JoeZoo
Would you like to organise and categorise your comments when offering feedback? JoeZoo might be the right tool for you. JoeZoo is an online summative and formative evaluation tool that improves the feedback process between teachers and students. JoeZoo is a free Google add-on or software built to interact with Google Docs and Classroom. Teachers will synchronise their class roster with JoeZoo in Google Classroom.
Learning Activities
English/Language Arts:
Students will work in teams to analyze their own common grammar mistakes with Monkey Checker feature to create a lesson plan with activities, techniques or advice on how to fix this the grammar in their writing.
Students will learn how to do a critical evaluation to their peers through the creation of Rubrics with JoeZoo.
Students will evaluate themselves trough Rubrics. In the process of developing this rubric, students will have to develop evaluation criteria reinforcing critical thinking.
How to Use JoeZoo
Go to JoeZoo
I recommend first to install JoeZoo before singing-in.
Go to the top-right corner and choose the orange button “Get JoeZoo”
You have two options:
Add-on: recommended for Independent teachers
App: Best for Schools and Districts (This is the version that has Monkey Checker feature).
Once you choose which one to use, is going to charge another webpage. In there please click on “App MarketPlace” Button. Is going to load another page.
In this new page, Please Click on the “Orange plus icon” at the right side to download JoeZoo.
Then is going to appear pop-up windows, you would need to press continue until finishing.
When finish, it is going to open a new New Google Doc document.
How to open JoeZoo from GoogleDocs
In the options menu from google doc, go and click on “Add-ons”
In the drop, menu choose JoeZoo express
now Choose Open JoeZoo express
How to create Rubrics:
Sign in JoeZoo (the only option is with your Google account).
Or click directly from JoeZoo app, clicking on “rubrics” and then clicking “add” (is going to lead you to the website).
Click on the orange plus icon at the bottom left of the page.
Create the Rubric!
Once you are done is going to sync with the app add-on you have in your google docs.