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Making Thinking Visible with Digital ResourcesMaking Thinking Visible with Digital Resources
Diana BeaboutMS Humanities
Shekou International [email protected]: dianabeabout
Blog: www.coetail.com/dbeabout
Diana BeaboutMS Humanities
Shekou International [email protected]: dianabeabout
Blog: www.coetail.com/dbeabout
2013 ACAMIS EAL Spring Conference
Shekou International School (Shenzhen, China)April 19-21, 2013
2013 ACAMIS EAL Spring Conference
Shekou International School (Shenzhen, China)April 19-21, 2013
Focus• As educators, we are constantly assessing our
students’ understanding of their learning to inform instruction and evaluation. When we can see and hear how our students are processing and making meaning of concepts and skills, we can provide more targeted instruction and support for their success. In this session we will explore way teachers and students can us applications and web-based resources to demonstrate and document thinking and learning.
AgendaBackground
Share examples of student work
Time to Explore/Plan
Share out
Considerations
Feedback
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32066106@N06/4885853065/
Background: -taught Social Studies, Language Arts and ESL in the United States for 16 years.-2nd year at SIS-enrolled in COETAIL course-currently teaching MS Humanities-grade 6 students have been 1:1 ipads since December 2012 and grade 7 since April 2013Making Thinking Visible:I drew the idea for the focus of this workshop from Andrew McCarthy at Learning 2.012 in Beijing. In his workshop, Mr. McCarthy referenced the book Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison of Harvard’s Project Zero. I decided to focus on one of the core questions of both the presentation and the book:
“How can we document student thinking so that both teachersand students are better able to understand and develop it?”
-students have to show us their thinking & learning so we can adjust instruction and provide targeted support
-we’ve always done this, with or without digital tools
-I will share some examples of how I’ve used a few apps and online resources for informal assessment of students (individuals and classes)
SKITCHA photo annotating app
Task: After a study of the influences of ancient Roman culture on modern life, students were asked to take two photos (with their iPad) of examples of Roman cultural influences in their homes and communities. Then annotate the photo using Skitch including the following information: location of photo, description of photo, how item is related to ancient Roman culture.
*I used this task to assess students’ ability to apply to information to a real-world example.
Skitch is available for the following platforms:
•iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
•Mac OSX
•Android
•Windows Desktop
•Windows 8
Educreationsrecordable interactive
whiteboard app
Task: As we were studying factors that effect the spread of beliefs and ideas (‘grows’ & ‘slows’), students were give 30 minutes to find two images (one to represent a ‘grow’ and one to represent a ‘slow’) and use Educreations to present the two images with an explanation of how they represented the concept.
*I used this informal assessment to assess how well students could explain the concept in their own words.
Note: There is no ability to re-record audio without starting
over.
Alternative AppsShow Me (free)
Screen Chomp (free)Explain Everything (paid)
iPad appalso web-based at
www.educreations.com
Educreationsrecordable interactive whiteboard app
Example 1: From her presentation, I could
assess that this student had a good grasp of the concept
as she explained both slides thoroughly in
her own words.
VIDEO AVAILABLE ON NEXT SLIDE
Educreationsrecordable interactive whiteboard app
Example 2: This student explained
choice of images and his explanations also demonstrated he has a good grasp of the
concepts. However, I noticed he used a few
words incorrectly (assassination and
abandon).
VIDEO AVAILABLE ON NEXT SLIDE
Educreationsrecordable interactive whiteboard app
Example 3: Although the images and
explanations illustrated the concept,
this student just repeated examples used in class (as we
studied Christianity in Ancient Rome). He
would need to apply the concept in a
different way for me to feel confident in his understanding of it.
VIDEO AVAILABLE ON NEXT SLIDE
Popplet*An interactive graphic
organizer*Available as an app on
iPad (Lite version is free/Paid version is
US$4.99)*Web based version also available. (popplet.com)
I have students do brainstorming or organization of ideas on popplet so I can assess their organization and thought
process and where there might be gaps.
Padlet (www.padlet.com)
Questions about Big 6 Research Rubric
http://padlet.com/wall/4q4z5d7nyl
After going over the rubric for an upcoming project, students posted questions and concerns on this ‘padlet’. They did not have to put their name on their ‘post’ so students would feel comfortable posting their questions. I was then able to go in and sort the ‘posts’ and see what students needed
further support and instruction in. I noticed a lot of questions about vocabulary in the rubric and some instructions that needed to be clarified.
Formally known as Wall Wisher, Padlet is basically ‘digital paper’ where ‘digital sticky notes’ can be posted. A wall is created and then a link can be shared with participants. In addition to text, links and files can also be added to a ‘sticky note’.
Update: Padlet recently introduced a new format called “Streams” where ‘sticky notes’ are posted chronologically.
Socrativestudent response system
Free Teacher app and Student app for iPadWeb based version (www.socrative.com)I use Socrative to
create short quizzes, polls and exit tickets.
Results are immediate and go
into a spread sheet for further analysis of group and individual
needs.There is also an option for ‘live
results’ that can be displayed to the class
(without identifying individual students).
EXPLORE
How could I use one of these apps or resource to demonstrate and document student thinking and learning in my classroom?
ConsiderationsWhen to use?
When would it be beneficial to use any of these apps &/or online resources?
Workflow?
How will I collect student products? (besides email)
Shared Devices?
How could I use any of these apps &/or online resources in a shared device setting?
THANK YOU!
