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Aug/Sept 2011 statement from Smarter Balanced on their planned Digital Library with resources for teachers. **I couldn't find a non-ProQuest link, so you might have to login via MSU (or another entity/login) and search for the article

The Prototypes for PARCC Math assessment samples are housed at a site other than the official PARCC website.

This site could be used as a resource to write test items within Quia. They'd have to be linked to CCSS, but it's a good resource for reference.

Online Assessment Strategy Tool called Test Quest from Houghton Mifflin Mathematics, developed for 4th Graders. Students are led through math exercises using various strategies to solve story problems: draw a picture, rule out wrong answers, check your work, rule out extra information and use and exact or estimated answer.

Team Mouse: Please note that I used this as one of my SIG annotated resources.

July 2012 blog post that introduces Google Chrome's Typing Speed Monitor.  Per author, applications for education could include finding out how well students type in realistic scenarios.  Could be used to supplement Quia in our SIG in determining student readiness for SBAC/PARCC.

Interesting, and scary, read.

Link to the online assessment page within Smarter Balanced Consortium

Team Mouse: Please note that I used this as one of my SIG annotated resources.

A resource showing how Europe is helping students prepare for online testing.

Computer skills evaluation tool by Labyrinth.  Could be used to help determine students' initial computer literacy and to track progress throughout the year.

October 2012 news article that provides a summary of the types of sample questions released by Smarter Balanced (for those who do not want to look through every sample question for every grade level and subject area).

iNACOL Publication; extensive discussion on inputs v outcomes, and summative once-per-year testing. Paper provides an argument for full-time online schools. Dear Partners in Innovation, As a follow-up to our last meeting, I want to share with you a publication that was released last month at the International Association for K-12 Online Learning's (iNACOL) annual meeting. As you know, there have been quality standards for online learning for some time now, but these standards were predominantly inputs-based. Earlier this year, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded iNACOL to tackle the issue of quality from an outcomes perspective. In creating their report, iNACOL held a series of multi-day focus groups with experts from around the country. Over the last several months, Dr. Joe Freidhoff, our Director of Online Learning Research and Innovation, and I were heavily involved with participating in these groups and providing feedback on drafts of the report. The final report recommends discussions surrounding quality assurance using five outcomes-based measures: 1) Proficiency 2) Individual Student Growth 3) Graduation Rate 4) College and Career Readiness 5) Closing the Achievement Gap While the report's scope was limited to quality indicators for full-time and supplemental online learning environments, the multiple outcomes-based measures recommended in the report deserve consideration for their applicability to traditional face-to-face schools. MVU is proud to have been involved with this report, and we view it as another step toward improving the quality of education students receive. The report titled: "Measuring Quality From Inputs to Outcomes: Creating Student Learning Performance Metrics and Quality Assurance for Online Schools" can be accessed online at: http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/iNACOL_Quality_Metrics.pdf Jamey Jamey Fitzpatrick President & CEO Michigan Virtual Univer

September 2010 article on SBAC & PARCC; not a whole lot that's new.  Highlights performance-based tasks and optional tests for throughout the school year to help guide learning/curriculum.

Compilation of websites for practicing mouse, keyboarding and navigation skills.