Technology Tools

for Assessment

Technology Tools for Assessment by Caitlin Cahill / Orono Public

Schools is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-

NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Formative AssessmentQuick Simple On-the-fly

SM

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Pros• Integrates with SMART Notebook• Track individual results• Instant questions• Live graph of results

SM

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Cons• Requires clickers• Class lists required for

tracking• No free response

Socr

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Pros• Any device with a web

browser• Instant questions• Free response• Live results• Space Race!

Socr

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Cons• No multimedia• Limited feedback options

Poll

Every

where

Pros• Submit answers via texting• Live results• Integrates with PowerPoint

and Prezi• Embed on a website• Presenter mode on mobile

device• LaTeX notation compatible

Poll

Every

where

Cons• No multimedia• No feedback options• Live results• Anonymous

Benchmark & Summative AssessmentPre-made In-depth

Google

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Pros• Web-based• Require student login• Limit access (e.g. by period)• Easier than Moodle

Google

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Cons• No feedback options• No multimedia• Can’t randomize questions

Moodle

Quiz What is Moodle?

Pros• Question bank (randomize

questions)

• Multimedia questions and/or answers

• Limit access based on class, time, completion of other activities, etc.

• Partial points and adaptive mode

• Answer-specific feedback

• LaTeX notation compatible

• Import from Examview or Word

• Results broken down by tag, e.g. standard or strand

• Separate assessments for students with accommodations

Moodle

Quiz

Cons• Complex• More setup time• More difficult to learn

Moodle

Quiz