Using Easily Accessible Technology for Assessment

1. Using Easily Accessible Technology for Assessment Cora R. Hofstetter, North County High School Rebecca F. Wilt, North County High School

2. www.polleverywhere.com Tips/Suggestions • Modification of assignment • No cell phone • Partners • Sticky notes • Computer lab • Freeze screen/Show Instructions button

6. Types of Assessment Activities • Warm-up • Comprehension check • Vocabulary/Grammar practice • Exit ticket • Extension Activity (*Cora comparative German example)

8. What is Google Voice? • Google Voice is an online answering machine. • It allows students to call and leave a message for the teacher. • Google Voice can also be used to send text messages.

9. Quick Facts about Google Voice • Students do NOT need a Google account for this. They just need a phone. • Teachers can set up the account so that their own personal phone is NOT connected. • Consider setting up a separate Gmail account • All voicemails are recorded, sent to the Gmail account, and can be heard by clicking on the message.

11. Advantages of Using Google Voice as Assessment • Practice before speaking exam • Good oral formative assessment throughout unit • Provide individualized feedback to each student • Benefits students in a large class who don’t get to speak often • Allows shyer students or students with special needs to communicate in a low-stress environment **Make sure students say FULL name/ possibly class period

12. www.conjuguemos.com • Use as verb conjugation or vocabulary practice • Formative and summative assessment (Self-assessment) • Review before an exam • Station activity • Differentiating Instruction • After students achieve set goal (ex. 80%) • Make time limit shorter • Ask them to conjugate more verbs in a set amount of time • If you create an account (this does cost money) • Students may send you their scores via email or print them • You can create your own practice activities

17. www.quia.com and www.quizlet.com • Websites with practice games and quizzes • Uses • Additional practice (enrichment) • Help struggling students • Review before test • Students can review at home • Without an account… • Search for activities created by other users • With an account… • Can create own activities • Track students scores

23. Glogster.edu / Glogster.com • Virtual poster-making site • Uses as an assessment • Final project • Presentations • On-line Debate or Discussion • Cultural Comparison • “K-L” chart • Benefits • Can be revised/ edited • Engaging for students

24. How to use Glogster • Free accounts can be created at Glogster.com • Students can log-in at home and create an account and email link of project to teacher • This website may be blocked at some schools • Paid Accounts can be created at Glogster.edu • Teachers can create profiles/accounts for students • Can check on student progress • Can access all student projects at once • Should be accessible at most schools

29. Contact Information • Cora Hofstetter cora.hofstetter@fulbrightmail.org • Rebecca Wilt rshorr@aacps.org