The EdTech Connection

Making the connection between ed and tech: 06 Oct 2021

Settings in Google Forms

Several weeks ago, Google announced that they were moving the location of "Settings" in a Form, to make it easier to access and navigate. Well, now it's here in Forsyth!

The change is so minor you might miss it! When creating a Form, Settings is now located in the same place as the Questions and Responses tabs. To adjust the settings, simply go down the list of options. You can choose to make it a quiz, manage how responses are collected and protected, and choose how the questions and responses are presented. You can also manage your Default settings (such as all questions required or email collected).

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Quicker, friendlier feedback!

I am a HUGE fan of making feedback easier and more engaging! Why spend hours with your red pen only to have students look at the grade and throw it away.

One of my favorite ways to give feedback is to screen record as I make corrections and then share the video with the student. Sometimes this is done individually by student, sometimes it is generic and shared with the entire class.

Today, I ALSO found a collection of animated stickers from Christina Scilingo that can be used to add to student work! They are super cute and will be easy-peasy to use! Check out the link to her tweet above or go straight to the resource by clicking here!

25 Formative Assessment Ideas

This comes from the We Are Teachers blog and could not be more timely! As we approach the end of the 9 weeks here in Forsyth, I know that we're starting to look ahead to midterms. At least, I know that I am! So here are 25 ideas to make formative assessment more interactive and thought-provoking and less drill-and-kill.

Among my favorites:

Tripwire: Ask students what are three things that they think would trip up someone just learning the topic
30-second Share: Students have 30 seconds to explain everything they possibly can about the topic to a partner
3x Summaries: Students first write a summary of the topic independently, then rewrite with a partner (using fewer words), and finally rewrite in a small group using the smallest number of words possible. Lastly, students share and compare which points were chosen by the different groups.