Variety. That’s how assessing is done.

“Alternative Assessments

Using Technology”

Matt Shomaker @theshoe_CMS

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

#GAFE https://www.googleforeducation.blogspot.com/

How can I assess with… Google Apps for Education

Type comments in real time

Voice-to-text comments

Peer-editing

Push assignments with Classroom

App Smashing

GoConqr https://www.goconqr.com/

GoConqr

https://www.goconqr.com/

Go Formative https://www.goformative.com/

Screencast-o-matic https://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

Snagit Extension https://www.techsmith.com/snagit-google-chrome.html

How can I assess with… Screencasting

Explain a process with “Explain

Everything” or “Splashtop”

Add voiceover to PowerPoint for a

virtual presentation

Act as tour guide with Google

Earth, Images, Cultural Institute, etc.

Kahoot! https://www.getkahoot.com/

Quizlet https://www.quizlet.com/

Quizlet Live https://www.quizlet.com/live

Socrative https://www.socrative.com/

Plickers https://www.plickers.com/

How can I assess with… Online review games

Interactive, real time pretest

Sites like Plickers are anonymous—

accurate results

Students create study sets/games

Bell-Ringers & Exit Tickets

Voxer https://www.voxer.com/

Voicethread https://www.voicethread.com/

How can I assess with… Voice recording

Good for students who struggle

with writing

Small groups answer questions—

teacher listens & assesses later

Student podcasts

Weebly https://www.weebly.com/

How can I assess with… Website creation

Divides group work—every

student has a section/responsibility

Online biography

Interactive book report

Connect with other schools

Edublogs https://www.edublogs.org/

How can I assess with… Student blogging

NaNoWriMo

Bell-Ringers/Exit Tickets

Online discussion board

Online simulations

Notebook/Research folder

Piktochart https://www.piktochart.com/

iMovie

Get it from the Apple App Store

WeVideo https://www.wevideo.com/

Animoto https://www.animoto.com/

Zaption https://www.zaption.com/

How can I assess with… Video creation

Movie trailers

Commercials

Mini-Docs

Presentations

“Three Minute Masterpieces”

How can I assess with… Simulations

History-historical figures on trial

ELA-recreate events from a book

Science & Math-solve a real world

problem

Different strokes for different folks