Assessment+and+Evaluation


 * Online Assessments and Alternative Assessments **
 * Online Assessments:**
 * [|Myt4L] ~ Rubric Maker
 * [|Mystudio] ~ Create interactive online assessments and analyze the data
 * [|Teach-nology] ~ For rubrics, but you can create various other resources here
 * [|ThatQuiz] ~ Online classroom and quiz generator
 * [|ProProfs] ~ Create and share online exams and flash cards; Provides instant feedback
 * [|Qedoc] ~ Download and install an interactive quiz player game and quiz maker software
 * [|Discovery] ~ Teacher Tools []
 * [|4Teachers] ~ Free 60 day trial at [|http://quizstar.4teachers.org]
 * [|Knowtes] ~ Create interactive note cards for practice and review
 * [|cueFlash] ~ Create interactive embeddable flash cards to help students study and learn
 * [|Quizlet] ~ Simple flash cards and quizzes
 * [|FlashcardDB] ~ Create interactive online flash cards in an instant
 * [|Flashcard Friends] ~ Create online flashcards within this community of thinkers and learners
 * [|A.nnotate] ~ Publish files and annotate them online; Provide feedback to your students
 * [|Bookgoo] ~ Upload files, annotate, share and collaborate; Great for group projects
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Texas Student Assessments] ~ Online interactive assessments in reading, writing and math
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Quizlab] ~ Online interactive assessments and quizes to test mastery
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Zoho Challenge] ~ Create and conduct online tests
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Engrade] ~ Free online grade book and assignment builder for teachers and students
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|BrainPop] ~ Learn and assess in a fun, interactive environment
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rubric Generators - [|Tech4learning], [|irubric], [|Discovery], [|myteachertools], [|rubrican], [|rubistar], [|rubric4teachers]
 * Alternative Reading Assessments **
 * 1. Bookmark -**Create a bookmark to match the theme of the last book read.
 * 2. Time Capsule -**Put together a group of 5 things from the story of the week.
 * 3. Stuffed Animal-**Students can make a stuffed animal that matches the theme of the story read.
 * 4. Business Card-**Summarize the story by designing a business card (this will be harder than it sounds).
 * 5. Radio Show-**Create a radio program that is set in the same time as the book.
 * 6. Recipe-**Make a recipe (or just the instructions) for something that a character in the story might make.
 * 7. Paper Doll-**More geared towards the younger set, this activity involves creating paper dolls and costume changes for the characters in the story.
 * 8. Wanted Poster-**Make a wanted poster for the antagonist in the book.
 * Alternative Writing Assessments **
 * 9. Eulogy-**Write a eulogy for a word that is overused in the student’s own writing samples.
 * 10. Infomercial-**Students will tape a segment that uses persuasion.
 * 11. Bumper Sticker-**Design a bumper sticker with a catchy slogan for each of the writing genres.
 * 12. PowerPoint-**Pairs can create a slideshow about their writing process from start to finish.
 * 13. Newscast-**Students can form teams to create a news program about writing conventions (run-on sentences, spacing, punctuation, etc.)
 * 14. Comic Strip-**Draw a comic strip that shows examples of figurative language.
 * 15. Brochure-**Create a brochure that explains the steps involved when writing for different audiences.
 * 16. Survey-**Create a survey of students’ favorite writing styles or writing pet peeves. Make a graph that explains the results.
 * Alternative Math Assessments **
 * 17. Acrostic Poem-**Using one math term, such as geometry or algebra, make an acrostic poem.
 * 18. Internet Resource List-**Students will find a list of websites that explain the current math concepts correctly.
 * 19. Readers’ Theater-**Perform a readers’ theater that is all about the current topic.
 * 20. Crossword Puzzle-**Use the vocabulary from the assessed chapter to create a crossword puzzle, including the design and matching clues.
 * 21. Scrapbook Page-**Each student makes a page that describes a certain vocabulary word. Combine them to provide a future review tool for students.
 * 22. Paint By Number-**More artistically-inclined students may want to create a paint by number portrait that includes math terms and examples. They can also write and solve problems that match the paint-by-number answers.
 * 23. Pattern-**Find a pattern in the current math unit that can be explained.
 * 24. Collage-**Using magazines, students can cut up and paste math strand examples.
 * Alternative Science Assessments **
 * 25. Help Wanted Ad-**Write an ad to find a “professor” who can help to explain the subject at hand.
 * 26. Singing Telegram-**More musically-inclined students may love to create a song about the latest chapter.
 * 27. Calendar-**Mark on a calendar (paper or electronic copy) the time frame for how long it takes to see changes in a scientific event (such as erosion or plants growing).
 * 28. Diary-**Pen a diary entry from a famous scientist.
 * 29. Advice Column-**Students write advice to an “anonymous friend” who has a scientific problem that needs solved.
 * 30. Trivia Game-**Students create the questions (and answers) that will be used in a review game.
 * 31. T-shirt-**Design a t-shirt that matches the current science concepts.
 * 32. Experiment-**No explanation needed for this one.
 * Alternative Social Studies Assessments **
 * 33. Cheer-**Compose a cheer for someone in history who has struggled through something in your latest unit.
 * 34. Fashion Sketch-**Draw an example of what a person would wear from the era being studied.
 * 35. Toy-**Create a drawing (or a prototype) of a toy that might have been used from the children of that specific time period.
 * 36. Documentary-**Recreate an important historical event.
 * 37. Family Tree-**Research the family tree of a famous historical person.
 * 38. Time Line-**Students create a class timeline as they study different eras. Post the master time line up in the classroom and add as new eras are learned.
 * 39. Speech-**Memorize and recite an important historical speech.
 * 40. Museum Exhibit -** Students each create a museum “artifact” and set them up in the classroom as a museum, where they will stand next to their artifact to explain and answer questions from visitors. Invite other classes or parents to come do a walkthrough of your museum.

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