Feedback
Feedback is essential in the learning process, to provide students an opportunity to show growth in their learning. The most effective feedback is focused, clear, and considers motivation and learning, not justifying a grade.
Things to consider when giving students Feedback:
Good feedback is specific and timely
Feedback is received best when it is carefully presented with a clearly defined purpose.
It is best to involve the learner in the feedback process.
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Digital Tools to Support Feedback
Canvas
Teacher Feedback -
In SpeedGrader, teachers can leave comments, emojis, media comments, and/or attach a file to leave feedback to a student.
Peer Reviews -
When creating an assignment, select the box to 'Require Peer Review'
Once student submits their assignment, Canvas will be randomly assigned to a student for peer review.
When a peer review is assigned to another student, it will populate on the student's To Do list in Canvas.
Kami
When opening a student's assignment for Kami, teachers are able to add audio/text comments, annotate, and add stickers to provide feedback to students. Students are able to respond to comments made by teachers.
This can be an LTI assignment in Canvas - Resource
Nearpod
When in a 'Live Participation' mode for presenting with Nearpod, teachers can authentically give feedback in real-time. Teachers can have whole group discussions about misconceptions or deeper meanings to the topic. Teachers can also have one-on-one conversations with students.
Once the presentation had ended, teachers are able to see a report of all student work from the session.
Google
With the Google comments feature, teachers can leave feedback by highlighting exactly what the teacher wants to leave feedback on.
Highlight the section you want to leave feedback on.
Select the comment icon to leave a comment.
Use the @ symbol to specially assign the feedback to a student.
Leave a voice comment using the Mote extension in Google.
