Tag Archives: Assessment
PARCC Announces New Assessment Tool and Guidance
On March 5, 2013, PARCC announced the release of new planning tools for their impending 2014-2015 technology-based assessments. PARCC announced it would also provide educators with guidance concerning the new exam design, as well as best practices for preparing for, and administering the assessments.
One of the tools featured in the announcement was the Capacity … Read more
Infuse Learning: Empowering the BYOD Revolution
Infuse Learning is an “any device” student response system which is 100% free, and among the best resources we’ve seen for 1:1 classrooms.
If a device has access to the internet, then you can push questions and content out to that device, and receive completed work back. We especially like that this supports “drawing,” on iOS, Android, and … Read more
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1:1, Assessment, BYOD, Infuse Learning, Response, SRS
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4 Great Common Core Activities from Smarter Balanced
The sample items found at Smarter Balanced are designed to prepare students for the next-generation Common Core assessment. These sample items and performance tasks provide an early look into the depth of understanding of the CCSS that will be measured by the Smarter Balanced assessment system. This online assessment contains many click-and-drag activities which work … Read more
Posted in Common Core, Math, Web Tools
Tagged Assessment, Common Core Standards, Interactive Lessons, SMART Board Resources, Smarter Balanced, Web Tools
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Assessment Made Easy with Three Ring
Ongoing assessment in the classroom provides us with a more complete and accurate picture of student progress. As we consider the requirements of New York state’s (as well as others) Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR), our teachers will be looking for “…a range of assessment tools and processes to measure and document student learning and … Read more
Posted in Classroom Tools, Common Core
Tagged App, APPR, Assessment, Common Core Standards, iPad, Three Ring
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Digitize Student Work
Can’t fit that diorama into your student’s portfolio? Have you run out of space in your tenth file cabinet?
It’s time to digitize your students’ work. Three Ring is a cool, simple-to-use platform where you use your mobile device to upload photos (and soon other formats) of student work, organizing it around whatever standards or … Read more
Posted in Classroom Tools
Tagged App, Assessment, ePortfolio, iPad, Learning Environments, ThreeRing
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