provide the correct answer (present indicative or infinitive) in the form of a comment on the same tweet. This gives students who follow the Twitter feed and receive notifications an opportunity to quiz themselves in real time.
  • Students who do not have a Twitter account can go to my school website and follow along with the embedded stream.
    • nataliemcruz
       
      I didn't know you could do that, glad there is a way to bypass individual accounts
    • jenniferacarr
       
      I didn't know you could do that either. I wonder if students without accounts would still be disadvantaged, though, since they wouldn't receive notifications in real time...
  • In both cases, students understand that I am paying attention and rewarding their efforts and attention to detail, and feel that their hard work is being recognized.
  • There is great power in positive reinforcement
  • I ask permission first
  • For the students who provided the work, this is a great motivator to keep the high-quality work flowing, while for the other students, it serves as an example of good work.
    • nataliemcruz
       
      I'd be careful with praise meaning, give it - but make sure all students get praised . . . even less stellar students for their small achievements
  • my view of the textbook is that it should be a resource for learning, not as a primary source
    • nataliemcruz
       
      Yes - textbook as reference book
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    Fun ideas for Twitter use
MariaEmicle Lopez

Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Ways to Create and Deliver Online Quizzes - 2 views

    • Isis Shawver
       
      I think my brain just went into overload.  This is incredible!
  • This means that you can ask a short answer question and send respondents to a new question based upon their responses.
  • Blubbr is a neat quiz creation service that you can use to create video-based quizzes. Using Blubbr you can create interactive quizzes that are based on YouTube clips.
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  • When you find a video that works for you, trim the clip to a length that you like then write out your question and answer choices.
    • MariaEmicle Lopez
       
      I could see the video and the options one could select for the quiz. Amazing!
  • Zoho Survey
  • Many online quiz services allow you to create quizzes that give your students instant feedback.
    • MariaEmicle Lopez
       
      I wanted to highlight a phrase but couldn't. I really enjoy the possibility to add a video clip, pretty neat!
  • The best feature of Quizdini is that you can create explanations of the correct answer for your students to view immediately after trying each question in your quiz.
  • ImageQuiz is a free service that allows you to create quizzes based on any images that you own or find online. When people take your quizzes on ImageQuiz they answer your questions by clicking on the part of the picture that answers each question.
  • Socrative allows me to create single question and multiple question quizzes with multiple choice and or open-ended responses.
  • First, Infuse Learning allows you to create multiple rooms within your account. That means you can create a different Infuse Learning room for each of your classes rather than re-using the same room for all of your classes. Second, Infuse Learning allows you create questions that your students draw responses to.
  • Using Google Forms you can create multiple choice, true/false, and free response questions quizzes. The latest version of Google Forms allows you to include pictures in your quizzes.
    • MariaEmicle Lopez
       
      A whole new world to me! Had no idea of the amount of resources out there.
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