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Middle School Assessment: Authentic and Technology Rich
Penny A. Bishop and John M. DownesUniversity of Vermont
Association for Middle Level Education Nashville, November 7, 2014
tarrantinstitute.org
@innovativeEd @pennybishop @jdownes_tiie
Today’s Focus1. What is authentic assessment?
2. How can technology make assessment more authentic?
Twitter Augmented ImagesVideo and PodcastingLearning Management SystemsDigital Portfolios
3. What can you do with technology and assessment in your school?
What is authentic assessment, anyway?
How can technology make assessment more authentic?
Twitter can be used for...
Assessing Prior KnowledgeDemonstrating New LearningReflecting on Process
A window into a student’s prior knowledge about chemical reactions
Twitter: Assessing Prior Knowledge
Twitter: Assessing Prior Knowledge
Twitter: Demonstratin
g New Learning
Twitter: Reflecting on Learning Process
Twitter for Assessment
Write a 140-character assessment of the conference so far.
#AMLE2014
Augmented Images
Augmented ImagesThinglink: embed videos, links, comments, tweets or other images in a master image
Augmented ImagesAurasma: an iOS app for embedding 3D graphics, videos, quizzes and polls in a single image.
Augmented Images7th grade biology students:
1. examine cells from their cheeks under a microscope 2. snap a photo of the magnified cell with their iPads3. mark the different cell structures with Notability
Videos and Podcasting
Video
A middle school educator in Vermont had his students make videos documenting their experience living on the same water rations as students in Uganda.
Many tools for videos available:
And many ways to use them with your students
○Badging○Schoology
Learning Management
Systems
Badges for Proficiency
Create a Badge
Identify a skill or disposition in your curriculum.
What badge would you create?How would students earn it?
Schoology LMS: Students reflecting on progress
Digital Portfolios
Potential Challenges○ Time-intensive to create rigorous tasks ○ Some tools are platform-dependent○ Some tools have a steep learning curve○ Availability of equipment and software○ Authentic audience○ Quiet space in noisy school○ Age restrictions ○ Filters and firewalls
Vermont Context
1:1 Middle Schools
Which could you integrate next week?
Twitter Podcasting Google Glass
e-Portfolios Aurasma iMotion
Vine Thinglink Photostory
iMovie Skitch Evernote
CEU Code
ST-34
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