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Hi Kitty. I really like the idea of creating rubrics for assessment on G-Suite using slides and docs for both clarity and convenience. Having pupils create an e-portfolio is a practical way to foster digital learning and peer/self-assessment in encouraging students to decide their best work. Ticking boxes on the assessment and digital learning continua. Definitely ideas I will develop in senior classes next year.
Hi Sinead. I agree. There are any practical and useful resources on the Mary I website. Wordsearch labs is an excellent way to help students learn and revise spellings. Wordle is one I haven’t heard of before but will also consider using it with Infants next year.
Which digital tool you will use? How you use it to assess either literacy or numeracy?
The digital educational tool that I intend to utilize with senior classes next year is Google Workspace for Education. It is a really versatile tool for students and teachers. I like that teachers can plan lessons, assign and collect homework tasks. In addition it offers a robust framework for assessment and the development of e-portfolios allowing teachers to track student progress across key subject areas and give feedback.
Students can use it to get their homework done, collaborate on presentations via Google Classroom, Docs and Slides. Given our students experience with using technology, the availability of sufficient chrome books/laptops to facilitate all students in a class and the individual logins system that is in place for students in 4th – 6th, the potential for developing digital literacy is super, while aligning with curriculum benchmarks and our schools digital learning plan.
In terms of literacy the options are many. Using Google Slides will allow students to present their work orally, catering to specific target audiences and enabling assessment of both subject matter comprehension and presentation proficiency. Creative writing activities can be facilitated through Google Docs, offering opportunities for collaborative editing and conferencing among peers and teachers.
At a whole-school level the integration of G-suite tools will enable all teachers to create diverse assessment formats, ranging from quizzes encompassing multiple-choice questions to open-ended responses, thereby enriching the assessment repertoire and facilitating seamless integration into students’ portfolios. This approach to assessment is particularly inclusive, benefiting students facing challenges in literacy or handwriting. Assessment and e-portfolios are aspects I hope to explore in the upcoming school year.
