Handout from Integrating Technology for Assessment for Learning - Elk Island PD Day, March, 2014

1.
Integrating
Technology
for
Assessment
for
Learning
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of
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Kurtis
Hewson
Faculty,
University
of
Lethbridge
Kurtis
Hewson
Current
faculty
with
the
University
of
Lethbridge,
former
teacher,
vice-­‐
principal
and
principal.
hewskp@uleth.ca
Twitter
-­‐
@hewsonk27
Skype
–
kurtis.hewson
kurtishewson.wordpress.com
Find
Kurtis
on
Facebook
and
Google
+
…feedback
has
one
of
the
highest
effects
on
student
learning.
Hattie,
2012,
p.
18
It
seems
obvious
that
feedback
to
students
about
their
work
should
help
them
learn,
but
it
turns
out
that
providing
effective
feedback
is
far
more
difficult
than
it
appears.
Much
of
that
feedback
that
students
get
has
little
or
no
effect
on
their
learning,
and
some
kinds
of
feedback
are
actually
counterproductive.
Wiliam,
2011,
p.
107
http://kurtishewson.wordpress.com
Visit
Kurtis’
professional
blog
for
a
posting
on
Integrating
Technology
for
Assessment
for
Learning,
with
further
thoughts,
additional
samples
and
links
to
additional
tools
for
providing
and
collecting
feedback
in
your
classroom.
Share
Your
Favourite
Technology
Tools
for
Feedback
Presentation
Backchannels
A
link
will
be
provided
in
the
session
and
available
in
the
posting
described
above
to
collaborate
on
a
Google
Document,
collecting
technology
tools
for
feedback.
Sample
screencast
feedback
clip
A
backchannel
allows
a
secondary
converstation
to
exist
during
a
lesson,
with
interaction
between
students
and
teacher.
Twitter
hashtag
#eipspd
Don’t
have
a
Twitter
account?
Follow
the
conversation
by
going
to
http://tweetree.com
and
enter
the
hashtag
in
the
search
box.
Sample
webcast
feedback
clip
TodaysMeet
Address
http://todaysmeet.com/eipspd
Access
the
TodaysMeet
link,
enter
a
username
and
you
can
interact
with
participants
and
presenter
through
the
presentation.
Share,
question
and
c omment!
pg.
3

2. Technology
Integration
for
Assessment
For
Learning
Kurtis
Hewson
-­‐
University
of
Lethbridge
What
is
a
QR
Code?
QR
code
is
short
for
Quick
Response
code.
It
is
a
two
dimensional
code
readable
by
dedicate
QR
barcode
readers
and
camera
phones.
Smartphones
and
tablets
have
a
number
of
free
QR
code
reader
apps
that
can
be
downloaded.
Search
“QR
code
generator”
to
find
free
online
sites
that
create
QR
codes.
They
are
very
easy
to
create
and
use!
Photo
courtesy
of
P ixabay.com
Feedback
for
Students
YouTube
Quickly
create
webcasts,
download
videos
or
create
lists
of
favorites
for
private
or
public
use.
Screencast-­‐O-­‐Matic
Create
screencasts
up
to
15
minutes
long
and
publish
in
a
variety
of
ways
(including
YouTube).
QR
Stuff
Create
QR
codes
for
f ree,
with
numerous
other
options
available.
QR
codes
can
be
downloaded,
copied
or
printed
easily.
Peer
Feedback
Kidblog
Secure
blogging
platform
for
classes,
allowing
teachers
to
approve
all
posts
and
comments.
Edmodo
A
powerful
social
media
platform
that
allows
teachers
to
create
class
spaces
for
discussion,
sharing,
posting
and
many
other
uses.
Feedback
from
Students
Twitterfall
One
of
several
online
tools
to
collect
and
displays
tweets,
filtered
by
keywords,
users
or
hashtags.
Polleverywhere
Ask
a
question
and
participants
respond
with
a
text
message,
Twitter
or
online.
There
are
a
variety
of
question
options
for
teachers,
with
responses
posted.
Padlet
Allows
teachers
to
create
boards
for
students
to
place
digital
“post-­‐it
notes”
without
students
needing
a
username
or
password.
Hattie,
J.
(2012).
Know
they
impact.
Educational
Leadership,
70(1),
18-­‐23.
Wiliam,
D.
(2011).
Embedded
formative
assessment.
Bloomington,
IN:
Solution
Tree
Press.
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