I choose Kahoot and Plickers for this assignment. My thoughts about assessment are that teachers need to include formative and summative assessments when planning for instruction. These technology tools for assessment is helpful for edcuator’s to gain insight of how their students are doing. In my teaching practice, I have observed Kahoot, a quick formative assessment tool. Each student will need their own personal device for Kahoot to work effectively. In our school the media specialist, has done a lesson with Kahoot. The lesson was to put words in ABC order. Each question is viewed by the entire group and students respond to the question by touching the correct choice. The choices are color coded and students are timed to decide on an answer. Students join the group by entering the code, and they love it. They quickly learn if their answer is correct by the bar graph that shows all the responses. The names of students are not posted, and no one knows how you answered the question. This encourages all students to feel comfortable answering the question without being shy or worried that they had an incorrect answer. Kahoot is fun and encourages some healthy competition. In the video, EdTeach Kahoot vs. Formative both are engaging for young learners and does not require individual student accounts. Kahoot feels like a game show with the music, graphics, and a feature to put in ghost mode.
Another formative assessment that I choose is Plickers. With Plickers, every student needs a coded card that is assigned to each student. These cards will need to be made in advance for the assessment to be most effective. The question is projected on the whiteboard and students respond to the question by turning the card right or left. The teacher scans the room with student’s holding their card by using an app on their phone. The formative assessment is meaningful during a lesson because you can get results quickly. Plickers can be used to assess students with short quizzes after the lesson or can be used at the beginning of the lesson. If used at the beginning of the lesson, students can be grouped quickly. The quick response of the assessment enables you to make decisions on which activities are needed for the students to best suit their learning needs. Here’s an example of how I am using Plickers in my classroom. This week, I read the story Corduroy, and Kindergarten students are learning how to retell a familiar story. I typed the questions out ahead of time in the Plickers Library. I am planning to use Plickers to find out who understood the story and who did not understand the story. The readings and video in this module have helped me to weed out the technology tools that are appropriate for young students and to focus on two tools that I want to use more frequently. These 2.0 tools are effective because assessing learning is ongoing in a classroom. Technology tools has enhanced student assessment which enables teachers to use web 2.0 tools for free in their daily practice.
These two technology tools address diverse learning needs in many ways. Students are given the same assessment and the technology tool to participate. The assessment is accessible to all learners who participate in the assessment. Plicker cards can be adapted by young students by simply labeling and color coding the edges A, B, C, and D. The assessment is given the same way and students need only the tools given to complete it. Kahoot can be used for a variety of topics and grade levels by providing pre made kahoots The article listed in the readings, Top Tech tools lists these tools as one of the top tools for assessment use. Common sense education rates each tool out of 5 stars. Teachers have reviewed Kahoot as 4 out of 5 stars and Plickers is 4 out of 5 stars. Web 2.0 tools are fun to use even for assessment in the classroom.
EdTeach Showdown: Kahoot vs Formative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=bmQ4V_jk9Rk
Kahoot
https://create.kahoot.it/
Plickers
www.plickers.com
Top Tech Tools for Formative Assessment