Alain Hutchison
EDU 225
01/24/16
Larson

Part One: Assessment Technology: So I used Edmodo.com/ahutchison01. I found it to be very easy to use and to post quizzes and communicate with my students. So when you go to the website, you will login by picking the student option and then they will ask for a Group Code: dzcbct. This will give you access to my website. I have created a 5-question quiz Place Value and Rounding, which is a formative assessment that will need to be completed prior to every quiz day, which is Wednesday. I will introduce the objective of this lesson, introduce the vocabulary and will let then know the purpose of learning place value and rounding and how we do things in our daily lives. This is a formative assessment at it will let me know who is paying attention in class and understands the material and I will have to make sure that I am giving those few students the extra attention they need to make sure that they can keep up with all of the material that we are going over. The answer to the 5 - questions are: 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C

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Introduction
Utilizing software is very important to supporting assessments as it can keep a detailed record of the students progress throughout each class, grade or assignment which a great tool for any teacher to have at their disposal. It’s something that needs to be implemented to every classroom in some way whether you use Plickers.com for younger students or Edmodo or Socrative for higher grade levels. Teachers just have to find whatever is comfortable for them as an individual which will help them succeed and grow as teacher and will be able to reach all of their students on a level that is comfortable and will give them the best chance to succeed in every classroom and know what their strength and weaknesses are when it come to academics. Black and William (1998) argued that teaching and learning should be interactive and they asserted the value of formative assessment. Technology to Facilitate Ongoing Efforts to Assess Student Learning (Describe how teachers can utilize technology to facilitate the ongoing efforts to assess student learning in the classroom. Remember the focus of this section is using software to evaluate student learning. You can incorporate resources here to validate your rationale on how technology facilitates assessment. You can use subheadings to define specific sections of your paper. )
Mimio Vote Mimio Vote is a great way to track students progress over time it lets you track all of their quizzes, test and it is interactive. Each student has their own handset and is logged in by the teacher, the quiz or test can be teacher instructed or self-paced in which the teachers can download all of their answers instantly and can have an immediate assessment of how each student is progressing in the class depending on the subject. There is a USB in which everything can be downloaded and the teacher can take all of the information with them wherever they may go. Being able to use this software anytime in class a great, the only major responsibility is that you make sure that all of the handsets are put in the right place and charged at the end of each week or day depending on usage. For example if the teacher gave an interactive test once a week it would be easy to track with Mimio Vote. The teacher will deliver each question to the students then they will answer on the key handset and the information will be delivered and downloaded the same day to let teachers know what each student may have trouble in whether it is over time or if it’s weekly or even daily.
Edmodo
Emodo is a great website that is really amazing, it seems to be very helpful and easy to use for the classroom and for the teachers and students as well. You can login as a Teacher, Student, or a Parent. So once you create your account as a teacher you will give all of the students a code that they will have to plugin to access their teachers website. You can create quizzes, test, post important information about any assignments and track progress of students development. So if a teacher notices that particular student has been struggling they can have them take this online quiz and no one will know their results except for the the teacher and student. Teachers can also have assignments turned in on this website which make for a more efficient classroom and it can be accessed during class which each student can work on their assignments independently.
Kahoot
So this is a great website that the is a little more fun as you build quizzes that the students can access through computer, cellphone or any other electronic maybe an Ipad depending on the school. So at teacher can use this website during down where they need to get some work done or they need to give students a change of pace. Kahoot you can also embed videos for a lesson plan and then create the quiz to go along with it and then you are able to track comprehension and how well each students is doing. It can be extra credit assignment or a refresher prior to a big exam at the end of the month, depending on the grade, subject or the student.
Formative and Summative Assessments So summative assessments are based on quick quizzes to assess a students’ understanding of material that has just been given. For example if there was just instruction on how to do work in the lab, the teacher will give out a quick quiz to see who was listening and understood all the material and who made need to review again (Gunter and Gunter, 2014) . This can be done easily with Mimio Vote, just ask all the questions needed and have them answer in multiple choice from their handheld device. Formative assessments are based on specific time spans that are given at differents times throughout the school year to make sure that the student is learning and mastering all of the knowledge through various quizzes, activities and assignments.(Gunter & Gunter, 2014). Kahoot would be great for this type assessment as you can embed videos and then have them do the quiz right after and this can go on throughout the school year and then you can see where each child is developing and what needs to addressed. Pros and Cons of using Technology to Facilitate Assessment
So there can be many different ways to look at assessments when you use technology. It all depends on how much you use, what you use it for and the grade level of the students. When it comes to elementary school students technology should be used seldomly, which will be more beneficial for the teacher and student. As there will be less distraction to use technology for other things but also give the instructor to manage their class. Formative assessments will benefit the most when it comes to technology as it is consistently documented.
Formative assessments are practical i.e. they improve expertise and concentrate in scheduling, minimise student nervousness, afford students an additional sense of possession as they develop, and, eventually, endorse the conception of the module contents (Smith 1997; Stiggins & Chappuis, 2005; Stiggins & DuFour 2009; Wlodkowski 2008)
Summative assessments can be a con if they are done to frequently online as students can become distracted with trying to do other adventures on the computer, Ipad, tablet or even a cell phone. You can find pro’s and cons in both just have to make fit your classroom environment and be able to control all that is asked. Teachers will have to keep up with latest trends of what software needs to be use or having to adjust to a new way of teaching can be difficult for older teachers.

“Should a teacher only use technology to assess student learning? Why or why not?”
No they should not as there can be many other ways to assess students other than just online. They can keep all documentation on the software but there should be a balance of tech work and written work as students need to interact with other students and having only technology to assess the view will not well-rounded and interaction with other students will be limited. Several researchers (Chung, et al., 2006; Van der Pol, et al., 2008; Vonderwell, et al., 2007; Wolsey, 2008) have revealed the pedagogical prospective of online formative assessment. Nevertheless, it is also of utmost importance further make sure that the learning setting offers the learners enough chances to not only learn actively but prospects to take part in learning which replicates their real world professional settings.
What is the importance of assessment technology in connection with the ISTE standards? Assessment Technology is so important to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) as it help gauge where we are in society and what is helping the students and teachers succeed. If gives inspiration to students and teachers and creates a great environment for learning. As stated in the standards for teachers ISTE: Develop technology-enriched learning to enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities. As you can see there are many different ways to assess students learning and being able to see where all students can rise and fall when it comes to academic is very important. No student should be overlooked and all should be engaged and with the software options chosen will be great sources for anyone who is looking to become more technologically inclined in their classroom. But just being mindful of what you are comfortable with is a great self-assessment. Remember to reach out, research and you will have great success in the classroom as will the students.

References
Black P, Wiliam D (1998) Inside the black box: raising standards through classroom assessment. Phi Delta Kappan 80(2):139–14
“Online formative assessment in higher education: Its pros and cons” The Electronic Journal of e learning Volume 13 Issue 4 2015 (pp228-236) available www.ejel.org

Gunter, Gunter (2014). Teachers Discovering Computers, 8th Edition

http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards-for-teachers