Using the iPad to

Assess, Document, & Reect

on Student Learning

CPS TechTalk 2013

Michelle Nash and Carolyn Skibba

Burley School, Chicago, Illinois

Todays session
Agenda: Thoughts on assessment Overview of our Assessment Toolkit Examples of how teachers can use the iPad to engage in authentic, embedded assessment Implementation Tips Discussion
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About Us
Michelle Nash 5th grade teacher michellenash301@gmail.com Twitter @burley301 Carolyn Skibba Technology Coordinator caskibba@cps.edu Twitter @skibtech
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About Burley

About Burley
575 students

preK-8

About Burley

Literature

Writing Magnet Cluster School

Technology
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Learning at Burley

1:1 iPads - grades 1, 5, & 6 1:2 iPads - grades 2, 3, & 4

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Assessment Challenges

Rich, engaging, authentic learning cant be measured by multiple choice tests.

Large class sizes make it challenging to engage in one-on-one conversation with students frequently enough.

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Evidence of student thinking during the learning process can be hard to document with traditional tools.

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Collecting journals, notecards, post-its, quizzes, projects, etc. can create a logistical challenge!

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Some students dont express their best thinking in writing, especially young students and students with special learning needs.

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What does the iPad bring to the assessment process?

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Assessment on the iPad is:

rich varied multimodal embedded more frequent more personal student-driven collaborative/peer-enhanced efcient shareable
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Our Assessment Toolkit

Its not about the apps. However...

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Our Assessment Toolkit

Screencasting Apps

Screenchomp (free)

Explain Everything

Educreations (free)

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Our Assessment Toolkit

Apps to capture, illustrate, narrate

Drawing Pad

iMovie

Croak.it (free)

SonicPics

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Our Assessment Toolkit

Apps to annotate

Notability PaperPort Notes (free)

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Our Assessment Toolkit

Places to reect, connect, and share with others

Kidblog (free)

Edmodo (free)

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Our Assessment Toolkit

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Gathering Evidence:

Reading Strategies

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Visualization (grade 1)

Drawing Pad
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Visualization (grade 5)

Drawing Pad, Edmodo

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Lingering Questions and Thinking

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Annotating PDFs

Notability, PaperPort Notes

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Video: Annotating in iBooks

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Student notes emailed from iBooks

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Using the camera to capture snapshots of learning

Camera
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Video to assess strategy use

Camera
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Narration: A more complete picture

SonicPics
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Comprehension/Info Retention during read-aloud: Grade 1

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Hear kids talk: Croak.It

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Tap.

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Talk (30 sec)

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E-mail or copy link.
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Kids engage in all kinds of literature conversation through out the day. In the past, much of that was lost. Now, we can document and assess that valuable conversation and thinking. Consider using digital artifacts at parent conferences or creating snapshots over time.

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Gathering Evidence:

Mathematical Thinking

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Math Stories: Grade 1

Screenchomp
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Math Stories: Grade 1

Screenchomp
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Math: Screen Recording of Problem Solving

Screenchomp
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Math: Screen Recording of Problem Solving

Screenchomp
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Math: Sharing screencasts on Edmodo

Educreations, Edmodo
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Any time kids can talk through their problem solving process, it reveals their thinking and uncovers opportunities for instruction.
Screencasting apps:

Draw and narrate

Screenchomp (free)

Explain Everything

Educreations (free)

Import a background (chart, map, image, etc.) Export to a free website, or export a stand-alone
le (Explain Everything only)
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That magic tool where kids ll out an online form... ... and you get all their responses in a spreadsheet!

Just In Time Data:

Google Forms

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Teacher-created forms allow each student to submit responses instantly to the teacher. Forms can be accessed through a link. The link can be accessed from your classroom home page, a tinyurl, a QR code, Edmodo, or e-mail. Students do not need an account to participate. Its free.
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Google Forms: Independent Reading Log

Gathering data to assess independent reading, including variety, frequency, and challenge level of book selection
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Google Forms: Independent Reading Log

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Tracking Daily Reading

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Google Forms: Math Pre-Quiz

Gathering data to assess readiness for a new math concept and group students for targeted support
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Google Forms: Math Pre-Quiz

With conditional formatting - correct responses are automatically green, incorrect responses are red, etc.
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Google Forms: Math Pre-Quiz

With conditional formatting - correct responses are automatically green, incorrect responses are red, etc.
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Midpoint Inquiry Circle Check

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Peer-supported Assessment:

Collaboration Tools

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Kidblog (free; app is new)

Edmodo (free)

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Visualization with Peer Discussion (grade 5)

Drawing Pad, Edmodo

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Writing about reading

Kidblog
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Kids can provide peers with dialogue, questions, and feedback and build their learning community. Projects like screencasts can be shared easily in Edmodo. Common Core collaboration standards -both tools offer a chance to document collaboration.

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Tips for Success

Create a positive culture of online collaboration to mirror the classroom culture. Set clear expectations for content, quantity, and quality. Start with structure, and then gradually release responsibility.
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Documentation and Reection

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Audio recording enables students to listen and reect.

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Reection prompted by teacher questions

Screenchomp
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Using any app where kids can

talk, video record, or type,

you can easily gather rich, varied student reections.

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Student Learning Documentaries:

Documenting their own learning process

Students use screenshots, photos, videos, and

voice recordings to document thinking throughout a learning experience.

They combine these collected items in iMovie,

adding captions or narration where needed. through Edmodo or a Vimeo site.

Videos can be shared with a larger audience

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completing an end product

examining their own learning process.
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Documenting the process of learning shifts the focus of thinking from

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Documentation allows students to reect on the successes and challenges.

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Documentation allows for student ownership, reection, and awareness of the learning process. Assessment can focus on the steps, thinking, and adaptations that contribute to a product, not just the product itself.

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Whats next?

e-Portfolios

ArtKive

Evernote

VoiceThread
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Implementation Tips

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Introduce tools gradually.

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Start with structure.

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Move toward student choice in how they express understanding.

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Build a culture of reection and collaboration.

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Set up a clear le management system.

We use a combo of a generic shared e-mail, DropBox, Edmodo, and tools that share directly to the web.
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Questions and Discussion

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Michelle Nash michellentl@gmail.com, twitter: @Burley301 Carolyn Skibba skibbaca@mac.com, twitter: @skibtech

ipadsatburley.blogspot.com Also:
Kristin Ziemke twitter: @1stgradethinks Katie Muhtaris twitter: @literacyspark
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