electronic assessment tools

Electronic Assessment Tools and the Use of Digital Media in Education

Serpil S. Sonmezssonmez@fsu.edu

Florida State University

In This Workshop

1. Using Web Tools to Create Multimedia Materials

a. Blogging

d. Vodcasting

c. Podcasting

b. Skypecasting

2. Electronic Assessment Tools

3. Peer Networking

Why Multimedia?

• Multiple Intelligence, ARCS (Keller, 1987)• Attention• Relevance• Confidence• Satisfaction• Makes learning environment attractive,

relevant to student interests and goals, leads to confidence, and provides satisfaction

Creating multimedia materials

1. Digital Pictures- Vocabulary activities (synonyms,

antonyms)- Writing journals (i.e. classroom diaries)- History (School history)- Culture (i.e. dining at home)- Reading Activities (i.e. demonstration of

the novel read)- Can create movies and add sound+text

Movies with Digital Pictures

Example

BLOGGING

A blog is a website entry that may be in the form of personal diaries, journals, commentaries, e-portfolios, etc. A blog can contain, sounds, pictures, videos, animations. Simply, anything!

Edublogger

Writing Matrix

WIKIS

• Wikis are websites that are editable by

others. • Enables students to work collaboratively

on projects, such as creative essays, portfolios, classroom diaries, book clubs, etc.

• Allows for peer-reviews and group authoring.

Wikispaces- example

PODCASTING/VODCASTING

• Podcasting is associated with the famous

iPods by Apple. But you don’t need to own an i-pod for podcasting. A podcast enables you to produce your own audio files that are downloadable and accessible over the internet.

• Vodcasting is publishing your videos on the web.

• Can listen on your Mp3 player

Gadgets for Podcasting

Laptop

Recorder

IpodMic

Gadgets for Vodcasting

Laptop

Camcorder

WebcamMic

Education Podcast Network

Ed-Cast

Learn-on-the-go

Skypecasts

Skypecasts

ELECTRONIC ASSESSMENT

1. Exam Tools

- Survey Monkey

- Easy Test Maker- Quia

- Quiz Center

2. Rubric Generators

• Rubistar• Rubric Maker

Survey Monkey

Easy Test-Maker

ETM-Example

See Handout for hard copy

Quiz Center

Example

Example1

Rubistar

Rubistar Making the Rubric

Rubistar example

Rubric Maker

PEER NETWORKS

• Allows students to meet other ESL students or native English speaking students.

• Teachers can meet colleagues and peers all over the world, share experiences.

• Students and teachers share projects with other classrooms all over the world.

• Individuals can exchange knowledge with other teachers, students, administrators, and educational organizations.

Tapped In

Webheads In Action

EFI (English for Internet)

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Copyright

EaseOf

Use

Quality

Privacy and

Security

Successful Teaching and

LearningWith

MultimediaMaterials

THANK YOU!