This document discusses formative assessment tools that can be used with mobile devices. It introduces Andrew Steinman, an educational technology consultant, and provides an overview of several free or low-cost formative assessment apps and websites such as Moodle, Edmodo, ClassDojo, Google Docs, Flubaroo, PiratePad, Twitter, YouTube, QR codes, Socrative, and Celly. It encourages educators to choose tools that are easily accessible, multi-platform, easy to use, affordable or free, commonly used, well-supported, and can be accessed at school. While technology can help with formative assessments, no-tech options are sometimes preferable. The document ends by asking what formative assessment tool

1. http://steinman.me/fauma
and Easy
Quick
Formative Assessments
Using Mobile Applications
Presented by Andrew Steinman
Educational Technology Consultant at Kent ISD

2. http://steinman.me/fauma

3. About Andrew
• Educational Technology Consultant
at Kent ISD
• MSU Graduate (x2)
• New Husband
• Amateur Cat Trainer
@steinman

4. Why Formatively Assess?
Using our Lino canvas, please share why
you perform formative assessments with
your students.
Have a mobile device? Download the
mobile app for iOS or Android.

5. Formative Assessment Strategies
Need some more formative assessment
strategies under your belt? Check out
this great resource!

6. Issues with Formative Assessment
• Takes time
• Takes class time
• Takes your time
• Takes time away from learning
• Hard to do
• Hard to assess every student
• Hard to get individual feedback
• Hard to keep track of each student

7. Solution to FA Issues
Using technology resources can help
eliminate most, if not all, of the issues
with formative assessments.
:

8. Which FA Tools ?
• Tools that are:
• Easily accessed
• Multiplatform
• Easy to use
• Cheap (or free)
• Commonly used
• Highly supported
• Can be accessed at school

9. Formative Assessment Tools

10. Moodle
Visit http://moodle.kentisd.org/course/view.php?id=628
Login: samplestudent
Password: sample1

11. Edmodo
Visit http://edmodo.com
Login/Signup and use Group Code: vfhkej

12. Class Dojo
Visit http://classdojo.com
Login/Signup and use Secret Code: ME0VK56T

13. Google Docs
Visit http://steinman.me/flipsample.html

14. Flubaroo

15. Pirate Pad
Visit http://piratepad.net/9yrpEGfy5P

16. Twitter
more
For cy
priva
Answer the following question using the
#summertech12 hashtag:
How do you use Twitter in your classroom?
Or, How would you like to use Twitter?

17. YouTube

18. QR Codes
Watch this video
and answer the question below:
What will happen to the balloon?
The balloon will The balloon will be
expand on the flask pushed into the flask

19. Socrative
iOS Android
Student Student
Visit http://m.socrative.com
Teacher Enter Room Code: 1912 Teacher

20. Or click this link

21. Or click this link

22. Celly
Text FAUMA12 to 23559
or
Visit http://cy.tl/Mkp9k9
Login/Password: samplestudent/samplestudent1

23. Formative Assessment Tools
Which formative assessment tool(s)
would you like to use in your classroom
and why?
*Click the Lino icon to access our canvas

24. Teach vs Tech
Remember, it’s not about the
technology, it’s about the tool. While
these formative assessment tools are
very effective, sometimes no-tech
options are a better solution.
o

25. FA Technology Tools Questions
?

26. Andrew Steinman
Educational Technology Consultant
at the Kent ISD
andrewsteinman@kentisd.org
(616) 447-5672
@steinman