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Successful Strategies for Online Learning and Assessment
Andrew Steinman Educational Technology Consultant
[email protected] @steinman
‣ Educational Technology Consultant
‣MSU Graduate (x2) and MAET Instructor
‣Amateur Cat Trainer
About Andrew Steinman
Intro Activity / Padlet Demo
‣Help communicate your expectations, hopes, and dreams for today’s session by generating a humorous or poignant meme using Meme Generator or Meme Creator
‣ Share your meme on this Padlet board: http://padlet.com/steinman/mt48r4sxchb8
‣Be sure to include your name and grade level/subject with your Padlet post
More on Padlet
‣Website: http://padlet.com
‣Highlights:
‣No account required
‣Unique response opportunities
‣ Share text, images, links, and video
‣Organize responses is different ways
‣Padlet Tutorial
‣What is going on with online assessments in Michigan
‣How we can use online tools to be teach and assess out students
‣ Individual exploration activity (IEA)
‣ Sharing out of IEA’s
‣Question and answer session
Session Overview
What the ____ is going on?Fill in-the blank
Michigan Assessments
What the ____ is going on?
Common Core Standards Fact Sheet - FAQ
Fill in-the blank
‣2009-10 School Year
‣Michigan adopts Common Core State Standards
‣ Full implementation by 2014-15 school year
‣Michigan joins Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
‣Pilot testing to occur in Spring 2013
‣ Full implementation by Spring 2015
What the ____ is going on?
Report on Options for Assessments Aligned with the Common Core State Standards
Fill in-the blank
‣2013-14 School Year
‣Michigan bans funding for Common Core State Standards
‣This also means a ban on funding any CCSS-aligned assessments
‣Michigan later reinstates funding for CCSS
‣RFP sent out for Common Core assessment
‣ SBAC recommended by MDE
What the ____ is going on?
DAS Assessment and Accountability Web Site
Fill in-the blank
‣2014-15 School Year
‣Michigan state budget requires MDE to create new online MEAP
‣Only for one year
‣Request is made for a new RFP
‣Common Core State Standards will still be assessed
What do we know about the New MEAP?
Not much……but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare for it!
What we know about the New MEAP
Communications from BAA
‣Online (with paper/pencil option)
‣Assess CCSS
‣More information coming on Nov. 6…
What we can infer about the New MEAP
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Levels
‣Online (with paper/pencil option)
‣ Students will need technology knowledge, skills, and experience to be successful on these assessments
‣Assess CCSS
‣There will be a strong consideration around the cognitive rigor of assessment items
‣ Students will need to demonstrate research, writing, and problem solving skills
What we can do now to prepare students
Provide students with online learning and assessment experiences that will prepare them for… life.
Experience a Next Generation Assessment
Explore more examples using NGAP Short Username: ngap Password: ngap
‣Next Generation Assessment Preview Options:
‣ Smarter Balanced Assessment Preview
‣Click “Sign In”, Select grade level and content area, then Select the test you want to explore
‣PARCC Assessment Preview
‣Click on “Sample Items” tab at the top, then Select the sample item set of your choosing
Next Generation Assessments Question / Poll Everywhere Demo
‣ Explore one of the sample next generation assessments
‣Go to PollEv.com/steinman
‣Respond to the following:
‣ List off the qualities you notice about these next generation assessments and items.
More on Poll Everywhere
‣Website: http://polleverywhere.com
‣Highlights:
‣ Free for up to 40 active participants
‣Accessible on nearly any device
‣ Some question types require an internet-enabled device
‣Can use images as MC answer choices
‣Can ask MC, free response, or clickable image questions
‣Great for polling a class with a variety of devices
‣Poll Everywhere Tutorial
Typing Skills / Socrative Demo
‣DOK levels 3 & 4 require writing and/or typing of responses
‣What are some ways that we can help students practice their typing skills?
‣ Share your ideas using by going to http://m.socrative.com and enter room number: steinman
More on Socrative
‣Website: http://socrative.com
‣Highlights:
‣Completely free (for now)
‣No participant limit (that I know of)
‣Can instantly ask MC, T/F, or short answer questions
‣ SA questions can be graded automatically
‣Can create and share quizzes
‣Great for formative assessments and prompting discussions
‣Socrative Tutorial
Accessibility / InfuseLearning Demo
‣Accessibility is always a consideration when teaching, especially online
‣Go to InfuseLearning.com
‣Click on Student Login
‣ Enter Room ID: 24230 and your name
‣Respond by sharing your confidence with providing accessible instruction and assessment in your classroom
More on InfuseLearning
‣Website: http://infuselearning.com
‣Highlights:
‣My favorite formative assessment tool
‣ Free and accessible on any internet-enabled device
‣ Includes a variety of question types
‣Built in text-to-speech with multiple languages
‣Great for any type of formative assessment, planned or impromptu
‣ InfuseLearning Tutorial
Just for Fun / Kahoot! Demo
‣Go to kahoot.it
‣ Enter the access code on the screen
‣Assess your understanding of the topic chosen by Andrew
More on Kahoot!
‣Website (Teacher): http://getkahoot.com
‣Website (Student): http://kahoot.it
‣Highlights:
‣Game-based approach to assessment
‣ Simplistic interface
‣ Easy to use for all students
‣Public library of assessments
‣Kahoot! Tutorial
Getting Started with Online Learning
ATNAPFTS
Ron Houtman's blog post on ATNAPFTS
‣All Teachers Need A Place To Put Their Stuff
‣Considerations for your online presence:
‣Use it everyday
‣Do not create a document dumping ground
‣Use a common (set of) tool(s) within grade levels
‣Possibly use a URL Shortener
Where you can put your stuff
Don't Get Stuck with the Wrong Learning Management System
‣Moodle
‣ (Nearly) endless possibilities, large learning curve
‣Google Classroom
‣ Easy to use and integrates with Google Apps, very new
‣ Edmodo
‣ Easy to use, limited features and freemium model
‣Weebly (Education)
‣ Easy to setup and use, limited two-way interaction
Recommendation for ATNAPFTS
Introduction to Google Classroom - Presentation
‣Google Classroom
‣ Easy to use
‣ Integrates with Google Apps
‣New and growing
‣You can grow along with it
‣ See the latest updates
Where do you put your stuff? / GoSoapbox Demo
Build Great Classroom Websites with Weebly for Education
‣Go to app.gosoapbox.com
‣ Enter access code: steinman
‣Using GoSoapbox, share where you put your stuff online and why you chose this option
‣ If you do not currently have a place for your stuff, share what you are considering and why you are thinking of this option
More on GoSoapbox
‣Website: http://gosoapbox.com
‣Highlights:
‣ Free for up to 30 active participants
‣Accessible on any internet-enabled device
‣ Includes barometer, (instant) polling, discussions, quizzes, and social Q&A
‣Great for back channel discussions and formative assessments
‣GoSoapbox Tutorial
‣Utilizing the content from this session (and beyond), create an online learning or assessment plan that you could use with your students.
Individual Exploration Time
“Learn today, use tomorrow”
‣What will you take back to your building after this session and how will it be used to improve the education of all students in the district?
‣ Share it out on Twitter using #SNOWW
So Now What?
How To Get More Out Of Your PLN Using Twitter
Questions?
Andrew Steinman Educational Technology Consultant
[email protected] @steinman
Please provide feedback by going to:
http://steinman.me/feedback
More on Google Forms
‣Website: http://drive.google.com
‣Highlights:
‣Part of Google Apps for Education
‣Accessible on nearly any device
‣Can include images and YouTube videos
‣Can ask selected response and open-ended questions
‣Can automatically grade using Flubaroo
‣Google Forms Tutorial
