March 2021

Teach Less, Learn More: Feedback Tools That Motivate Learners

Presentation by Mary Lou Buell, Technology Integration Specialist, Weymouth Public Schools

Feedback is an important way to connect with students. Currently, students are struggling to meet with success and be engaged in this “unusual classroom environment”. Feedback provides an opportunity for personal attention; it builds positive relationships resulting increased feelings of self worth. But, not all feedback is equal or helpful. Some feedback has a negative impact on learning. How can we provide positive feedback? One way is to score on a consistent and agreed upon basis using consistent rubrics. If the feedback is successfully used, students are more likely to feel positive and will react positively. Are there things we can do to use the feedback to increase student effectiveness?

• • Use Google forms for correct and incorrect answers. If students get correct answers you can challenge them more. If students get incorrect answers you can provide reinforcing supports. Here's a video showing you how to include logic in Google forms.

  • Use constructive peer feedback. Students can also give themselves reflective feedback.

  • Use Google version history, suggestions and comments. Here's a video, by Tricia Rocha, regarding uinsg feedback in Google docs.

  • Use video tools for personal verb feedback. Products, Flipgrid, Screencasting, the Read/Write ext.

  • Use Google Keep for digital sticks and Gifs for fun feedback.

  • Use "reveals" in slides or Jamboards to reveal the answer, by "magic".

Make Math Googley

Presentation by Mandy Tolen

Mandy shared an enormous amount of resources in this presentation. She kindly made the shared documents templates so you can make your own copy. There are many ideas in this presentation that could be modified for other content areas. Mandy's buffet includes: Drag and Drop, Make an App, Digital Skills Practice, Explain Your Thinking, Exit Tickets, Create Content, Feedback, Math Supplies, Stop Motion, Choose Your Own Adventure, Differentiation, Collaborative Slides, Comics, MathSnaps, Game-based Learning, Electronic Foldables, Get out of your Seat and Move, Student Data Tracking, Interactive sheets, Digital Escape Rooms, Chrome Extensions. Have fun exploring.

Did you know.....

You can tranlate an email? On the right upper corner of the email, there are three vertical dots (the stop light, in technical terms). Click on the three dots, choose translate message and the option to translate will appear in the email.