Slide Deck from Formative Assessment Technology Tools in the Math Classroom Webinar on 5/27/15

1. Formative
Assessment
Technology Tools in
the Math Classroom
Nichole Steinman
8th
Grade Math
Godfrey-Lee Public
Schools

2. Goal for this session:
We will learn about technology tools that
are applicable to the math classroom
What are they?
What are their benefits/drawbacks?
Can we use them as summative
assessments?

3. About me:
University of Michigan Graduate (2009)
B.S. in Biology, Math, Education
Saginaw Valley State University Graduate
(2013)
M.A. in Special Education (+LD Certification)
Thesis: “Technology and Students with Special Needs”
6 Years of teaching experience
3 years in high school resource room algebra and algebra 2
3 years in middle school general education classroom with
a 1-to-1 technology program

4. About me:
 I love cats, turtles, and the sun!

5. Why formatively assess?
Constant check-ins
Guide Instruction
Identify what worked (teaching-wise)
Remediation groupings
Student groupings
Meta-cognitive benefits for students!

6. Technology Tools we will look at
today:
Polleverywhere.com
Socrative.com
Goformative.com
ixl.com
Google Forms
Online “gaming” sites

7. Polleverywhere.com

8. Polleverywhere.com

9. Polleverywhere.com

10. Socrative.com

11. Socrative.com

12. Socrative.com

13. Socrative.com
Let’s try it!
Click on this link: Socrative Webinar Practice
Type in my room code: 538750
We will try a “Quiz” and “Exit Ticket”

14. Goformative.com

15. Goformative.com

16. Goformative.com

17. Goformative.com
Let’s try it!
Click on this link: Formative Webinar Practice
Uploaded Test Example

18. ixl.com

19. ixl.com

20. ixl.com
Let’s try it!
Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing (90 Points)

21. Google Forms

22. Google Forms
Drawbacks:
It’s like online worksheets
Does not auto check responses without add-ons
Spreadsheet can be bulky  Difficult to review student
responses
Limited question types

23. Google Forms
Example from my class: Google Form Example

24. Online “gaming” sites

25. Online “gaming” sites
Benefits:
 FUN for students!
 Teacher can see which students are working through the material and which
need assistance
 Students get immediate feedback at their progress
 Students see different types of problems (not all made by me!)
 USUALLY free!
Drawbacks:
 Tutorials are not always provided
 Progress is lost if students don’t complete a station by the end of the hour
 Not everything online is 100% aligned to CCSS

26. Online “gaming” sites
Examples:
Transformation Introduction Stations
Scatter Plots Stations
Volume Stations

27. Online “gaming” sites
Sites I use:
http://www.aaamath.com
http://www.math-play.com
https://www.mangahigh.com
http://www.regentsprep.org
http://www.mathsisfun.com
http://www.softschools.com/math/
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/
http://www.quia.com

28. Can we use these as summative
assessments?
Depends on your grading philosophy!
Partial credit?
Show your work?
Standards-Based Grading?
Cheating?
Internet outage?
But, the state is moving to ONLINE testing, so our
students need the experience and they need to be
ready!

29. Rationale for attempting summative
assessments online:
The state is moving to ONLINE testing, so our students
need the experience and they need to be ready!
Students need to know how to work the problems out
before clicking through answers
M-Step was a HUGE eye-opener to us because of those
students that click, click, click... “I’m done!”
Decreases teacher grading time, allowing more focus
on quality lessons and remediation

30. Tech tools as summative assessments
Teacher creates a “work” page for students to show work
Students must attempt ALL problems on the work page
BEFORE going online
Students “match-up” with multiple choice, type in their
answer, draw their answer, etc.
Teacher stays at the back of the classroom to ensure
students are on the correct website
Teacher cheers with joy because grading has been
significantly decreased!

31. Tech tools as summative assessments

32. DID we meet our Goal?
We will learn about technology tools that
are applicable to the math classroom
What are they?
What are their benefits/drawbacks?
Can we use them as summative
assessments?

33. Questions?

34. Exit ticket:
Click on this link and fill out the “exit
ticket” as a formative assessment for
this session! EXIT TICKET
Room Code: 538750