Assessment Tools

I really like the idea of rubrics for assessment purposes, regardless of whether technology is involved or not.  Rubrics offer a great opportunity for teachers to monitor a student’s progress and find their weaknesses both formative and summative assessment purposes.  I believe as a teacher in order to have a clear idea of what you are expecting from a student you need the assessment tool.  This takes out the guess work for the teacher and the student and often the parent that may be assisting the student.

I believe that clicker assessment tools would be most useful as a review tool in the classroom.  This resource would allow teachers to get an idea of how well the classroom as a whole understands the material as they could use their clicker to answer questions simultaneously.

Inspiration/Kidspiration software allows the students to want to be more interactive in the assignment which allows the educator to disseminate the student’s knowledge level. I believe any method that gains and keeps the student’s attention is a positive resource.

Jonassen, D, Howland, J, Marra, R, & Crismond, D. (2008). Meaningful learning with technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Merrill/ Prentice Hall