1. Using Technology to Facilitate the Formative Assessment Feedback Process Formative Assessment Every Learner. Every Day. #FATech

2. Today’s Meet today.io/rk8x TodaysMeet is a backchannel chat platform for classroom teachers and learners. Students join fast, easy to start rooms with no sign up, and can immediately start powerful conversations that augment the traditional classroom. Teachers can moderate content, keep it private, save the transcript, and keep a room open for a class period or a year.

3. How to use Poll Everywhere

4. In your own words, what is Formative Assessment? Poll Everywhere

6. Formative Assessment is a process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes. FAST SCASS/CCSSO (2007) Formative Assessment

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8. Formative Assessment “Consistent use of these formative strategies can double the speed of student learning.” Wiliam, Dylan. "Content then Process: Teacher Learning Communities in the Service of Formative Assessment." Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and Learning. Ed. Douglas B. Reeves. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree, 2007. 183-204.

10. Why use Technology in the Classroom? ISTE expectations for ADMINISTRATORS 1. Visionary leadership 2. Digital age learning culture 3. Excellence in professional practice 4. Systemic improvement 5. Digital citizenship "ISTE Standards For Administrators." International Society for Technology in Education, http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/20-14_ISTE_Standards-A_PDF.pdf, 2007.

11. What is the point of FA Tech?  Speeds up the feedback process  Shows trends in learning  Makes it easier to grade, give timely and descriptive feedback  Creates a more permanent record of the process  Useful as artifacts for SLO  Students ENJOY IT!

12. “Beginner” Technology NameSitePurpose Socrativewww.socrative.comA student response system for quick feedback with quizzes in SR, Short answer or TF, exit tickets, games, Kahootwww.getkahoot.comCreate quizzes that can be taken on various tech, results are available in a spreadsheet. Can embed video, have open ended answers Today’s Meetwww.todaysmeet.comToday’s Meet gives you an isolated room where you can see only what you need to see, and your audience doesn't need to learn any new tools like hash tags to keep everything together.

13. One Teacher’s Experience

14. Google Forms Google forms are useful for collecting information that is then pushed to a spreadsheet. They can be used for quizzes, surveys, information gathering, feedback, and more. http://bit.ly/XpLQun

15. “Intermediate” Technology NameSitePurpose Google FormsHow to CreateCreate assignments, quizzes, full lessons, etc Edmodohttps://www.edmodo.com“Facebook for teachers” Continue classroom discussions online, give polls to check for student understanding, share assignments w/students Three Ringhttp://threering.com/Snap a photo of written work, capture video of presentations, record audio of student discussions, or upload digital files from your computer.

16. “Advanced” Technology NameSitePurpose Video Noteswww.videonot.esTake notes synchronized with videos, leave feedback on video. Integrates with google drive, works with many video sites. Flubaroowww.flubaroo.comUse with a google form to quickly grade assignments and email grades to students. Nearpodwww.nearpod.comWith Nearpod, teachers can create and download interactive multimedia presentations, share content and assessments in real time, monitor classroom activity, and easily control students' devices. Bonus: Google add-on- TechSmith Snag it

17.  Choose one or more of the tech tools discussed, or find a new one from our list  Play around, discuss with a neighbor, and get comfortable with the tool  To consider:  How would you integrate this into a lesson?  What obstacles might you face?  How many different forms of technology can use this tool? (phone, tablet, laptop, etc) Your Turn

18.  We created pre and post technology lesson plans, all of which you can access through this QR code  Please view the lessons that interest you and leave feedback Our Turn Pre- technology lessons Technology integrated lessons

19. Share-Out  How can you encourage your teachers to thoughtfully integrate more technology into their lessons?  What obstacles might you face and what is your game plan for overcoming?  What structures do you already have in place to support this work?

20. Twitter  Use Hashtags and Chats to learn about new tools & techniques- #edtech #mdedchat  Find blogs & like-minded users Pinterest  Not just for weddings, houses & babies! AACPS has a board, aacpsoit, find resources for classroom/beyond EdCamp  EdCampMD- February 7  Create your own! Keep Learning!

21. Advice from the field

22. Formative Assessment Team