Kahoot - https://kahoot.com
Summary: This is a website that allows users to create online quizzes in game format. Teachers can use this as a formative assessment, to see what students already know before a lesson, or see what areas students still need work on at the end of the lesson.
Pros: Fun format promotes engagement, Easy to see what concepts the class as a whole struggles with, Easy to set up and use
Cons: Easy to lose sight of the learning in the fun, Hard to see individual students struggles, Competitiveness can cause fighting / disrupt classroom unity
Flipgrid - https://info.flipgrid.com
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 information
Cons: Students have to learn to use the site, Some students may not feel comfortable using it, Requires more technology than other assessment methods
Google forms - https://www.google.com/forms/about/
Summary: This is a tool that allows users to create a survey. Teachers can use it as a formative assessment, to ask students what areas they need help with, what they are confused about, or what they understand. It can be done anonymously, if students are worried about asking questions or bringing up certain topics in person.
Pros: Allows for the teacher to see individual needs, Students can ask for help, Easy to set up and use
Cons: Requires some technology expertise for the creator, Very open ended, not secure (in terms of summative assessments)
Summary: This is a website that allows users to create online quizzes in game format. Teachers can use this as a formative assessment, to see what students already know before a lesson, or see what areas students still need work on at the end of the lesson.
Pros: Fun format promotes engagement, Easy to see what concepts the class as a whole struggles with, Easy to set up and use
Cons: Easy to lose sight of the learning in the fun, Hard to see individual students struggles, Competitiveness can cause fighting / disrupt classroom unity
Flipgrid - https://info.flipgrid.com
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 information
Cons: Students have to learn to use the site, Some students may not feel comfortable using it, Requires more technology than other assessment methods
Google forms - https://www.google.com/forms/about/
Summary: This is a tool that allows users to create a survey. Teachers can use it as a formative assessment, to ask students what areas they need help with, what they are confused about, or what they understand. It can be done anonymously, if students are worried about asking questions or bringing up certain topics in person.
Pros: Allows for the teacher to see individual needs, Students can ask for help, Easy to set up and use
Cons: Requires some technology expertise for the creator, Very open ended, not secure (in terms of summative assessments)