2) Mobile Assessment
I have always found it difficult to circulate around my classroom and accurately record assessment of my students at work. Whether I scribbled stuff down in a duo tang, or on a prepared form, I never felt like it worked very well. The other day, as I was working in my Robotics/Technology option, I whipped up a quick Google Form with check boxes and specific criteria I was looking for. That, in addition to video of the students at work, made for easy assessment of their collaborative use of the technology provided to create a robot that could complete the assigned task
Marjorie Shepard on 02 Aug 14Fun formative assessment ideas... - A six-second Vine video to capture the most critical six seconds of class - A 16-second video to post to MixBit, YouTube's new video sharing tool - A tweet that boils down the essence of the class to 140 characters - A photo illustrating the key learning moment that can then be posted on a class Instagram account - A question posted to a class Edmodo account inviting a continuation of the learning outside of class The key 21st century skill in all of these approaches is synthesis, the ability to cut to the essence of an idea or concept and communicate in an effective, succinct, compelling manner.
