This document discusses diversifying immediate feedback in the classroom using both traditional and digital tools. Immediate feedback provides teachers and students data on whether students' needs are being met, the learning target is being met, and the lesson is on track. Both written and oral feedback can be external from teacher to student or student to student, or internal from student to self. Various digital tools are presented for providing immediate feedback, such as podcasts, mini-assessments using iMovie or Photo Booth, email, wikis, and VoiceThread. The document concludes by discussing applying these new techniques and their pedagogical benefits like personalizing learning, empowering learners, and providing formative assessment.

1. Diversifying Immediate FeedbackCAIS PresentationMs. Pamela Horrocks&Ms. Shauna CallahanThe Archer School for Girls

2. Our PerspectivesMs. Pamela Horrocks, Director of Technology Ms. Shauna Callahan, French Faculty

3. Defining Immediate FeedbackImmediate feedback provides teachers and students with data. Specifically:Are students’ needs being met?Is the learning target being met?Is the lesson on track to meet the mastery objective?Immediate feedback can be in written or oral formImmediate feedback can be external or internal. Think, pair, share: How do you or your students currently give immediate feedback in your classroom?

4. Classroom ApplicationStudent: Teacher Teacher: Student Student: StudentStudent: Self

5. Traditional ToolsLarge sticky notesWhite board activitiesQuestion / responseVerb Conjugations

6. Digital ToolsPodcasts (recorded in “Garage Band”)Warm-up/Reflection activities: Give students a prompt connecting to your mastery objective. Students will have an opportunity to write their ideas, share with a partner, and then summarize their partners’ ideas.Mini-assessments : Provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their proficiency in an activity that supports a specific learning objective and the lesson’s mastery objective.

7. iMovie, iPhoto, Photo BoothiMovieStudents have the opportunity to observe their ability and to apply their knowledge in specific contextsTeacher and peers can actively engage in observation and commentary of students’ synthesized knowledge and skills in the classroom and beyond.Feedback is more objective and can model skill mastery or learning challenges in the classroom.

8. A virtual e-pal letter

9. iPhoto: Slideshow

10. Photo Booth: Short movie clips provide instant tools for student-evaluation and directed questioningEmpowers visual learnersMakes connections for students between visual and auditory language components

11. Email, Wikis & Voice threadTeacher Feedback: Have my students mastered this material? Teacher to Student and Student to Student Feedback: How are you coming to this thought/analysis/answer?Student to Self: How can I apply the feedback from my teacher and peers to strengthen my skills?Email:Wiki:Voice Thread: www.voicethread.com

12. Vokis and iPod TouchesVoki: Insert link to Voki Page (avatar)iPod Touches: Voice recording, apps for immediate feedback

13. Practical Application How can you apply some of the new techniques for immediate feedback in your classroom?Craft an immediate feedback activity with a specific learning target to share with the group.

14. Pedagogical BenefitsEnabling Teachers and students to effectively evaluate learning process Personalizing students’ connection to materialEmpowering learners to develop life-long learning toolsProviding formative assessment that meets the needs of diverse learning stylesComplementing the 21st century learner