Formative Assessment using digital tools in the 21st century classroom.

1. Digital
Formative
Assessment
Tools
Connect 2 Innovate P.A. Day
Nov. 25, 2016
St. Maximillian Kolbe, YCDSB
Lisa Loffredi and Jeanne Buckley
St. Robert CHS
http://tinyurl.com/ycdsbDFAT
@LisaLoffredi1
@JeanneBuckley

2. Parking Lot
Post any questions,
comments, or ideas through
Linoit, throughout our
presentation. We will
visit our virtual wall at
the end.
Linoit Parking Lot
Linoit is for students 13 and
older only.

3. Formative Assessment
- Assessment FOR Learning
- Occurs frequently and in an ongoing manner during
instruction, while students are still gaining knowledge and
practicing skills
- To monitor students’ progress toward achieving the …
expectations, so that teachers can provide … feedback to
students, scaffold next steps, and differentiate instruction
and assessment in response to student needs
- Not used to determine marks or grades
- YCDSB Guidelines and Procedures for the

4. Formative Assessment is
also
- Assessment AS Learning
- Used by students … to monitor their own progress
towards achieving their learning goals, make adjustments
in their learning approaches, reflect on their learning, and
set individual goals
- YCDSB Guidelines and Procedures for the
Implementation of Ministry Policy: Growing
Success Assessment, Evaluation, and
Reporting in Ontario Schools, 2011.

5. A Dozen
Digital Tools
To aid with formative assessment in
your classroom

6. Some General Advice:
- Do get parents’ permission for children
under 13 to use any digital tool
- Use as little student information as
possible (numbers instead of names, first
names and initials instead of last names,
etc.)
- Read the terms of use and privacy before
use and periodically check for changes

7. Which is best when …?
- Your students don’t have devices?
- Plickers or FlipQuiz (no student devices needed)
- Your class has only a few devices?
- Kahoot!, FlipQuiz, Quizes, (playing in team mode -- one
device per team)
- You are an absolute beginner?
- Google forms (because its GAFE), Poll Everywhere
- You want a metacognitive activity?

8. Which is best when …?
- You don’t have much time to create?
- Google forms, Poll Everywhere, Socrative (or borrow
other’s work in EDpuzzle, FlipQuiz, Kahoot!, etc.)
- You have NO time to create?
- Poll Everywhere, Socrative exit ticket or quick question
- You don’t have much time in class?
- Poll Everywhere, Kahoot! (fast game), Padlet, Google
Forms (independent), EDpuzzle (flipped - at home)

9. Which is best when …?
- You want something fun?
- Kahoot!, Quiziz, FlipQuiz (Jeopardy Game), Socrative
Space Race.
- You want to keep data to inform your teaching?
- EDpuzzle, ReCap, Google Forms, Plickers, Padlet,
D2L Quizzes and Discussions

10. Quizizz
https://quizziz.com/
An alternative to Kahoot!
A student-paced formative
assessment tool
Fun and engaging
Unlike Kahoot!, questions created by
the teacher appear on the student’s
device, rather than the screen.
Question Types:
Multiple Choice
Devices Needed:
Projector
Minimum one device per
group (any type)
Video: Quizizz
Walkthrough 1.5
mins
Pdf: Quizizz:
Gamified Classroom
Quizzes
Parental permission required for
students under 13 to create accounts.
Limited use without account possible.

11. Plickers
https://www.plickers.com/
No need for student devices!
You project the questions and (in
advance) print out answer cards
which students hold up. You scan
cards with an ipad or chromebook.
Can create class and view class data
by question, quiz, etc. or just have
students as guests.
Question Types:
Multiple Choice, T/F, Y/N
Devices Needed:
Projector
One Ipad for the teacher
Video: How to Use
Plickers in the
classroom (2 min)
Pdf: About Plickers,
Plickers Guide
Parental permission required for
students under 13 to participate. Account
can only be created by the teacher.

12. EDpuzzle
https://edpuzzle.com/
Turn a video into a lesson by inserting
your voice and/or questions to
assess understanding
Great for flipped classrooms (ie
students viewing at home)
Student join the class using a code or
app can be linked to Google
Classroom
Question Types:
Multiple choice, short
answer (or comments)
Devices Needed:
Projector
Minimum one device per
group (any type) OR
students use devices at
home to view/interact
Video: 1 min Demo
EDpuzzle (skip
Grammarly ad)
Text: Using
EDpuzzle ppt, About
EDpuzzle
You might also like
Pear Deck which does
a similar thing with your
own powerpoints!
You might also like
Zaption which does the
same thing!
Parental permission required for
students under 13 to create accounts.
Can be imbedded with google classroom
or D2L without students having to
create account.

13. ReCap
https://letsrecap.com/
Free student video and reflection app
Gives teachers insight into students’
progress and thinking
Teacher poses questions to which
students or groups provide video
reflections and responses for
formative assessment
Can share individual or group
responses or create a review reel in
Question Types:
Open & Closed Questions
Devices Needed:
Projector
Minimum 1 device per
group
Videos: Introducing
Recap
Site: Introducing
Recap: A Video
Response and
Reflection Tool
Parental permission required for
students under 13. Teacher only can
see student videos. Public does not
have access to student submissions
unless shared with a link.

14. Kahoot!
https://getkahoot.com/
A free game-based learning
platform that teachers can use
in any subject. Teacher-
created questions are asked in
real-time. Students connect to
the game with a pin.
Three uses for Kahoot: Quiz,
Survey, Discussion
Question Types:
Multiple Choice
Devices Needed:
Projector
Minimum one device per
group (any type)
Video: 5 Minute
Guide to Kahoot
Pdf: Getting Started
with Kahoot!
Kahoot! Owns your stuff once you put it up
there. They collect personal information
from adult account holders for marketing.
You can opt out of marketing
materials.Students can PLAY without an
account, just can’t create their own Kahoot!s

15. Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/
A free study/review application -->
digital flashcards. Can make
into a game.
Great for self-assessment
Can find and borrow other users
sets.
Question Types:
Flashcards, Spelling, M/C
Devices Needed:
One device per student is
best.
Video: Quizlet Demo
(1 min) How to (4
min)
Text: Teacher
Quick-Start Guide
Parental permission required for
students under 13 to create accounts.
Child accounts have some features
removed. Quizlet owns your content
(quizzez, questions, etc.)

16. FlipQuiz
https://flipquiz.me/
Jeopardy-Type Game Maker
Can search for other’s games or
make your own (links and
images possible)
Free (you have to keep score) and
Pro (paid) versions
Question Types:
Short Answer
Devices Needed:
Projector
Minimum one device per
group (any type)
Video: FlipQuiz
Tutorial 1.5 mins
(student-created)
FlipQuiz vs Jeopardy
Rocks vs Jeopardy
Labs 10 Mins
(teacher-created)
Demo: Demo (and
Instructions)
Teacher can only create an account.
Students under the age of 13 CANNOT
create accounts. Your account is free
for other users to copy, modiry,
recreate, and publish online or in print.

17. Google Forms
https://docs.google.com/forms/
Create forms to generate data from
students
Data and responses are stored in
Google Spreadsheet
Forms can be shared with students
using a link
Add-on extension: Flubaroo
Question Types:
Multiple choice, short
answer, long answer,
checkboxes, linear scale,
multiple choice grid
Devices Needed:
Projector
Minimum one device per
individual
Videos: Google
Forms (from EdTech
Teacher
Self-Grading Google
Forms with Flubaroo
Site: About Google
forms
Safe for teachers and students
to use.

18. Padlet
https://padlet.com/
A collaborative virtual wall that allows
students to express their thoughts
on any a topic.
Acts like a sheet of paper that allows
students to post any type of content
(i.e. texts, images, documents,
videos)
Good for metacognition
Question Types:
Open & Closed Questions
Devices Needed:
Projector
Minimum one device per
individual
Videos: Learn
Padlet Tutorial
Site: How to Use
Padlet: Fantastic
Teaching Tool
Children can use but only
under supervision.

19. Poll Everywhere
https://www.polleverywhere.com/
Free classroom polls
Short answer, multiple choice
Single question or surveys/short
quizzes
Great for reflection and feedback
from the class
Question Types:
Multiple Choice, short
answer (polls)
Devices Needed:
Projector
Minimum one device per
group (any type)
Video: Introducing
Poll Everywhere (2
min)
Text: Poll
Everywhere User
Guide
Parental permission required for
students under 13 to create
accounts.

20. Socrative
http://www.socrative.com/
Great for Multiple Choice Quizzes
and quick exit tickets with open
ended responses. (video here
2.5 mins)
Can turn quizzes into an interactive
classroom team game in Space
Race mode.
Free, but pro version available
Question Types:
Multiple Choice (5 choices
possible!) Pre-programmed
Exit Tickets
Devices Needed:
One device per student or
a projector and one device
per group depending on
purpose.
Video: Overview (1
min), Socrative in
the Classroom (3
mins) Exit Ticket
Tutorial (3.5 min)
Pdf: User Guide
Parental permission required
for students under 13. Socrative
owns your content.

21. D2L Quizzes &
Discussion
https://ycdsb.elearningontario.ca/
Ministry supported Learning
Management System
Allows students to respond and reflect
on discussion topics posted by the
teacher. Teacher able to rate student
responses and provide feedback.
Students complete quizzes created by
teachers with immediate data on user
results, question stats, and question
Question Types:
Multiple choice, true and
false, short answer, long
answer, fill in the blanks,
matching, ordering, etc.
Devices Needed:
Projector (to share stats
with class after quiz)
Minimum 1 device per
individual
Videos: D2L - Creating
a Quiz (from PDSB)
Navigate D2L Learning
Environment - Quizzes
Navigate D2L Learning
Environment -
Discussions
Safe for teachers and students to
use.

23. Hungry for more?
“Know Students Better: 15 Tools for Formative
Assessment”, Learning in Hand with Tony Vincent
August 08, 2016 http://learninginhand.com/blog/know
The Road to Student-Driven Formative Assessment
https://www.commonsense.org/education/asset/infographic/
poster-the-road-to-student-driven-formative-assessment

24. Feedback
https://PollEv.com/free_text_polls/TJreb3dm6Nv
Gi3C/web
https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/TJreb3dm6NvGi3C