Quick Student Answers and Feedback
According to Richard Light and Walter Gale, “Students overwhelmingly report that the single most important ingredient for making a course effective is getting rapid response on assignments and quizzes.”
Imagine that you have access to an iPad lab, Senteo clickers, Promethean Clickers, mobile lab, or another student response system everyday. Students would have the device in their hands as you teach, instruct, lecture, etc.
From the above information, answer the following in a paragraph format:
1. How would this impact your teaching?
My teaching would be impacted significantly if students had daily, hourly, minute-by-minute access to devices where they could respond to questions. For one, I could adjust my teaching rate by looking at quick results. If students are understanding a concept, I could adjust my speed. If all by a handful of students are understanding a concept, I could change my lesson by having those who understand work on different problems, while I pull the handful back for small-group instruction. Wow, how effective would that be. After spending hours grading papers today, I am thinking I could reduce the amount of time spent outside of class grading papers and spend more time creating good assessment questions to guide my teaching. If I was really good at using digital assessment, I might even spend less time copy papers!
2. How would this impact student learning?
Student learning would be impacted in two major ways. First, students would be excited and motivated! Face it, holding up a white board isn't that exciting. Students are living in a digital world. They want to use digital tools in the classroom. Second, students would quickly learn that they are responsible for thinking and answering questions. Instead of one or two students answering, all students would have to answer. Depending on the tool being used, students could have instant feedback, which can help students learn what they know or help students figure out where they went wrong. Either way, learning is taking place.
3. What device would you use to assess and engage students? Why?
The device I would most want would be iPads. I could use lots of different programs to get students' responses and then adjust my teaching based on the data received. Using Socrativ, I could have students respond to impromptu questions which gives me flexibility as well as making students responsible and accountable. The great aspect of using a tool like iPads is the motivation for students. Not only could students respond to teacher led questions, but I could have students use this tool to do mini-searches to a question. For example, as we study our weekly Amazing Words each day, I could have students looking up synonyms or antonyms. I could collect their examples using a Google doc. It makes me excited thinking about the possibilities, so I can only imagine how excited students would be.
4. How comfortable would you feel teaching in a classroom using one to one technology as a way to assess student learning?
I am so ready to teach in a classroom using one-to-one technology as a way to assess student learning. I love how easy it is to use Socrativ because I don't have to have a completely prepared assessment ready. It provides flexibility to my teaching style. However, as I used data to guide my teaching , it wouldn't be that hard to create exit tickets for students. If students had ready access to the technology, I would get better using tools like polleverywhere.
One tool that I have a lot of access to is Clickers. I could easily plan on using these more in word study and math. I could create some quick assessments for students to respond. If for some reason, I have to share the Clickers during that time, I could adjust by having students write their answers on white boards. Wow, I can't wait to try this out!!
( Examples: Clickers, iPad, twitter, polleverywhere, Weebly, quizlet, Socrative / NearPod, Google Docs Survey with Flubaroo
Grade Cam, eClicker, arcademicskillbuilders.com, NEO2, twitter, wordle, iMovie, prezi, checklist, exit slip, GPS, Comic Life, etc.)
Imagine that you have access to an iPad lab, Senteo clickers, Promethean Clickers, mobile lab, or another student response system everyday. Students would have the device in their hands as you teach, instruct, lecture, etc.
From the above information, answer the following in a paragraph format:
1. How would this impact your teaching?
My teaching would be impacted significantly if students had daily, hourly, minute-by-minute access to devices where they could respond to questions. For one, I could adjust my teaching rate by looking at quick results. If students are understanding a concept, I could adjust my speed. If all by a handful of students are understanding a concept, I could change my lesson by having those who understand work on different problems, while I pull the handful back for small-group instruction. Wow, how effective would that be. After spending hours grading papers today, I am thinking I could reduce the amount of time spent outside of class grading papers and spend more time creating good assessment questions to guide my teaching. If I was really good at using digital assessment, I might even spend less time copy papers!
2. How would this impact student learning?
Student learning would be impacted in two major ways. First, students would be excited and motivated! Face it, holding up a white board isn't that exciting. Students are living in a digital world. They want to use digital tools in the classroom. Second, students would quickly learn that they are responsible for thinking and answering questions. Instead of one or two students answering, all students would have to answer. Depending on the tool being used, students could have instant feedback, which can help students learn what they know or help students figure out where they went wrong. Either way, learning is taking place.
3. What device would you use to assess and engage students? Why?
The device I would most want would be iPads. I could use lots of different programs to get students' responses and then adjust my teaching based on the data received. Using Socrativ, I could have students respond to impromptu questions which gives me flexibility as well as making students responsible and accountable. The great aspect of using a tool like iPads is the motivation for students. Not only could students respond to teacher led questions, but I could have students use this tool to do mini-searches to a question. For example, as we study our weekly Amazing Words each day, I could have students looking up synonyms or antonyms. I could collect their examples using a Google doc. It makes me excited thinking about the possibilities, so I can only imagine how excited students would be.
4. How comfortable would you feel teaching in a classroom using one to one technology as a way to assess student learning?
I am so ready to teach in a classroom using one-to-one technology as a way to assess student learning. I love how easy it is to use Socrativ because I don't have to have a completely prepared assessment ready. It provides flexibility to my teaching style. However, as I used data to guide my teaching , it wouldn't be that hard to create exit tickets for students. If students had ready access to the technology, I would get better using tools like polleverywhere.
One tool that I have a lot of access to is Clickers. I could easily plan on using these more in word study and math. I could create some quick assessments for students to respond. If for some reason, I have to share the Clickers during that time, I could adjust by having students write their answers on white boards. Wow, I can't wait to try this out!!
( Examples: Clickers, iPad, twitter, polleverywhere, Weebly, quizlet, Socrative / NearPod, Google Docs Survey with Flubaroo
Grade Cam, eClicker, arcademicskillbuilders.com, NEO2, twitter, wordle, iMovie, prezi, checklist, exit slip, GPS, Comic Life, etc.)
UTips
Explain the following:
A) How was your overall experience with UTIPS?
I really liked creating the test in UTips. Students didn't have trouble entering and using this site. For the few problems that were encountered, I was able to go in and delete a student's test and have them re-enter answers. It was easy to track who was still taking the test, or who haven't finished. I like that tests can easily be shared with teachers across the state. I am still getting used to the way to analyze the data, but I like that it can be downloaded as a CVS. Now I want to begin adding the standards to the questions I entered, so I can track data this way too. I also like that this is a state site that is continually being modified based on teachers' feedback.
B) Now that you have data what are you going to do with it (Data Driven Instruction)? (2pts)
I am using the data to group my students into small groups. Students who understand the concepts will work independently during skills-based instruction. I will work with those students who did not understand/master the concept. When I get parent volunteers set-up, I will also use this data to identify students who would benefit with one-on-one help. I've also identified students who have difficulty transferring their answers from paper to a digital format. I want to work with them to make sure they are more careful since the majority of the high-stakes tests are now online.
A) How was your overall experience with UTIPS?
I really liked creating the test in UTips. Students didn't have trouble entering and using this site. For the few problems that were encountered, I was able to go in and delete a student's test and have them re-enter answers. It was easy to track who was still taking the test, or who haven't finished. I like that tests can easily be shared with teachers across the state. I am still getting used to the way to analyze the data, but I like that it can be downloaded as a CVS. Now I want to begin adding the standards to the questions I entered, so I can track data this way too. I also like that this is a state site that is continually being modified based on teachers' feedback.
B) Now that you have data what are you going to do with it (Data Driven Instruction)? (2pts)
I am using the data to group my students into small groups. Students who understand the concepts will work independently during skills-based instruction. I will work with those students who did not understand/master the concept. When I get parent volunteers set-up, I will also use this data to identify students who would benefit with one-on-one help. I've also identified students who have difficulty transferring their answers from paper to a digital format. I want to work with them to make sure they are more careful since the majority of the high-stakes tests are now online.
UTips assessment as an image
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Data from UTIPS assessment as a CSV, Excel file, or screenshot.
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Learner Analysis Document
**Document removed due to privacy issues. I've attached this to Open Class response post. Debbie
