Have you ever wanted to know what your student’s prior knowledge is in a particular area of content? You can create pre-assessments that have multiple choice or short answer questions. Then you could create post-assessments to measure the content that the students can show that they have learned over the quarter.
You may just want to reinforce one small area that you want to review but there is not time to in class. There are video’s that can be a short little clip or long and comprehensive. You can show them in your classroom or assign them for homework. There are explorations that the students have to match up were things go. For example, what layer of the atmosphere does the space shuttle go. All of the explorations can be replayed until the student can process the information. The explorations are accompanied by a worksheet that the student can fill out. There are assignments that you can custom build to fit your classroom and your student’s abilities or learning styles. There is a quiz builder that you can incorporate video clips into interactive quizzes. Writing prompt builder is also available. An image is shown to the student and then they are provided a prompt, then they can start writing. The assessments come in a couple of different types: standards-based, concept-based, or custom built. If you do, the custom built you just search the topic and possible questions will come up and you can chose which ones you want.
All of that is great; it should convince your school system to purchase the rights to this site for the teachers to use. I believe that I have left the best for last. Each student gets their own account and when they complete an activity online, it immediately is sent to you. From that you are able to tell what that particular concept student knows and what they are struggling. The data can be used to instantly change how and what you are teaching. This tool has become one of my favorites if you cannot tell. It does cost quite a bit but if your county gets a membership, it is worth every penny.
Hi Tina,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great buy for teachers to create learning experiences rich in content for students to use. They will certainly love learning getting immediate feedback. It is wonderful for teachers too to customize tests, videos watched and to get students tests in their inboxes for grading or that are already graded and time stamped.