The document discusses how digital tools can be used for science assessment in schools. It notes that many students today are disenchanted with traditional high school science. However, today's students are digitally literate and constantly connected. The document then presents various Web 2.0 tools like Wordle, Voicethread, and Google Docs that can be used to create more engaging assessments that better suit today's students. It emphasizes that these tools allow for collaboration and interactive learning.

1. A Digital Toolbox for Science
Assessment
Britt Gow
Hawkesdale P12 College

2. “A decade ago, a
review of Australian
science education,
revealed many
students were
disappointed with
their high school
science. Today, this
disenchantment
continues, as
evidenced by the
declining number of
students choosing to
study science in
senior secondary
school.” Prof. S. Cory

3. Created online with “Create-A-Graph”
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp

5. Today’s learner’s are:
• Multi-taskers
• Digitally literate
• Mobile and connected 24/7
• Experiential and Social
• Visual / spatial learners with
• Fast response times & short attention spans

6. • The Power to Engage
• Students use technology already
• It's not going to go away...it will only grow
• Professional development
• Employers want their workers to use internet tools

7. “If our kids are going to live longer than us, they need to
have a passion for learning to sustain them. Not content
knowledge, but learning to learn. One eighth of the 21st
century is gone already – get cracking with 21st century
learning” Stephen Heppell

8. “Teaching is an art form not
a delivery system.”
“A tool is only as powerful
as the creativity of the
person who uses it.”
“A cupboard full of
instruments does not
produce music – a suitcase
of web tools does not lead
to creativity on it’s own.”
Sir Ken Robinson

9. A “Group Brain”
• Richard Olsen – ideasLAB
• The “Collective Knowledge Construction”
Model
• http://www.ideaslab.edu.au/design-lab/ckc/

11. How
do we
CONNECT,
COMMUNICATE,
COLLABORATE and
LEARN COLLECTIVELY at
HAWKEDALE P12 COLLEGE?

12. What is web2.0?
• In the beginning, the internet was used for
email and static web pages – dissemination of
information
• Web2.0 uses the internet to allow interaction
and collaboration
• Web2.0 includes social networking sites,
blogs, wikis, photo & video sharing and web
applications.

14. Web 2.0 tools for Assessment:
• Wordle/Tagxedo
• Wallwisher/Linoit
• Bubbl.us
• Voicethread
• Quizlet
• Quiz revolution
• Google Docs

15. Wordle for word clouds

16. Tagxedo for word clouds

17. Wallwisher for exit slips

18. Linoit for student feedback
http://linoit.com/users/brittgow/canvases/Web2.0%20tools%20I%20have%20used

19. Bubbl.us for concept maps

22. Voicethread
• Voice
• Text
• Annotations with colour
• Can be embedded in blogs, wikis etc.
• Multiple people can comment on images
• Can upload photos or videos from files, Flickr
• Searchable

23. Quizlet

24. Quiz revolution

25. Google Docs

26. Products for Assessment
• Slideshows > Slideshare
• Animations > ToonDo
• Cartoons > ComicLife
• E-Posters > Glogster
• Digital stories > Photostory
• Team work > Wikispaces
• Mash-ups > Windows Movie Maker; iMovie
• Videos > You-Tube; Vimeo

27. Practical considerations
• Does every student have access to devices?
• Does every student have internet access?
• Preferred learning styles?