Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

“The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.” ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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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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User Generated Education

MAY 21, 2017

Documenting Learning. Silvia Tolisano sees documenting learning as: a process of intentional documenting serves a metacognitive purpose. being open for feedback ( Documenting FOR Learning ). Silvia Tolisano sees documenting learning as: a process of intentional documenting serves a metacognitive purpose.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2023

Simple Steps for Research Paper Writing and the Importance of Samples Research papers are academic writings that offer rigorous analysis, evaluation, assessment, and interpretation of a specific topic. The primary purpose of encouraging students to jot down a research paper is to assess their writing and research skills.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 24, 2020

We’ve developed “Look for” documents to support teachers and administrators in envisioning how this fusion could work in elementary and middle school classrooms. What are “Look for” documents? In this context, a CT “Look for” document defines and makes CT practices measurable by identifying subcomponents of each CT practice.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In this blog post, I’ll share how Lumio is a great tool for classroom teachers everywhere, whether you’re reviewing for a tough exam like my Computer Science class or teaching a regular lesson. Sponsored Blog Post This blog post is sponsored by Lumio.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 16, 2022

The post Emoji Assessments for Any Classroom – SULS0168 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m sharing ideas for using emojis in your informal and formative assessments. Use emojis to create a key to check for understanding, reflect, self-assess, peer-assess, or give feedback! learn more ).

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

When they self-assess what they know, they can improve their understanding. This is helpful for learners to direct their attention towards specific topics and for teachers to assess the success of their lessons and what changes or improvements they should make. Reflecting can take the form of journaling, blogging, or podcasting, too.

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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. Check out my Booking Page and please share and subscribe to this Blog. Communication: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education. Self assessment can be powerful).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Forms are popular in schools for assessments, data collection, and a slew of other reasons. The completed document can be pushed out via link or embedded into blogs and websites. PDFs are a favorite document among teachers. Scan completed document into computer (hope the scanner ap works). Find a pen.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 13, 2020

It is a perfect time to write a blog since the wifi is down, but my creativity is up. It is filled with thoughts on Creativity including “I can” statement(s), classroom attributes, and assessment rubrics. Check out my Booking Page and please share and subscribe to this Blog. Make assessment of Creativity an ongoing effort.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In the last two blogs, I have focused on strategies teachers can use to 1) assess prior knowledge before a lesson and 2) check for understanding during a lesson. I’ve suggested that teachers build mechanisms into their lessons to collect formative assessment data. Learning Log/Blog. Exit Ticket. Tell Me How.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Last year, I began experimenting with standards-based grading and wrote a blog titled “ Grading for Mastery and Redesigning My Gradebook. This summer I read Starr Stackstein’s book Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School. Another column is dedicated to teacher feedback.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Get better assessment results. Joining us was Aaron Schorn, Head of Growth and Community at Unrulr to detail how students can document their learning moments, create exit ticket reflections, engage in discussion boards, and build larger learning journeys. Provide students agency and enable them to express themselves creatively.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The engagement strategy becomes the students’ documentation of learning and their “entrance ticket” into the actual lesson. Using a digital platform to assess student learning makes it possible to quickly identify what students know or understand and surface that data quickly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I have picked five of my essential classroom tools. I can include quick formative assessment tools, drawing or brainstorming contributions from everyone and even 3d and virtual field trips. This is something you should assess and make sure they can do.

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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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Neo LMS

JUNE 3, 2021

As teachers, we need to be able to check in with students to see how they are doing, first and foremost, and to assess their progress in our class. How do I assess students ? Should all students take a digital assessment, or should I provide a paper assessment for students in the classroom?

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

For this to happen, teachers can opt for a mix of game-based learning tools, conducting a quick assessment or social and emotional learning (SE)L check-in, or asking students to create and share what they have learned in a way that meets their interests. Read more: Spring into creativity with these 5 digital tools!

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “I used to think…Now, I think…” routine. Teachers can use this step to encourage students to assess the credibility of their evidence and select information that effectively strengthens their claims.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

A solution comes from rubrics, which are benchmarks used in grading to help assess students’ learning. Rubric Maker is a tool that assists teachers in the assessment process, helping them articulate their expectations and how the students will be evaluated. Rubric Maker. Students receive a complete scheme of goals to reach success.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

As the fall semester comes to a close, many teachers are thinking about final exams or end of the semester summative assessments. As anyone who reads this blog regularly will already know, I don’t think teachers should invest hours creating review activities that students are perfectly capable of generating.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 7, 2022

Quizzes are the quickest way to assess student knowledge. Moreover, students can also add attachments to essay assignments such as PowerPoint presentations or Word documents. Students can use the HTML editor to write an essay or upload a document. Bonus: Other handy tools for assessing students via an LMS.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Screencastify allows you to insert multiple-choice questions to check for understanding and collective formative assessment. Instead, give them opportunities to document their thinking with drawings and art. You can access those thinking routines in these two blog posts: Support Powerful Thinking Routines Part 1 and Part 2.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2024

Assess your academic and future job roles and responsibilities to determine the tools that are essential for your daily tasks. Seamless integration between devices can greatly enhance efficiency, allowing for easy sharing of documents, notes, and data between your phone and other devices.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

” Then they can hyperlink the images to online resources or digital document with directions. That way, students can document their learning in their slide deck, which is easier for teachers to access. Once teachers make a copy of this template, they can click “View” at the top of their copy and select “Master.”

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 20, 2020

Now educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using free digital tools from Microsoft. Documenting Progress and Integrating the Process.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This 3-part blog series, featuring guest authors from Michigan Virtual , describes the formation of the Learning Continuity Workgroup and how it has supported their edtech procurement and decision-making processes. We started a running document listing these shared challenges—a rather therapeutic exercise.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter My students are writing a collaborative writing document following the principles I share in my book Reinventing Writing. To document my own thinking process as I evaluate this. So, I decided to test it on my demo text from the document.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Not just a one-time analysis, At-Risk continues to analyze the student’s activities to assess and update their Wellness Level. Securly On-Call provides management and risk assessment of alerts for Aware customers. How Does Enhanced Homework Detection Minimize False Positive Alerts? To learn more, visit our website or contact us.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

The discussion was based on the research of primary and secondary documents and was quite creative. I assigned students to develop a running conversation between historical personalities such as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton for a quick formative assessment for one lesson. T4Edtech #edtech.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2023

Instead of simply creating the poster using Canva or Glogster, embed the finished project into the class blog to share with other students. The online research becomes collaborative note-taking as a student group researches a topic and takes notes using a shared document.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Responsible decision-making is the ability to assess a situation, understand the benefits and consequences of different responses, consider what is ethical and safe, and make kind and productive choices. When the class has defined a set of class agreements, document those expectations for behavior and post them, so they are easy to reference.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Digital portfolios, e-portfolios, or online portfolios stand as a cornerstone in the intersection of teaching, learning, and assessment. Self-Assessment and Development : Portfolios serve as tools for self-reflection and personal growth. Blogging platforms Blogging platforms offer a dynamic way to create e-portfolios.

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Neo LMS

JULY 22, 2021

For example, they’ll know how to access and share resources, organize important documents in a portfolio, how to connect with like-minded peers, and even give feedback online. Instead of uploading written documentation, schools can create their own videos, which are relevant and complementary to on-the-job training. .

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

to teaching, learning, and assessment processes – comes in with a lot of paperwork. There is still room for progress, as many schools still use paper-based tests both for summative and formative assessment. Read more: How to manage assessments in the blended classroom. Admin: paperless paperwork?

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Neo LMS

JULY 21, 2020

The use of edtech tools such as learning management systems (LMS) can help teachers to improve the design and delivery of instruction, as well as to assess student progress. No lost documents anymore! Improved student assessment. An LMS encompasses different types of assessments to make the process more efficient.

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