Using the resources as a guide, isolate one Web Tool that aligns
with differentiation and student assessment. Then, post the tool to your blog
and include information, suggested student use, and instructional practices.
Assessment is key in student learning.
Formative assessment allows teachers to gauge student learning before the
‘summative.’ I believe that formative assessments should not count against a
student’s grade, should be easy to grade, and provide almost immediate feedback
to students.
There are many Web 2.0 tools that can
be used for differentiation and assessment. One that I have run into with this Quest is Show Me. Show me is an app for iPads, which
can make it limiting because students would need to have access to an iPad, but my face-to-face school has several iPad carts. Share Me is a great way to create and share lessons.
Teachers can use Show ME, to record
lessons on the iPads like the one found HERE on photosynthesis. This can
be great for differentiation because it can allow students to work at their own
pace. Teachers could also record various levels of content, or search teh every growing library, and students could
self select the level that they would like to learn the material on.
Assessing students by using Show Me is
a great tool as well because students can record anything they are doing on the
iPod. They can record them taking a quizlet, they can record them drawing out an
explanation, or they can record their thinking in completing a concept map (as
seen below). Whatever the activity, it gives teachers the opportunity to look
at student learning and set a course of action to correct misconceptions or
further it.
Image can be found HERE
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