1. Kahoot (Formative assessments)Pros: Kahoot is great for student engagement. The teacher can pace the activity as is fit as well as check for understanding and provide clarification throughout. It is a fun, competitive, and engaging activity. Cons: It is very informal. Students can become very rowdy with the competitive aspect as well as the music. Students don't always try very hard because it is not taken for a grade.
2. Google DocsGoogle Docs and other google drive resources are good for formative assessments. It is a web-based tool that is free to use and can connect easily to students' and teachers' google drives. Along with the ability to make real-time comments on a document as it is being written.Pros: Free, Easy to use, connectivity, commenting as the student is editing.Cons: Limited space in Google Drives
3. Flipgrid Summary: This is a website where student can create a video response to a prompt, often a video created by the teacher. This can be used as a formative assessment throughout a unit, or a part of a summative assessment at the end of the unit. Pros: More personal than a paper or text submission, Promotes speaking skills, Allows for new ways to show informationCons: Students have to learn to use the site, Some students may not feel comfortable using it, Requires more technology than other assessment methods
2. Google DocsGoogle Docs and other google drive resources are good for formative assessments. It is a web-based tool that is free to use and can connect easily to students' and teachers' google drives. Along with the ability to make real-time comments on a document as it is being written.Pros: Free, Easy to use, connectivity, commenting as the student is editing.Cons: Limited space in Google Drives
3. Flipgrid Summary: This is a website where student can create a video response to a prompt, often a video created by the teacher. This can be used as a formative assessment throughout a unit, or a part of a summative assessment at the end of the unit. Pros: More personal than a paper or text submission, Promotes speaking skills, Allows for new ways to show informationCons: Students have to learn to use the site, Some students may not feel comfortable using it, Requires more technology than other assessment methods