EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The article was about a range of tech tools that make assessment a whole lot easier. Please subscribe to Teach Primary Magazine to view the full article. Tagged: afl , assessment , edtech , education , online quizzes , teaching , teaching ideas , tech tools , technology. I recently wrote for Teach Primary Magazine.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2024

Teachers can use it to help design lessons, build assessments, unpack standards, personalize , scaffold questions, develop hooks, provide relevant connections, and so many more possibilities. Gradescope -Seamlessly administer and grade all of your assessments, whether online or in class.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 28, 2017

The post 12 Must-Read Articles About Assessment appeared first on TeachThought.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Dear Otto: I need year-long assessments. 4 Options for a Class Internet Start Page. 5 Ways Teachers Can Stay on Top of Technology. Back to School–Tech Makes it Easy to Stay On Top of Everything. 5 Tech Ed Tools to Use this Fall. For the entire list, click this Back-to-School category tag.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

These include the abilities to critically assess the credibility of new stories using various vetting criteria, to spot fake news and false information, to identify reliable sources, and to read and interpret news using a multi-perspective approach.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Screencastify and Screencasting for Formative Assessment (a sponsored post) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Screencasting is a useful assessment tool. While I use it for my video tutorials, I also have my students make their own screencasts to help me assess their progress.

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 14, 2024

It took Stephanie Farley 21 years to solve the student self-assessment equation. The post The Year I Figured Out Student Self Assessment first appeared on MiddleWeb. The solution? Teaching students to explain their thinking as they revise and improve.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I say “paper” because my Keep Reading Three Ideas for Creating More Equitable & Personal Assessments The post Three Ideas for Creating More Equitable & Personal Assessments appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

There has been a lot of discussion on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the quality of education for both students and teachers including an article by the University of San Diego on 43 Examples of AI in Education. In this article, we explore the myriad advantages that AI tools like Essay-Grader.ai

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Turning Learning On Its Head

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

If they don’t demonstrate mastery on your first assessment, you need to provide a new assessment that tests the same material. How many versions of the summative assessment can they create? This article is part of a series where we will discuss how you can make mastery learning a reality.

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Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the traditional reliance on exams as the primary mode of assessment is being reevaluated. In this article, we will delve into the world of alternative assessment methods tailored for higher education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

To help you adjust, here are the Top Ten articles on putting technology into your back-to-school plans: How to Prepare Students for PARCC Tests. Dear Otto: I need year-long assessments. 8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students for Back to School. 5 Tools To Shake up the New Year. 3 Apps to Help Brainstorm Next Year’s Lessons.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2023

There has been a multitude of conversations regarding assessment and grading practices, focusing on shifting practice that makes more sense not only for the current time we live in but also moving forward. She had said, “How we assess drives our teaching, not the other way around.” ” I would agree.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It is filled with thoughts on Student Communication Skills including “I can” statement(s), classroom attributes, and assessment rubrics. Communication: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education. Make assessment of Communication an ongoing effort. Self assessment can be powerful).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Here’s an eye-opening article on three grading practices that should be overhauled: Teacher: Reconsider these traditional grading practices. In this article, Tamony asserts that teachers should reconsider averaging scores over time, allowing in elements other than content understanding and reporting “opaque scores.”

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Our instructor Shawn McCusker’s most recent article has been published on the Otus blog. In it he discusses the challenges we face and the opportunities available to us If you would like to read it in its entirety you can find it here: The Modern Challenges of Formative Assessment. Check out the full article!

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MiddleWeb

MAY 14, 2023

With finals fast approaching, Stephanie Farley created a summative assessment experience to encourage every student to demonstrate their mastery of the learning targets as well as be acknowledged and appreciated for their contributions. The post The Best Performance Based Assessment Ever first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Both the math and reading sessions focused on how edtech could be used during independent work, formative assessment, and pedagogically-sound blended learning. Below you will see the specific tools I provided during each session. Some aren't new, but others might be. Please feel free to share your suggestions in the comments section below.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It combines the best features of a learning management system, assessment management and data management into one. It provides powerful assessment options to support every subject, grade level, and pedagogical method. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In my recent article regarding using Universal Design for Learning in remote classrooms , I mentioned Todd Rose’s term, “design to the edges,” which is what educators attempt to do each day as they accommodate the variety of learners in their classrooms. Pre-tests are quick ways to assess ability levels.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 2, 2022

Hechinger Report just published an article on how having teachers study student data doesn’t actually result in better student learning outcomes. We implement benchmarking assessments and professional learning communities (PLCs). We’re not closing gaps with other countries on international assessments. And for what?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2017

Today Alan November @globalearner shares an assessment idea that is gaining steam. In today’s ThoughtLeader Thursday, start thinking about this new idea in assessment. In today’s show, Alan November discusses a groundbreaking new assessment strategy to make you think: The origins of this strategy. Listen Now.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. The importance of reading materials at home cannot be overstated. About Renaissance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We don’t seem to know how to fix the dropping math scores (and reading but that’s for another article). If you’d like to understand this trend more, check out Education Week ‘s article: Young Adolescents’ Scores Trended to Historic Lows on National Tests. We can’t even blame it on COVID!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2022

Check out this article from The Tech Edvocate with a list of six ideas, including: Google Keep. Taking notes from discussions helps greatly in remembering important points raised and in aiding you to study for exams and other assessment activities. There are great notetaking apps and suggestions out there for students.

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Ascend Math

APRIL 27, 2016

Last week, the New York Times ran an article on Kahoot, an online quiz system from Norway being played in some schools. The article is well worth reading for its smart discussion of “engagement” and “gamification.”. The article, by NY Times reporter Natasha Singer, also made mention of Ascend Math.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE). In June, she submitted evidence for and earned all the micro-credentials in the full stack , “Leading a Performance Assessment Community.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2022

Newsweek has an interesting article addressing exactly that: How Schools Can Find the Time To Teach Digital Literacy Skills. How to Assess Digital Literacy. 5 Strategies to Assess Student Knowledge. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer science jobs are projected to grow 13% between 2020 and 2030.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. The importance of reading materials at home cannot be overstated. About Renaissance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Here’s an article from Hechinger Report , a national nonprofit newsroom that reports only on education, that’s pretty interesting: Can an AI tutor teach your child to read? In 2019, a year before Brown Wright was hired, less than 20 percent of students were proficient on the school’s reading assessments, the principal said.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 13, 2020

It is filled with thoughts on Creativity including “I can” statement(s), classroom attributes, and assessment rubrics. Creativity: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education. Make assessment of Creativity an ongoing effort. While the teacher can assess, have students assess themselves.

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 19, 2022

Using formative assessment effectively is key to becoming a reflective practitioner who can adjust literacy instruction to meet students’ needs and interests, write Lynne Dorfman and Brenda Krupp, who share their ideas for “breathing life into reading and writing lessons.”.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 7, 2016

For some time now I’ve been critical of “disposable assessments.” ” An assessment can be characterized as “disposable” if everyone understands that its ultimate destiny is the garbage can. By project’s end, we had contributed three featured articles and eight good articles.

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MiddleWeb

JULY 10, 2022

When we incorporate literacy assessments that honor students’ assets and identities, we take an essential step toward creating an inclusive classroom that values students’ cultures and centers them in their learning. The post Student Centered and Asset Based Assessment first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Linways Technologies

JUNE 9, 2020

6 creative methods of assessment in online learning. In order to be prepared, here’s a helpful article for teachers on assessment techniques to measure student performance in online classes. In any online learning environment, the tools which you use to teach and assess is very crucial.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 19, 2022

IT Pro has an interesting article discussing the importance of digital literacy: Digital literacy is as important as reading and writing, Vodafone claims. Read on… Ask a Tech Teacher has several articles on this topic that you’ll find interesting: How to Assess Digital Literacy. Digital Literacy–What is it?

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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

To help in assessing students’ digital stories, Katie Caprino and Alyssa Marzili share tips on ways to engage middle graders in thinking about their stories’ purpose, genre, tone and audience, how to structure peer feedback, and how to use digital tools for ongoing evaluation.

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