NJEA2017
Animate with avatars as you learn how to involve K-12 students while measuring academic achievement. Pump up performance by providing meaningful feedback when using augmented reality for assessment.
2. How Can You Make Assessment Fun ?
Stay on Course using Avatars
• Encourage creativity and
participation.
• Provide a safe space for
sharing.
• Pre-Assessment, Formative
Assessment, Summative
Assessment
5. Blabberize Create Talking Images
✓No Account
Necessary unless you
want to save Blabbers
Start Creating – It’s
Easy!
✓No Account
Necessary unless you
want to save Blabbers
Start Creating – It’s
Easy!
6. Blabberize Signing Up is Easy
✓Sign up for Free
with username,
email, and password
✓Sign up for Free
with username,
email, and password
7. Blabberize Start the Fun
✓Click on “Make”
✓Browse for an image
✓Upload image of choice
✓Click on “Make”
✓Browse for an image
✓Upload image of choice
8. Blabberize Add a Mouth to Talk
Highlight
mouth area!
Highlight
mouth area!
11. Voki: Create Talking Avatars
Voki for Free
Upgrade for additional
features
Manage students with
Voki Classroom
12. Voki Easy to Create
• Start by clicking on ”creator”.
• Select from a variety of free avatars
• Share when finished
• Start by clicking on ”creator”.
• Select from a variety of free avatars
• Share when finished
13. Voki Signing Up is Easy
If a paid account is desired,
signing up is easy
Free trial for 14 days
Name, Email, and password
If a paid account is desired,
signing up is easy
Free trial for 14 days
Name, Email, and password
14. Voki Customize your Character
Choose character
Customize features
Change Background
Add a voice
Sharing is easy
Choose character
Customize features
Change Background
Add a voice
Sharing is easy
15. Educational Applications
✓ Share aha moments after a lesson.
✓ Analyze a science experiment.
✓ Use for an exit ticket or a brainstorming activity.
✓ Become a historical figure and present an
autobiography.
✓ Share aha moments after a lesson.
✓ Analyze a science experiment.
✓ Use for an exit ticket or a brainstorming activity.
✓ Become a historical figure and present an
autobiography.
Educationa
l
Application
s
16. classdojo.com
Class Dojo an app is
available
and must be
used
for any hand held
device
an app is
available
and must be
used
for any hand held
device
17. WHAT is Class Dojo?
A Classroom Communications PlatformA Classroom Communications Platform
Track Classroom Behaviors to Improve PerformanceTrack Classroom Behaviors to Improve Performance
18. Class Dojo Teacher Account
It’s as easy as 1-2-3…
Enter Name, Email, &
Create Password
Sign up for
FREE! Click
on Teacher
19. Students will have fun
creating their avatar
monsters
Login and Add a Class
Enter students’ names
Set up incentives
Class Dojo: Getting Started
20. Class Dojo Lessons in Mindfulness
Share Lessons with
Students
Share Lessons with
Students
Share with ParentsShare with Parents
Focus on
Self
Focus on
Self
21. Class Dojo Student Portfolios
Students
take photos
of work for
portfolio
collection
Students
take photos
of work for
portfolio
collection
Share portfolio work with
parents
Share portfolio work with
parents
Create excitementCreate excitement
accountabilityaccountability
23. Flipgrid a Video Discussion Platform
Teachers create free
account
Students access
assignments through
an invite code
Teachers create free
account
Students access
assignments through
an invite code
Easy to use
Free with one Grid
Easy to use
Free with one Grid
24. Flipgrid One Signing up is Free and Easy
•
Its easy to get started
•
Sign up for free
•
Add name, email, and a
password
•
Upgrade for a fee (for additional
features
•
Its easy to get started
•
Sign up for free
•
Add name, email, and a
password
•
Upgrade for a fee (for additional
features
One Grid
Many
Topic
One Grid
Many
Topic
25. Flipgrid Creation
Start a new grid
Create a topic
Add a question
Share the grid code
so students can
respond
Start a new grid
Create a topic
Add a question
Share the grid code
so students can
respond
26. Flipgrid Creation
Go to
flipgrid.com
Enter Grid Code
Go to
flipgrid.com
Enter Grid Code
27. Flipgrid Recording
Get ready to respond
Read the prompt
Click on green plus sign
Record response
Get ready to respond
Read the prompt
Click on green plus sign
Record response
28. Record Responses
Add stickers to
your picture
after recording
Add stickers to
your picture
after recording
Record multiple times
View recordings
Give feedback to
others
Record multiple times
View recordings
Give feedback to
others
29. Flipgrid Community
Share grids with
other educators
Share grids with
other educators
Connect with
other educators on
a global scale.
Connect with
other educators on
a global scale.
30. Educational Applications
- Introduce thought provoking questions
- Students share ideas, short reports, predictions
- Identify student misconceptions instantly
- Create a collaborative setting
- Introduce thought provoking questions
- Students share ideas, short reports, predictions
- Identify student misconceptions instantly
- Create a collaborative setting
32. GoAnimate an Animated Video Platform
• Teacher and student
license required
• 14 Day free trial
• If signing up, provide
school name, address,
teacher name, P.O.
• Teacher and student
license required
• 14 Day free trial
• If signing up, provide
school name, address,
teacher name, P.O.
Creativity
and
Imaginatio
n
Creativity
and
Imaginatio
n
33. GoAnimate for Schools
Digital Animation
Support Creativity
Digital Animation
Support Creativity
Begin with
great ideas
Begin with
great ideas
Monitored
for safety
Monitored
for safety
Motivate
Storytelling
Motivate
Storytelling
34. GoAnimate for Schools
Getting started is
easy
Select a theme
Choose a template
Add scenes
Getting started is
easy
Select a theme
Choose a template
Add scenes
Create a VideoCreate a Video
37. StoryboardThat a Digital Storyboard Creator
• Free membership is limited, but available.
• Share with others through a few different formats.
• Can use for every subject and various projects.
38. StoryboardThat STEP 1
•Pick a
background for
the cartoon
boxes.
• There are
many different
backgrounds to
choose from.
•Pick a
background for
the cartoon
boxes.
• There are
many different
backgrounds to
choose from.
39. StoryboardThat STEP 2
•Drag and drop
characters.
•Personalize the
characters.
•Add “textables” for
dialouge
•Personalize by even
searching for other
items
•Even upload your own
images.
•Drag and drop
characters.
•Personalize the
characters.
•Add “textables” for
dialouge
•Personalize by even
searching for other
items
•Even upload your own
images.
40. StoryboardThat STEP 3
•Add more cells to extend the cartoon story.
•Move complete cells for better sequencing.
•Most importantly SAVE because the program does
not automatically save for you.
•Add more cells to extend the cartoon story.
•Move complete cells for better sequencing.
•Most importantly SAVE because the program does
not automatically save for you.
42. StoryboardThat OPTIONS
**** CAUTION: Remember to save as you are working! The
program does not save for you.
•Get just the outline of the dialogue.
•Use each box in a slide show presentation.
•Record voice over the storyboard.
•Download it to forms where you can use it for other projects
or programs.
•Print it out for students to use as a graphic organizer.
**** CAUTION: Remember to save as you are working! The
program does not save for you.
•Get just the outline of the dialogue.
•Use each box in a slide show presentation.
•Record voice over the storyboard.
•Download it to forms where you can use it for other projects
or programs.
•Print it out for students to use as a graphic organizer.
43. Educational Applications
Character
analysis
Explain cause
and effect
Develop a topic
Character
analysis
Explain cause
and effect
Develop a topic
Brainstorrn
concept map
Create
timeline
Tell a story
Brainstorrn
concept map
Create
timeline
Tell a story
45. RESOURCES
Website: www.wix.com
Slideshare – Share presentation slides online
Website:
2014-2015 NJ Technology Standards
Website: New Jersey Department of Education
Technology Standards
ETTC Technology Standards Workshop
Presentation and Links:
www.ettc.net/standard8/docs.html
Website: www.wix.com
Slideshare – Share presentation slides online
Website:
2014-2015 NJ Technology Standards
Website: New Jersey Department of Education
Technology Standards
ETTC Technology Standards Workshop
Presentation and Links:
www.ettc.net/standard8/docs.html
46. Contact Page
Dr. Amy S. Ackerman
Stockton University
Associate Professor of Instructional
Technology
School of Education
101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205
Amy.Ackerman@stockton.edu
Elsann Machotka
Stockton University
Master of Arts in Instructional Technology
AP and Honors Biology
Junior Varsity Assistant Swim Coach
Eastern Regional High School
1401 Laurel Oak Road
Voorhees, New Jersey 08043
emachotka@eccrsd.us
Karen E. Simmons
Stockton University
Master of Arts in Instructional Technology
4th Grade Teacher
Rieck Avenue School
339 Rieck Ave.
Millville, New Jersey 08332
karen.simmons@millvillenj.gov
47. Thank You for Viewing
Adventure into Assessments
with Avatars!
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