Reading and Writing Support with TechnologyTools to support the Big Five for literacy (Elementary) - Don’t miss the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet Secondary ELA technology resources
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Formative Assessments with Technology -Formative assessments are those that are embedded within lessons, quick checks of student understanding and are used to help determine the “next steps” for both the teacher and the student. Answer Garden Answer Garden Tutorial Great for brainstorming, 1-2 word responses to a question. Answers display in a word cloud with most frequent responses in bold print. Go Formative 20 Ways to Use Go Formative Works well for “quick checks” and Exit Tickets. Teachers get live results and can display student answers as well as respond to individual students. Google Classroom How to Post a Question In addition to longer assignments, a single multiple choice or short answer question can be posted within Google Classroom. Teachers can allow students to respond to each others’ ideas. Nearpod Tutorials, demos, examples & more Embed questions to check for understanding within slide presentations. Results are summarized in a graph and individual written responses or drawings can be shared with class. Padlet Beginner's Guide to Padlet Simulates a bulletin board on which students can post an answer to a question, link a resource, or even add a photo. Socrative Socrative Tutorial - Getting Started Best for short quizzes and Exit Tickets. Students are able to get immediate feedback - even for short answer questions. Upcoming PD
Welcome BackWe hope you ready for a fantastic school year filled with all of sorts of technology.
First of all, who are "we"? Dan Rothwell is beginning his third year as an Instructional Technology TOSA and 11th year in the district. He was a middle school math teacher at Memorial Middle School for nine years. Cindy Drouhard is starting her first year as an Instructional Technology TOSA, after spending 16 years as a middle school science teacher, most recently at Timber Ridge. Win a Dutch Bros. Gift Card-October’s Bits & Bytes topic will be formative assessment tech tools. We will share our ideas and resources next month, but we know there are some great things happening in the classroom and we would love to see them. Please email Dan and Cindy examples of formative assessment tools you are using, student examples, suggestions and tips to help and encourage others using technology in their instruction. Anyone who shares such items by September 25th will automatically be entered to win a Dutch Brothers gift card. Chromebook Tips and Reminders-If you have not yet received your Chromebook, please sign up for a training session. All the remaining trainings will be at the DO at 4pm. REMINDER: You can always refer to the Google Classroom for any information shared during the initial training. These items include Updated Chromebook FAQ and 10+ Things You Should Know. We have updated information regarding printing and a few other important items. Please take a moment and review the newly added information (highlighted). Technology PD Sessions-Here you will find a list of the technology training offerings for this school year. |