1. @jschurrer1

2. Assessment- Dirty word?
http://jesu_it.pen.io/
If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow
-John Dewey

3. Discuss
0 What are some of the
benefits of formative
assessment?
0 How has it been
utilized?

4. Tech + F.A
0 Personal technology allows for a faster feedback loop
0 Remediation can be differentiated more effectively
0 Relationship between students and teachers grows
- cura personalis
NB- There is no one size approach.

5. Socrative
0 Online tool where
teachers can create
assessments
0 Quizzes can be M.C, T/F
or open-response
0 Answers are collated
and reports sent to
teachers in Excel format

6. Use #1: Pre-Made Quiz
0 Quizzes can be student paced or teacher paced
0 Teacher gets immediate feedback on device
0 Let’s practice. I hope you remember all things Jesuit

7. Please visit…
http://m.socrative.com
Enter room # 34784

8. Use #2: Impromptu Quiz
0 If students are grappling with a complex subject, an
impromptu quiz will measure their understanding
0 Questions are dictated orally; students enter their
response
0 Teachers can “send” responses to student screens and
they can vote on the best.

9. Use #3: Exit Check
Socrative has a generic exit check; Cannot be modified

10. General…
Strengths Limitations
0 Students enjoy 0 Students could forge
immediate their names
0 Only 50 users/activity.
feedback
Only 1 activity running
0 Quick and easy to 0 A quiz can not be
use reviewed before final
0 Quizzes are submission. Once a
question is
GRADED answered, it is final.
0 Device agnostic

11. Google Forms
0 Another great option for formative assessment.
0 Embedding in Pen.IO took all of ten seconds.
0 Life is all about options!