Alternate Assessment Using Emerging Technologies

PETE & C 2009 ~ Hershey PA

Patti Duncan

Wallenpaupack Area H.S.Hawley, PA

duncanpatti@netzero.net

www.techiescitchr.wikispaces.com

Projects can increase student engagement = greater success

Traditional projects have their place…

But, also have their limitations

• Time consuming

• Can be overused• Require supplies

• Collaborative projects can involve “work equity” issues . . .

• “Parental Involvement” question

The internet offers a wide array of tools to help!

By combining traditional projects with Web 2.0 projects

Web 2.0 projects increase necessary 21st century skills

Where do you get ideas?• NETWORK!

• Search Teacher Blogs

• Search Teacher Wikis

• Join Professional Groups

Plurk, Twitter, Yahoo Groups, Ning

Google Blog Search, Technorati, Bloglines, Bloggernity

Wiki.com, Wikispaces

Discovery Educator Network (DEN), Google for Education, Promethean Planet

Some Ideas That I Have Used• My Class Wiki• My Class Blog

• Discovery Education Assignment Builder• Rocks and Minerals

• Earthquakes and Volcanoes• Students Reel Talk

• History’s Harvest• Insect Evolution

• South Paris Collaborative

Some Ideas That I Have Collected

• Collaboration Nation

• Raider Physical Science

• Body System Project

• Teamforce

Some More Great Ideas

• Inauguration Live Blogging

• Parts of Speech Bubble.us

• Inauguration Wordles

• Fall Poems

• MLK Animoto• Inauguration Live Blogging

Discovery Education

• Teacher Center• Assignment Builder• Quiz Builder • Writing Prompt Builder• Calendar• Lesson Plan Library• Thematic Focus• Atlas

• 50 Ways

• 25 MORE • Even More

• Quia

• Make quizzes• Make games• Search for activities created by other teachers

21 Ideas

Edtechtrain

Classroom 2.0 Ning

THANKS!

Please visit my wiki and provide feedback

Enjoy the rest of your conference!