Assessment Tools
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Pear Deck is an interactive presentation tool used to actively engage students in individual and social learning. Teachers create presentations using slides. Students log into the presentation with a code and interact with questions while teachers monitor student and whole-class progress.
Teachers have used this to
Deliver a lesson and gain formative data during to instruct their teaching
Create a self paced lesson with embedded questions
Use Vocabulary factory to practice vocabulary
Quizizz is a formative assessment tool that is best used to obtain information about how the class as a whole is doing in understanding content material. You can create your own quiz or find one already made. It creates a fun and engaging way to collect data.
Teachers have used this to
Review for a test in teams
Assess students on a standard
Gimkit is a classroom game-show platform where students compete by answering questions on their electronic devices. Instead of earning points, students earn virtual currency, which they can "invest" during the game to boost their score. Games can be played live or can be assigned as independent practice. Students connect via game codes and can play in a web browser on any internet-connected device. They can compete against each other or collaborate in teams or as a whole class.
Teachers have used this to
Review on a topic
Give homework
Kahoot!, a free student-response tool for all platforms, allows teachers to run game-like multiple-choice answer quizzes. Teachers can either create their own quizzes or find, use, and/or remix public quizzes. Questions, along with answer choices, are projected onto a classroom screen while students submit responses using an internet-connected device (computer, tablet, or phone).
Teachers have used this to
Run checks for understanding
For fun exit tickets
Have students create review Kahoots for the class
Edpuzzle is a web-based interactive video and formative assessment tool that lets users crop existing online videos and add content to target specific learning objectives. Teachers can search the extensive library or upload their own videos to customize them with voice-overs, audio comments, embedded assessment questions, and additional resources.
Teachers have used this to
Pre-teach a topic, pair a video with the text
Flip your math lesson and record the lesson for students to follow
Create interactive videos on topics
Formative is a web-based student response and assessment tool. Teachers can take advantage of a plethora of content showing ideas for use, or they can upload or create assignments on their own that let students type, record audio, enter numbers, draw (with a mouse or their finger, depending on the device), upload an image, answer multiple-choice questions, and more.
Teachers have used this to
Create formative assessments
Create interactive assignments for a flipped classroom
Create assessments with all different kinds of question types for all learners
Most information for this page came from Common Sense Media a great resources to check out online materials for your classroom and as a parent.