Formative Assessments
that go beyond multiple choice
Presented by Jenifer Cox and Nicole Naditz
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Introductions
Jenifer Cox
Instructional Technology TOSA
Nicole Naditz
Program Specialist, Instructional Technology
Our process for today
GoFormative
How did I do that?
Start at http://goformative.com and create your account. If you use G-Suite for Education, be sure to sign in with your school credentials.
How do I ...? Get help
Pricing
Basic Teacher version is FREE
-20 image uploads per month
-limited question types
Premium Teacher Pricing; $15/mo
Let’s see what you have to say
If you would like to use a phone, go to https://menti.com and wait for the code.
OR...you can click this link from your computer/Chromebook.
Not your typical formative assessment tool
This tool is best used for interaction in class, in the moment. Springboard to further discussion, question posing by learners, paths for continued inquiry.
How do I do that?
Click to create a “new presentation”
Choose your 1st question type;
screenshots follow
Brand new response type: ranking
Multiple choice (correct answer possible)
Use “mentimote” to remotely control from your phone
Freemium
I use the free version. But note the limits.
Pro tip: Make sure you “download your results if you need them before “resetting” presentation.
Let’s make something
Jump to GoFormative how-tos, screenshots, etc.
Jump to Mentimeter how-tos, screenshots, etc.
Conversations (links to collaborative Google Doc)
Love formative assessment tools? This is for you!
Let’s stay in touch!
Nicole Naditz
Program Specialist, Instructional Technology
San Juan USD
Email: nnaditz@gmail.com
Twitter: @NicoleNaditz
Blog: 3 Rs 4 Teachers
Go-Formative Screenshots and tutorials
The next few pages will help you get signed up on Go Formative, and help you create your own assessments.
Have fun and good luck!
Sign up at goformative.com
Select “Upload/Create”!
Add a question or a piece of content
Example of adding a question: Short Answer
Write the question text or prompt
Setup your answer key for auto-grading
Delete the question
Move the question
Change the # of points for the question
Select standards to tag to a question
Change the question type
Copy the question
Example of adding content: Embed
Add an embed code and provide students with access to an external learning tool (e.g., Vocaroo, EdPuzzle, Desmos graphing calculator)
Transform Any PDF/DOC/image
Transform PDF/Doc, cont.
After you click somewhere on the image/PDF/Doc you uploaded, the questions editing interface will open
Example of transforming a PDF/doc/image
Click to add a question anywhere on the doc
It’ll appear to the right so you can add question details.
Preview a formative
Click on “Preview” to see the formative from a student’s perspective. You can respond and your sample responses will show up on the “View Responses” page!
Assign a formative
Click on “Assign” to give a formative to guests or classes you’ve created. If you assign to guests, you can give them the quick code to enter!
View And Act on Responses
Click on “Live Results” to view live responses! You can always come back later!
Hide names
Filter responses by class
Navigate to responses for each question
Click on response to score and give instant written feedback
See student growth
From your dashboard, click on “Tracker”!
Overall Averages for all your students
Click on a student’s average for a standard and view their history of responses
Toggle between overall scores and progress on standards
Individual student averages
Filter by class
Create a class
If your students are in class(es) you’ve created, you have more options to control what they can do with a formative, you can reset their passwords, and they can access formatives from their dashboards!
Create classes or import them from Google Classroom or Clever!
Get students to create accounts or create accounts for them so students can join the class
Reset passwords instantly!
Access our library with thousands of free formatives!
Access resources
You can click on any of the “Getting Started” GIFs, our “Help Center”, “Community” Resources”, or you can always “Start a conversation with us” if you can’t find what you are looking for!
Give every student immediate feedback
"I can instantly see what you're needing to improve on and let you improve on it...so that on the care meter now it's higher, now it's instant, now you can change it."
Make Sure Every Voice is Heard
"I was able to see and praise responses from my students who never raise their hand."
Easily show student growth
Make instructional planning better and easier
Free vs. Premium features
Billed annually: $144
Billed monthly: $15
Finished with GoFormative?
Mentimeter Screenshots and tutorials
Make Sure Every Voice is Heard
“I love the word cloud feature. It supports learners with limited ability to express themselves and leads to rich discussions.”
Mentimeter get started guide
https://www.mentimeter.com/guides
Live demo (get your phone ready and Mentimeter will show you the features in an interactive demo)
Choose your 1st question type;
screenshots follow
Rating
What the student sees
Image choice (correct answer possible)
Word cloud: give every student a voice
Profanity filter w/word cloud (no moderation though)
But there is “hide results”
Type your question;
choose number of entries per voter
Scales (rating with slider or spider chart)
Notice the “spider chart” option for result layout
Open ended: keep giving students voice!
Editing interface for “open ended” questions
100 points
Participants distribute 100 points among options
2X2 matrix: evaluate items along 2 criteria
(making student thinking visible!)
Pro tip: follow this up with class conversation!
More choices for the formatting of 2x2
What students see on phones
Who/what will win?
Note that images are possible
Q&A: invite questions from learners
You can let students ask questions on any slide.
Students see this after clicking to ask question:
Students can vote up a question!
Quiz:
Slides for content: Heading
Slides for content: Heading with paragraph
Slides for content: Heading with bullets
Slides for content: Image with description
Slides for content: Image, heading, bullets
Sharing your mentimeter w/your class; viewing
Click “Present” in the upper right corner. This will open a slide with instructions for your learners:�
Can also control from another device, such as your phone, with the “Open in Mentimote” feature (in beta).
If you have multiple Mentimeter slides...
Look for a VERY small “>” in the middle of the right-hand edge of your screen. Click on it to advance.
Access settings during your presentation
Look for a settings wheel in the lower left corner of your screen. It will be black until you hover over it.
When you click it, you will see options appear on left.
Click anywhere on main slide to close the left-hand settings menu.
Access your results from your presentations list
Click to download results (static page)
Freemium
I use the free version. But note the limits.
Pro tip: Make sure you export your data if you need it before “resetting” a presentation.
Free Mentimeter (This is what I use)
Basic Mentimeter: Educational Price = $6.99/month + tax, billed annually
Finished with Mentimeter?