With so much going on in the classroom, how can we make sure
we have effectively captured the learning that goes on with each student?
The answer is technology. With the use of most portable devices, we can now capture
student learning at its finest. Even
more impressive is that there are tools to help us organize all of this on
going data. The tool I chose to
look at is Evernote.
This web-based solution is the perfect way to keep track of
everything you need to help with regards to assessment. Weather is be taking pictures of the
white board, creating anecdotal
notes, collecting students ideas on video or organizing student work, Evernote
is the answer.
By doing this throughout the entire learning process, we can
better identify the specific needs and strengths of the students. This is very important in the learning
process as it help us formulate what feedback to give them to help them
improvement their understanding.
As well, Evernote helps teachers create landscapes of their
students’ learning. These student
portfolios are useful in demonstrating to students and parents where they are
at and what they should do next.
It helps bring all of the pieces together. By giving students access to their portfolios, they
can reflect on where they feel they need work or where they feel they excelled. On top of that, teacher can reflect on
their assignments and lessons to help improve their own programming to maximize
student achievement.
With so many great tools right at our finger tips, we should
know our learners much better and in turn be able to teach them more
effectively.
Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteEvernote is probably my favourite web 2.0 tool and you hit the reasons why so perfectly in this post especially when you say, " Evernote helps teachers create landscapes of their students’ learning'. Not only can you use the tool on any device, share notebooks with parents, students and others, but you can use it with other tools (Livescribe for example) and in a variety of mediums (audio). I used it often to take pictures of student work or tests that they have done. Students often used it for the same thing, pictures of the textbook (yes, sometimes they used a textbook) or anchor charts) rather than taking them home. I was able to have a more authentic and realistic assessment.