Using Technology for Test Preparation Heather Hurley ITC Arlington Traditional School

Five Common Test Challenges For Students Test and content vocabulary Questioning Extraneous use of information in a passage Choosing the best answer from sensible alternatives Interpreting time lines, graphics, illustrations

Test and content vocabulary

Questioning

Extraneous use of information in a passage

Choosing the best answer from sensible alternatives

Interpreting time lines, graphics, illustrations

Test and Content Vocabulary Cloze Activities with Power Point and Hot Potatoes Epats Quia.com for Roots/Suffixes and Synonyms/Antonyms Word Mapping – Inspiration or Bubbl.us Index Cards with Kid Pix/Publisher Flash Cards 1 Flash Cards 2

Cloze Activities with Power Point and Hot Potatoes

Epats

Quia.com for Roots/Suffixes and Synonyms/Antonyms

Word Mapping – Inspiration or Bubbl.us

Index Cards with Kid Pix/Publisher

Flash Cards 1

Flash Cards 2

Questioning, Extraneous use of information in a passage, Choosing the best answer from sensible alternatives Eliminate/Cross Out/Narrow Down with SMART Board DOE Testing Resources

Eliminate/Cross Out/Narrow Down with SMART Board

DOE Testing Resources

Interpreting Time Lines, Graphics, Illustrations US Timelines Fact Monster Discoverystreaming -Writing Prompt Builder LOC – Zoom in

US Timelines

Fact Monster

Discoverystreaming -Writing Prompt Builder

LOC – Zoom in

Additional Resources Rockingham Public Schools SOL Resources Interactive Quizzes Bucknell Elementary School 3 rd Grade Portaportal Site 4 th Grade Portaportal Site 5 th Grade Portaportal Site

Rockingham Public Schools SOL Resources

Interactive Quizzes

Bucknell Elementary School

3 rd Grade Portaportal Site

4 th Grade Portaportal Site

5 th Grade Portaportal Site