Chapter Assessment Video Comments To Students

As I was correcting our end of chapter assessments today for the 3,126 thousandth time (approximately) in my long teaching career, I said to myself "there has to be a better way to provide positive and constructive comments about the student's test to the student."

There Is.

After correcting the tests, (we still use paper and pencil for this...hoping to change soon) I recorded a video message to each student using my iPad2 camera.  At the beginning, I placed the camera directly on the students name as it was written on the paper.  This allowed me to see who the video clip belonged to when I went back to review each video.

To distribute the video to students, I sent it in an email to their school Google Email.  The only negative to this is that the video must be less than 1:00 in length.  If it is not, the video asks for you to clip it prior to emailing.  I did and clipped the last 10-12 seconds of the video.

After I sent all the emailed videos to each individual student, I sent a mass text as an email to the students telling them, "Algebra Students: Check Email For Chapter 3 Test Comments" 

The entire process of video tapping and sending took less than 30 minutes.

Why?:

➔21st century way of communicating

➔Individualized

➔Students who performed very well on the assessment do not need to sit through corrections

➔Students who need help can be instructed AND invited for more help during team study

➔Quick response to assessments - students know score

➔Allows for the NEXT class period to be an immediate start to the next chapter

What I Want To Improve On:

➔Finding a way to make the comments longer for those that need personalized instruction

➔This was my first attempt, I am sure that I will become for efficient.

The video was edited to remove the name:

Google Form For Peer Editing

Our language arts/science teacher created a form that allowed for students to be quite productive in editing a student's paper.  See and hear how it works.  While this form is on a desktop other students were on iPad2s or Netbooks completing the editing.  THE EDITING FORM

Tic Tac Fractions

After direct instruction in adding fractions with unlike denominators, students used the Tic Tac Fraction app to practice the types of problems.  A great feature of this app is the scratch pad where students can complete the work right next to the place where an answer should be entered.

One negative, the app doesn't require students to simplify the answer in order to be correct.

Class Digital Presence 2011-2012

Logical (Math) Apps To Complete After An Assessment

Students complete assessments at different times during the class.
iPads offer the solution!  iPads offer many apps.

Logical thinking apps are fun and challenging for students.
Students used the apps below to enhance their thinking today...

Classic Peg Jump

Sudoku

Primo Kakuro HD Lite








Students reflected on their use of the apps by video taping themselves.

iPad2 Apps as of 11-21-11

Recently, I published a list of the apps that are on our classroom set of iPads.  At some point, I would like to categorize these, but not at this time.  Just getting the list may spark other iPad classrooms to see an app and apply them in their own way.

Amazing that only a few of these cost money.


So many free apps. So many uses!

THE iPad2 App LIST!

Visual of Apps Below...

Animation HD

We have always looked for apps that can help students create.  This one may be one of the best.

We have worked on students understanding the creation of equivalent fractions using the "Giant One" method or the 1 as a fraction method.  Example:  4/4, 1/2, 6/6

To have students understand the process we gave them the Animation HD app.  See what transpired!

We'll try to post some finished videos as they become complete.






Student Productions:

Individual Learning: Infusing Collaboration, Reflection, and Drills

Technology really gives us the opportunity to do so many things in our classroom during different times.  Students can take each opportunity for learning at their own pace.

Chamber of Commerce Visit

Picture Source: 

http://www.pulaskichamber.org/

I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of the Pulaski Area Chamber of Commerce members who visited our room.  I appreciate you giving us the opportunity to show the great things that the students are learning and creating using iPad2 and our Pulaski Google.

I encourage you to visit again as you are welcome any time.

See parts of their visit below.

***At this point in our lesson, the students are experiencing direct instruction on a new app that we will be using called Animation HD.  More on this app after our class uses the app!

Google Spreadsheet for Math Closure Activity

A very cool side note:  Student found and tweeted about a math resource that she found on the web...
RESOURCE HERE