Using Technology For Assessments

Week 10 ED 204/TECP 63: Instructional Technology

Tonight’s Focus

!   Learning how technology can be used for assessments

!   “Tackle” Excel

Using Excel !   Assessments

!   Grade Books

!   Rubrics

!   Templates

!   Interactive Activities

!   Timelines

Excel = Yikes? !   It’s not just for

number crunching... !   It is like a battleship

game... !   Great for making

forms or charts

Excel = Yeah!

Examples of How Excel is Used in Education

Graphing in Science

Calculations in Math

Graphing in Social Studies

Charts

Reading Log

Grading Rubrics

Grading Scales

Common Templates

Curriculum Mapping

Labeling Worksheet

Labeling Worksheet

Crossword Puzzle

Interactive Map

Tonight’s Tasks !   Create an assessment chart !   Create 3 graphs !   Create a Rubric

Assessment Chart

!   Follow Step by step directions on BlackBoard.

!   Make up the data

!   Customize with color

Assessment Chart Graphs

!   Reading Formative Assessments = Line Graph

!   Writing Prompt = Column Graph

!   Math Benchmarks = Bar Graph

!   Add Chart and Axis Titles, Data Labels, and Colors

Rubric !   Create a Rubric from an

online tool called Rubistar

!   Tied to your topic for this class.

!   Try some customization

!   Download as an excel file

!   Step by step directions on BlackBoard.

Homework for Week 11

!   Reflection Journal Entry !   Textbook Reading with online quiz or

focus questions !   Spotlight Tools Evaluation