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Making Assessment FUN Through Digital Tools

Take some time to explore digital assessment tools - both summative and formative - to gather real-time data on student learning and growth. Assessment doesn’t have to be drudgery!

Assessment Tools​ on my Pinterest Board

Assessment Pinterest Board
Kahoot
Create, play and share fun learning games for any subject, for all ages, for free!
  • To CREATE your Kahoot: https://create.kahoot.it
  • To Play your Kahoot: https://kahoot.it

Quizizz
Quizizz is an engaging review game that students love. It has a lot of similarities to the incredibly popular Kahoot, but also offers many unique features.  Like Kahoot, students are awarded points based on how quickly they answer each question. Unlike Kahoot, each student answers questions at their own pace. Students are provided with immediate feedback, and can even review their results while they wait for other students to finish.
Teachers can search from a large number of publicly available Quizizz, or they can make their own with the easy to use quiz editor. It’s easy for students to join. A unique code is generated for each game. Students simply go to join.quizizz.com and enter the code.
  • Quizizz Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvcLRA-VG1E 
  • For students to play: http://quizizz.com/join/​ 
  • For teachers to create your assessments: http://quizizz.com
  • Video Tutorials - Step by step video tutorials made by awesome teachers like you! You'll be a #QuizizzWiz in no time!
  • Starter Kit _- Useful PowerPoints and handouts that will help you master Quizizz, as well as present it to your fellow colleagues.

Quizalize
Make fun games on any topic, to play in class or as homework. No setup or downloads. Students can play on any laptop, tablet or phone. See what individuals and whole classes are struggling with, right while you have the chance to help them.

Website: https://www.quizalize.com  
Introduction to Quizalize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkctC2k-Zvg 

Formative
Intervene in the moments that matter most
  • Website:   https://goformative.com
  • Youtube Channel with Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYCAqH67MNhKtOezThRS4w/videos

Trying to decide check out this article, great chart comparison. Kahoot or Quizizz or Socrative: Which Should I Use?
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Plickers
Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices
Website: https://plickers.com​ 
App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/plickers/id701184049?mt=8

Zaption
Don't Just Watch, LEARN: Turn online videos into interactive learning experiences that engage students and deepen understanding. 
Website: http://www.zaption.com
EdPuzzle
The easiest way to engage your students with videos. Pick a video, add your magical touch and track your students' understanding
Website: https://edpuzzle.com/ 
EduCanon
It's free, unleash videos potential.
Website: ​https://www.educanon.com
Google Forms
Google Forms provide an easy way to do an assessment, survey or Poll.  They can even be sent grading.
This short video tutorial shows you how to grade an assignment with Flubaroo, the free Add-On for Google Forms and Spreadsheets.
Socrative
Visualizing Student data has never been Cleaner
Website:  http://www.socrative.com

Today's Meet
Give everyone a Voice
Website: https://todaysmeet.com

7 (more) Tools for Adding Questions and Notes to Videos 
From Richard Byrne of Free Technology for Teachers: 
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/09/7-tools-for-adding-questions-and-notes.html#.VjT_lIT6d75 

Google Drive Tools for Crating Rubrics
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/10/here-is-excellent-google-drive-tool-for.html  
OrangeSlice:Teacher Rubric is an interesting Google Docs add-on to use for creating rubric selections and converting the Analysis or Holistic rubric into a percentage or points grade. This app, according to its developer, comes to fill in the grading deficiency in Google Classroom and Docs. As he stated, ‘Google docs and Classroom are fantastic applications to create, distribute and receive submitted assignments from students.  However, the grading process seems to bring the efficiency to a screeching halt.   Where can the grade be placed so it stands out from the assignment?  How can rubric selections be made easily?  I like rubrics but the final grade can be tedious to calculate.  

11 Backchannel & Informal Assessment Tools Compared in One Chart

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlQls6F6EFVmOMGo0gH8zfpy2NFe7BvG2lZKvM-lWt4/edit?usp=sharing

PDF version for Download: https://app.box.com/s/7fsfjuhysqd712tlayslch8lhe3z0kug

​This resource courtesy of Richard Byrne of Free Technology 4 Teachers
Cyndi Kuhn