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NonTradional Tools for Pre-Assessment

Mini whiteboards:  

Recordable apps for the ipads to allow students, to share understanding or turn students in to peer-to-peer teachers/collaborators.

 

  1. Ask3: (free)  Ask3 turns ipads into recordable whiteboards 
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ask3/id572042047

    http://www.techsmith.com/ask3.html



     

  2. Screen Chomp: Share a great idea (free)
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenchomp/id442415881?mt=8

    http://www.techsmith.com/screenchomp.html


     

  3. Doodle Buddy: (free) Paint, draw, scribble, sketch 
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doodle-buddy-paint-draw-scribble/id313232441

     

 

Teacher Clicker:

  1. Socrative: (free)  Socrative brings smart clickers, student response and ease of managing together to make this awesome tool for teachers.  All devices can use. Great Reports (http://www.socrative.com/)

    Teacher Clicker:
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teacher-clicker-socrative/id477620120?mt=8

    Student clicker:  
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/student-clicker-socrative/id477618130?mt=8


     

  2. Poll Everywhere:  http://www.polleverywhere.com/
    Can work from the web browser or mobile devices.

 

Twitter:

 add a hashtag about your topic and see what all your students come up with on a topic

 

 

Online Classroom:  Blog

Ask  questions:  set up blog to where they do not automatically post so you will truly see what each child knows about a concept, then approve them to post, this can also help to form you flexible groups for the unit.

 

 

 

Sticky Notes for Teachers: 

  1. Primary Wall (free)  take notes, share what is important, or collaborate with others.  post and access on your computer or on mobile.  My example:   (passcode FAxxxx)
     

  2. Padlet (free) use to be wallwisher, gives you a blank page and you can put anything you want on it, easiest for children to use, ask a questions, and get their thoughts and you can give feedbac​k

 

Inforgraphics for Teachers:

  1. easel.ly: Create and share vidual ideas online.
     

  2. Wordle:  Word cloud from the text that is provided.  This gives you a visual to see just what your student knows about a concept.

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Mapping:  

  1. Coggle:  is a free, web-based and mind mapping site that allows the users to create documents and organize around their thoughts.  Students can share in real time if desire for other projects.

  2. Mind mup:  is an easy web-based mapping site that requires no sign up for users, users can save files online, and export them to share with others.

  3. bubbl.us:  Must have a account, can save map you have created. can export or print the map.

 


Surveys:

  1. fluid survy forms and questionnaires: get start for free and can import from survey monkey.
     

  2. forms on the fly: create quizzes, test, surveys, and asssessement for your website, and it is free

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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