A test will only tell us so much about a student's understanding. Anyone can memorize basic facts so how do we know how much our students are retaining and understanding? We have to get creative with how we're getting feedback. Here are a few ways to get a better understanding of what your students are grasping. RecapRecap is a video response tool that allows students to verbally respond to a topic or question. The teacher can post a question or record themselves asking a question. Then, students create a short video response. Recap will then take all of the responses and put them into a Daily Review Reel for the teacher to view and give feedback. This is great for evaluating student understanding. Recap has made it easy for the teacher to see in just a few short moments how well the student can explain their answer and thinking. Students can use a computer, an iPad or tablet, or their phones. PadletPadlet is an oldie but goodie in my mind. I love that it's so easy for students to use. They don't have to create an account and it's a simple click & type. All you have to do is create an account as a teacher and click on "Make a Padlet". It walks you through the steps and you can even customize the URL. This can be used for any subject in a variety of ways. Students can reflect on a unit they're studying, answer questions, give feedback, have discussions, etc. You can change the layout from freeform to grid to stream depending on how you want to view the responses. Below is a student example that some of my World History teachers did with their students. I've even used this when teaching professional development to do introductions, goals, and get feedback. AvatarsAvatar programs like Voki and Tellagami are great for student feedback. Even Apps like Sock Puppets and Yakit Kids can be the creative answer to get your students engaged while providing you with feedback that will allow you to gauge the level of student understanding! Let your students create an animated recording of their voice / podcast explaining a math problem, analyzing a poem, answering questions, etc!
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