A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis. For the most part they used a program called Poll Everywhere to check for understanding, review prior learning, and informally assess.

Mobility 298

Mobility Poll Everywhere Mobile Learning Learning 298

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2016

Mentimeter – Move over Poll Everywhere. Mentimeter is a great tool that allows you to poll your audience in a variety of ways. You can even create a presentation that has multiple polls. Let’s use the power of social media to crowd source even more examples. AnswerGarden – My new favorite tool!

Tools 150

Tools Poll Everywhere Game-Based Learning Social Media 150

MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

There are so many ways that kids can creatively show you their learning in a timely and efficient manner, and ways teachers can conduct assessments that take away the testing anxiety that plagues so many kids. Creative Formative Assessments Can Help: Save time assessing students. Now, Information is literally at our fingertips.

Assessment 40

Assessment Poll Everywhere EdTech Khan Academy 40

MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

Social Studies: [link] - tons of resources on creating effective flipped videos. Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. I co-presented two workshops this year.

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Conference Technology Poll Everywhere Common Core 45

Educator Innovator

AUGUST 26, 2014

As the new school year begins, articles and resources dedicated to helping teachers develop curriculum and assessments aligned to the Common Core literacy standards are popping up everywhere. This was originally posted at Common Sense Graphite. The problem was that I didn’t let my students teach me.

Common Core 53

Common Core Poll Everywhere Survey Facebook 53

MindShift

DECEMBER 10, 2017

And the silly community events are shared on social media and the course website to help create the community feeling that keeps kids engaged in the academic work. It’s useful for quickly grading multiple-choice exit tickets or formative assessments and tracking student data on those quizzes.

Tools 55

Tools Poll Everywhere Software Course 55

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

A few weeks ago, I made a commitment to visit schools that are using social media, smartphones, texting, and other digital technologies, as a vital part of daily classroom instruction. Then, I met with two other math teachers who showed me how they use smartphones to increase class participation and to assess their students learning.

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Poll Everywhere Social Media BYOD iPad 231