Using iPads as an Assessment Tool in the

Classroom

Using iPads as an Assessment Tool in the

Classroom

Megan BasgilMegan Basgil

iPads in the ClassroomiPads in the Classroom

Widespread8 million worldwide4.5 million in the USA

MobileAccessibleMultiple uses

Widespread8 million worldwide4.5 million in the USA

MobileAccessibleMultiple uses

Differentiated Instruction with iPads

Differentiated Instruction with iPads

Teachers can vary the content, process, products, and learning environment through iPad use.

Teachers can customize learning to fit learning style and level.Kinesthetic learner-- find an app/gameAuditory learner-- find a videoVisual learner-- find an article

Teachers can vary the content, process, products, and learning environment through iPad use.

Teachers can customize learning to fit learning style and level.Kinesthetic learner-- find an app/gameAuditory learner-- find a videoVisual learner-- find an article

Allows for…Allows for…

CreativityStudent-centered activitiesCritical thinkingCollaboration

CreativityStudent-centered activitiesCritical thinkingCollaboration

EdTechTeacherEdTechTeacher

http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/mobile-technology-apps/ipad-as

http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/mobile-technology-apps/ipad-as

Very useful tool-- allows you to choose a specific learning goal & offers a variety of apps to use

Formative vs. Summative Assessment

Formative vs. Summative Assessment

FormativeOngoing, continuousIdentify target areasRecognize strugglingObservations, discussions, enter/exit

slips, peer/self assessments, quizzes

FormativeOngoing, continuousIdentify target areasRecognize strugglingObservations, discussions, enter/exit

slips, peer/self assessments, quizzes

Formative vs. Summative Assessment

Formative vs. Summative Assessment

SummativeDetermines student achievementJudges teaching successEnd of chapter tests, classroom

projects, standardized achievement tests

SummativeDetermines student achievementJudges teaching successEnd of chapter tests, classroom

projects, standardized achievement tests

Assessment with iPadsautomatic & formative!

Assessment with iPadsautomatic & formative!

Examples:• Socrative—assessing student

understanding• Edmodo—assessing student work, assign

homework, keep track of grades, quizzes • Classdojo—assessing student behavior• Google forms—creating classroom

assessment materials • Screenshots of work & email or drop it to

the teacher

Examples:• Socrative—assessing student

understanding• Edmodo—assessing student work, assign

homework, keep track of grades, quizzes • Classdojo—assessing student behavior• Google forms—creating classroom

assessment materials • Screenshots of work & email or drop it to

the teacher

More Examples…More Examples…

Scratchwork—allows students to view a webpage & take notes

Mentimeter—online real-time response polling (reactivate prior knowledge or as an exit ticket)

Whiteboard apps—allow students to draw responses & hold up to teacher

As a digital portfolio—as a way to store a record of ongoing work

Nearpod…

Scratchwork—allows students to view a webpage & take notes

Mentimeter—online real-time response polling (reactivate prior knowledge or as an exit ticket)

Whiteboard apps—allow students to draw responses & hold up to teacher

As a digital portfolio—as a way to store a record of ongoing work

Nearpod…

NearpodNearpod

http://www.edudemic.com/nearpod-ipad-app/

Create

Engage

Assess

NearpodNearpod

Can be viewed in two ways: synchronized (Nearpod live)self-paced (Nearpod homework)

Can be used on:Apple products (App Store)Android devices (Google Play)PC/MAC (nearpod.com)

Can be viewed in two ways: synchronized (Nearpod live)self-paced (Nearpod homework)

Can be used on:Apple products (App Store)Android devices (Google Play)PC/MAC (nearpod.com)

How To:How To:Log InLibraryChoose a presentationProvide PIN for students to enter on

devicesStudents are added automaticallyTeacher can push content/interactionsAllows teacher to

see students’ answers in real timeask for a post-session report to be sent to the

teacher’s email for further analysis

Log InLibraryChoose a presentationProvide PIN for students to enter on

devicesStudents are added automaticallyTeacher can push content/interactionsAllows teacher to

see students’ answers in real timeask for a post-session report to be sent to the

teacher’s email for further analysis

Interactive OptionsInteractive Options

PollDraw itQuizVideoOpen ended questionShare web pagesAudioNearpod homework

PollDraw itQuizVideoOpen ended questionShare web pagesAudioNearpod homework

Now.. Let’s do an sample activity!

Now.. Let’s do an sample activity!

Go on the Nearpod appType in PIN code2nd grade Turtles Presentation

PollQuizSlideshow Webpage

Go on the Nearpod appType in PIN code2nd grade Turtles Presentation

PollQuizSlideshow Webpage

Work CitedWork Cited Burn, M. (2013, January 4). Four Free Assessment Apps for 1:1 Classrooms. Edutopia.

Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/free-assessment-ipad-apps-monica-burns

Carnegie Mellon (n.d.). What is the difference between formative and summative assessment? Eberly Center-Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formative-summative.html

EdTechTeacher’s iPad as... (2014). Edtechteacher. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/mobile-technology-apps/ipad-as

Etherington, D. (2013, February 28). Apple Has Sold Over 8M iPads Direct to Education Worldwide, With More than 1B iTunes U Downloads. Techcrunch. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/28/apple-has-sold-over-8m-ipads-direct-to-education-worldwide-with-more-than-1b-itunes-u-downloads/

Miller, B. (2012, November 19). How the Nearpod App Changed an Entire School. Edudemic. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://www.edudemic.com/nearpod-ipad-app/

Moore, K. D. (2011). Effective instructional strategies: From theory to practice. Sage.

Schrock, K. (n.d.). iPads in the Classroom. Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://www.schrockguide.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html

Schrock, K. (2012, October 2). Assessment with the iPad. Discovery Education. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from https://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2012/10/02/katch1012/

Burn, M. (2013, January 4). Four Free Assessment Apps for 1:1 Classrooms. Edutopia. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/free-assessment-ipad-apps-monica-burns

Carnegie Mellon (n.d.). What is the difference between formative and summative assessment? Eberly Center-Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formative-summative.html

EdTechTeacher’s iPad as... (2014). Edtechteacher. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/mobile-technology-apps/ipad-as

Etherington, D. (2013, February 28). Apple Has Sold Over 8M iPads Direct to Education Worldwide, With More than 1B iTunes U Downloads. Techcrunch. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/28/apple-has-sold-over-8m-ipads-direct-to-education-worldwide-with-more-than-1b-itunes-u-downloads/

Miller, B. (2012, November 19). How the Nearpod App Changed an Entire School. Edudemic. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://www.edudemic.com/nearpod-ipad-app/

Moore, K. D. (2011). Effective instructional strategies: From theory to practice. Sage.

Schrock, K. (n.d.). iPads in the Classroom. Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from http://www.schrockguide.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html

Schrock, K. (2012, October 2). Assessment with the iPad. Discovery Education. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from https://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2012/10/02/katch1012/