TECH TOOLS FOR TRACKING STUDENT PROGRESS USING STUDENT RESPONSE SYSTEMS TO COLLECT EVIDENCE OF STUDENT’S LEVELS OF LEARNING.

Bell Work 1.Go to and fill out information 2.Go to Room Number = Please answer questions

Learning Goal: Teachers will understand a variety of Online Tools they can incorporate into their classroom instruction for the purpose of Creating Rubrics and Tracking Student Progress. SCALE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING 4 In addition to level 3, I can also adapt my activities to address unique learner needs and situations. 3 I can identify, create, develop a variety of ways to track student progress using online tools. 2 I have a basic understanding of how to identify, create, develop ways to track student progress using online tools. 1 I have a limited understanding of how to identify, create, develop ways to track student progress using online tools. 0 Even with help, I do not understand how to track student progress.

MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE A-9 Employee Use of Technology All school, teacher, and student web pages representing OCPS must be placed on district servers or district approved sites. Principals or designee are responsible for their school and teacher/student web sites. While not feasible to approve every bit of content, the Principal should check frequently to ensure their sites follow policies and procedures. “...personally identifiable student records shall adhere to all standards included in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Protection of Pupil Privacy Acts, Sections and , Florida Statutes, and other applicable laws and regulations, as they relate to the release of student information.”

What is tracking Student Progress? Tracking student progress is a systematic way to track student progress daily, weekly, 9 weeks, and annually. 1.Examine increases in knowledge towards the learning goal 2.Identify and link progress to determine next steps.

Why track student progress? Tracking student progress allows students and teachers to see progress made and how it relates to behavior and academic success. Students are able to set personal learning goals so learning becomes more the responsibility of the student. Students are able to see that assessments are not just isolated occurrences, but connected to the learning goal and learning progress being made. Teachers are able to quickly assess progress being made and adjust instruction.

What will your administration be looking for? Teachers should be able to document or demonstrate in an observation how student progress is tracked.  If tracking student progress is not obvious during an observation, this may be an area for discussion with your administrator. You may provide artifacts that show how student progress is being tracked and instructional adjustments are being made. Administrators will want to know how you track your student progress.

How do teachers track student progress? Formally—(comprehensive measure)  Summative assessments  Chapter quizzes  Data Charts (accumulated points/portfolio)  Rubrics Informally—(quick glance of progress)  Thumbs up/down  Response cards (yes/no, colors, smiley/wiggley)  Think, pair, share  Entrance/exit cards  Student response systems

Ideas Use learner response systems or voting websites... Display results anonymously and discuss with the class Use communication websites to allow students to post and discuss content. Allow students to submit work electronically. Provide feedback electronically. Use audio and video recording to provide verbal feedback.

Google Docs Pros: Free Available through Google Drive Collects data in a Google spreadsheet Large number of responses allowed Web-based Cons: Web-based, so wifi is required Limited amount of Templates/ Not customizable No videos Spreadsheet/Excel knowledge needed for advanced usage

For All Rubrics Pros: Free Easily create your own rubrics Complete rubrics on iPads, tablets or phones Collect data offline with no internet access Compute scores automatically Print rubrics or save as PDF or spreadsheet Cons: Requires storage of information on the web Support hard to locate Support limited

Safari Montage “View & Chat” Pros: Free & Easy to use Allows students to respond to videos or other content found on Safari Cons: Requires student access to internet Cannot capture information from students

Poll Everywhere Pros: Smartphone and web voting Allows Twitter voting Works with PowerPoint Publish polls on your blog or website Allows photos within poll Cons: No video capabilities Grading, Custom Keywords, and Response Segmentation only available in the pay version Response size of 40 unless purchased school-wide

Survey Monkey Pros: Free Question bank Can have multiple questions on a page and multiple pages Can collect information Can view responses by question or by respondent Cons: Response analysis and categorization only available in paid version

Socrative Pros: Free & Easy to use Device Independent: Only need internet access (App and Web) Access a range of question types “Space Race” Game Feature Cons: Requires student access to internet (Smartphone or Computer) Requires storage of information on the web Limited customization Does not integrate into presentation (PPT, etc;)

Infuse Learning Pros: Free & Easy to use Device Independent: Only need internet access (App and Web) Access a range of question types “Space Race” Game Feature Cons: Requires student access to internet (Smartphone or Computer) Requires storage of information on the web Limited customization Does not integrate into presentation (PPT, etc;)

Kahoot Pros: Free & Easy to use Device Independent: Only need internet access (App and Web) Game style interface YouTube Integration Cons: Requires student access to internet (Smartphone or Computer) Requires storage of information on the web Limited customization Does not integrate into presentation (PPT, etc;)

Microsoft Mouse Mischief Pros: Free add-on to PowerPoint Inexpensive alternative to ‘Clickers’ Student feedback from PowerPoint Lessons Student responses are anonymous Free Lesson Plans Individual and Group modes Cons: Large group of icons can be distracting Integrating many wireless mice can be difficult with a large classroom. Not Mac compatible Wireless mice are expensive, and wired mice would be difficult to connect to the computer without buying an extra USB hub

Edmodo Pros: Free Easily create assignments and quizzes Can compute scores automatically Safe space for students to learn social media Easy to give students feedback on their work – no matter what they upload, you can leave a comment attached to it. OCPS Servers Cons: Limited amount of quiz types Difficult for students to upload work from their iPads Chronological format Doesn’t export to ProgressBook (easily)

Moodle Pros: Free Numerous types of Quizzes and Assignments Can compute scores automatically Fully customizable OCPS Servers Cons: Learning curve to create classes and assignments Difficult for students to upload work from their iPads Have to manually export data to Progressbook.

Use audio and video recording to provide verbal feedback.

Resources PDS Online (pdsonline.ocps.net) Groups: Professional Development Services Follow-up