Providing+Feedback

=Copy this template for each resource.=  For example: Jen Weible - (wikispaces doesn't truly align with this strategy, but I wanted to give you an example without taking a resource from you).
 * Name of the Resource
 * Identify the resource as an educational website, software program (external to the Internet), or app.
 * Rate the resource on a scale of 1 to 10 and explanation of the rating (2-3 sentences).
 * Brief description of the resource and how it can is used with classroom instruction or professional development (3 - 5 sentences).
 * How does the resource align with instructional strategy examined for the week (2 - 3 sentences).


 * Wikispaces
 * Educational Website
 * 8 - Although wikispaces is one of the best wiki sites available, it is not perfect. It could have a better editing interface and students cannot edit the same page at the same time without overwriting each other on occasion.
 * This website allows for collaboration and communication. Students can add material and work together to create shared meaning. Teachers can easily post and use this for managing classroom/online activities. Teachers can monitor student use through wikiclassrooms.
 *  Wikispaces aligns with setting objectives because ...

Heather Fortner
 * Plickers https://plickers.com
 * Educational app and website
 * Rating: 10 I absolutely love this app for my classroom since technology is limited. My students and I love how easy and quick this website and app combo work. It is a simple app but that is exactly what I love about it. It is great for a quick formative assessment.
 * Description: You print out paper cards which are essentially QR codes. Each card is unique and has a number associated with it as well as the letters A, B, C and D on each side of the printed code. Depending on which way you hold the card you are answering A, B, C or D. You assign all the number cards to students in your class. Then using the app on your phone you create a multiple choice question. Then you log in online and project it to the class with the question. They decide which answer they choose and hold the card up the correct way for that letter answer. Then you take your phone and scan the room. As you are scanning the students can see when they have answered and then you show who got it right.
 * Aligns with Providing Feedback: Plickers aligns with providing feedback because that is exactly what it is designed to do. The students know immediately when the teacher has received their answer and as soon as the teacher has collected all answers they can see if they got the question right or wrong. As well as, how they did in comparison to the whole class.

Stephanie Fletcher
 * Quizlet @https://quizlet.com/
 * Educational Website
 * **Rating**: I give this website a 8 rating because it is very engaging for students and it gives them immediate feedback. The main reason I did not rate it a 10 is because it does not allow the teacher track student progress unless you pay about $35 per year. Also it is limited to vocabulary words or short phrases.
 * **Description of website:** Before a test, students can review what they know by playing games! These activities are very engaging for students and they can easily see which vocabulary words they know and which ones they don’t. The games consists of flashcards and typing responses. The teacher can create his/her own list of words/questions or use a study set from another teacher.
 * **Aligns with Instructional Strategy:** This website makes a great tool for providing the students with immediate feedback for studying for a test. It allows the student to see which vocabulary words or question they know and which ones they need to study more. If teachers pay for the upgrade, then they can track student progress.

Samantha Garrett Greg Hodges
 * Front Row Education
 * Educational Website
 * 9.Front Row Education is easy for students, teachers, and parents to navigate. This website is free; however, there are options of Premium and Unlimited Access for a fee. All stakeholders can easily read the data that is collected. Front Row Education is aligned with the Common Core standards. This program allows supplemental practice and instruction for both math and reading.
 * Front Row Education can be used to supplement both math and ELA. Front Row Education focuses heavily on standard mastery and is aligned with the Common Core standards. Students take a diagnostic test to evaluate their progress towards each skills. This website is designed to be adaptive for each individual student. After the completion of the diagnostic test, students are shown their grade level equivalence based on the data and adaptive practice is assigned. Teachers can assign particular domains to indiviudal students or to the class as a whole. Each domain has it own diagnostic test. The questions are all supported with tools for solving.
 * I think was it the most beneficial about Front Row Education is that students are receiving instant feedback on each question after completion. This aligns with providing feedback because not only can the teacher oversee the system and data that is generated but the student user is also cognizant of his or her progress. Parents can access the website from home to view student progress but the website also offers a selection of reporting tools. Front Row Education is highly engaging for students because they earn tokens for completion and time spent which can later be used and redeemed within the program.
 * Google Docs
 * Website/App
 * 8 - Google Docs is essentially a free, web-based version of the Microsoft Word program. It allows users to create and edit documents and have them automatically backed up to the cloud and stored in their Google Drive. It also features easy sharing that allows documents to be sent to others without having to attach to an email. Although it provides a good alternative to Microsoft Word, it is limited in some of its capabilities and lacks some of the more advanced features of the full-featured Word.
 * Google Docs can be used in the process of essay writing with students. It is designed to be use collaboratively and can allow students and teachers to discuss their thoughts on each other's work. It can also be used to access comments and documents from anywhere with an internet connection.
 * Google Docs aligns with providing feedback because of its robust commenting tools. When students share documents with their teacher or each other, they can be marked up with comments, suggestions, and changes. The original student is then able to make their changes without having to download a new copy. If used by both parties at the same time, real time feedback can be provided as students type an essay or create a report.

Michael Perez
 * []
 * Educational Website
 * 9 - Prodigygame.com is a math based game for students in Grades 1 thru 8. It hits on all the major topics, aligns with the Common Core Standards for the state, it's extremely addicting and best of all its FREE. Students login to the website and create a character with a unique name and then they are able to pick a world to travel to and start there math adventure. There is a quick tutorial or walk through for the students and then they start playing by answering math questions. As they answer more and more questions correctly they will gain special powers, magical spells, creatures or pets and ranking, which will help them reach higher levels and as they reach higher levels they will gain more equipment and more life hearts. Players can compete against each other or they can play online versus other players in the game. Students become so immersed in creating and growing there character that they forget they are really increasing there math skills and knowledge. You as the teacher have the ability to follow there progress and either dial down or up there math level depending on how well they are understanding the questions.
 * Prodigygame.com aligns with providing feedback because it has a tremendous amount of reporting tools that are always being updated and gives the teacher quick access to see what your students have mastered and where they need help. I have used this program before and it has a great interface that provides me with so much detailed information on each students math skills, I am able to pinpoint exactly where a student is growing and where a student really needs guidance. This is crucial to the development of the student and I can relay this information to there classroom teachers. For example, if a student is struggling with decimals, it will show exactly what questions where answered wrong, the percent who answered it correctly and will go back over and over the issue until the student understands the information. Students can also play this at home where there parents can watch, provide guidance and see how well there son or daughter is progressing in math. You also have the ability to print out a students progress and keep it in your records or give this to the classroom teacher to see the students overall rating on all math concepts.

Robin Kennedy (Elder) **References** Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., & Kuhn, M. (2012). //Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works 2nd Edition. //<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Alexandria: ASCD.
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">www.adobeconnect.com
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">Cloud-based software program. Adobe Connect functions on any browser or device.
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">Rating: 10
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">Adobe Connect provides a browser-based environment for conducting synchronous or asynchronous meetings or classes. Pricing ranges from $50 per month for 25 participants to $370 per month for a complete online digital solution for up to 200 participants. Using Adobe Connect, courses can be taught in real time with the instructor controlling what is presented. Students join the course and have access to interactive tools during the course. Course periods can be recorded for viewing later or to archive. Adobe Connect has many options and can be used for videoconferencing as well as instruction and content delivery.
 * <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">“Sometimes videoconferencing is the ideal way to gain access to unique expertise, cultures, and locations” (Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn, 2012). Adobe Connect, when used for videoconferencing or synchronous course instruction, has several features that provide immediate feedback and interaction. For example, an instructor can use the instant poll feature to create a poll very quickly, which can be seen and used by the participants. Also, Adobe Connect offers a real-time chat window, where participants and instructors can chat and ask or answer questions. The software also provides the flexibility to turn feedback features on an off to prevent students from accidentally marking up the presentation for all to see.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rachel Schwartz
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">h[|ttps://www.khanacademy.org]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Educational Website
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8- This website allows the teacher to track each student’s progress as well as skill progress. This website may be a little intense for younger grades but it pushes the students to reach higher. The website does offer ‘Energy Points’ as a way to motivate the students which could make it competitive. Best of all its free!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Khan Academy is a new website my school district is using this year for math support. We’ve had great reviews from other districts about the site. The website gives the teacher reports of how well each student is progressing (mastery vs. struggling). It also provides feedback based on each standard area. The students get feedback right way whether looking at their account from their end or mine.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Khan Academy aligns with providing feedback because the students are able to see right away what they need to work on or what they can move forward with. If the teacher notices that a student is struggling, they too, can reteach to that particular student or a group of students right away with that automatic feedback.

Richard Bruce
 * [|PBworks]
 * Educational Website (make sure you click "education" at the bottom)
 * 8 - PB works is a good wiki/collaboration website with a specific design for education. Although at first glance it seems clunky and unintuitive it only took me about 15 minutes on the PBworks help page to figure out how to make my [|English Lit Wiki]. It gets an 8 because I find it less intuitive and easy to use than wikihow.
 * PB works is a tool I'm considering to help teachers at our school create shareable, editable Wikis. Mostly, PBworks is used to do real-time collaborative editing (RCTE) from anywhere in the world. Feedback is easily provided by "commenting" on each wiki page or by editing the Wiki directly. I think the way we do the Wiki here on this page is a great guide to how PBworks could be used to guide group discovery.
 * PBworks aligns with providing feedback because teachers can provide timely feedback. There is no waiting for papers to be handed back and students can be involved in the feedback process through peer review and comments. PBworks is a great way to keep all information related to feedback including syllabi, rubrics and other criterion in one place. Communication and collaboration software (like PBworks) is identified by Pitler, Hubbell & Khun as one possible way of "facilitating" and "enhancing" the feedback process (2014, p. 39).

Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., & Kuhn, M. (2012). Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works 2nd Edition. Alexandria: ASCD.
 * References**

KarenMcDonald **ClassDojo**
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 * ** -Class Dojo ** is an educational website as well as an app for android.
 * ** -Rating:9 **, ClassDojo provides a community between teachers, student's and parents. The teacher is able to customize different categories that will earn students points for assignments completed, behavior , homework, etc.
 * ** -ClassDojo ** is a website that is great for feedback to both the students as well as the parents. The teacher can choose to display daily or once a week on the board the total number of points the students have received for completing assignments and goals. The parents can also access the same information from home. The parents can view the data which is displayed in a pie graph which shows the parents the points the student received on a given day. The pie graph shows the different areas the student can earn points and the percentage of points earned. This information is generated daily for the parents. More than one teacher can be attached to one classroom Dojo for example, you could add the special area teacher to that class Dojo. By adding the special area teacher it will also allow him/her to communicate with students and parents weekly of their progress. Automatically ClassDojol sends e-mail once a week to the parents asking them to check-in for their child’s weekly progress. On Cllass Dojo you can upload, photos, viideos, write important messages and attach links to parents such as class website, important papers to print off etc.. Parents can also write and send personal messages directly to the teacher. The teacher no longer needs to send home weekly communication folders.
 * ClassDojo is a free website.
 * This is a website that my granddaughter”s teacher provides for her parents to receive immediate feedback the children's progress in the classroom. My granddaughter teacher updates feedback daily. The teacher also uses this platform to keep us updated on things happening in the school such as field trips, events to sign-up for, field trips permission slips to print off. and special lessons that may be happening in classroom.

Victoria Putvin


 * Mental Math Cards - Tips, Fact Practice
 * iPhone App
 * 10 - So many of my students come to me without being able to simple arithmetic without a calculator. This app allows them to build these skills in a format that appeals to a generation that grew up with technology.
 * This app has flash cards covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There are 3 levels of difficulty within each section. This app can be used as a daily assignment to start each class. Students can also compete against each other through the Game Center.
 * Mental Math Cards gives immediate feedback as students answer the flash cards. If they are correct, they get a green check make and move on to the next question, however, if they are wrong, they get a red "x" and they are shown the correct answer.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Daniel McElheny


 * [| Socrative]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Educational Website
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">9. This website is great for classes surveys, review, or administering assessments. It has several different options that the instructor can enable/disable before student use. The one downside that I have run into is the inability to have two items running at once – this has especially been a challenge when trying to provide two different assessments to a class (one traditional 4-5 option multiple choice quiz for my standard population of students and another 3 choice modified quiz for my special education students). Giving two versions of a quiz like this becomes a huge set-up pain.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Socrative can be used to give surveys, traditional assessments, bell-ringer questions, or a space race review game. This website is especially useful because it generates and archives class reports for each quiz given. This report includes a grid-mode where you can see what students got correct/incorrect on an individual student basis or a class-wide basis. This grid can be used to identify individual student weaknesses or areas where the class as a whole needs review and remediation.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Socrative can be used to provide instant student feedback on a quiz. There is a mode that the teacher can enable that tells a student after each question if they were correct or incorrect. There is also an option where the teacher can provide a written explanation for the correct answer. This is a great tool to help students review what they don’t know and identify what the correct response would be.

Matthew Novak


 * [|Kahoot] Site**

Review Website

9- Kahoot is a fun site that provides a review, knowledge check, or pretest setting for your students and you. It reminds me a lot of [|Quizziz], because of the fun atmosphere. The big difference being that this is a better site when all of your students are playing at the same time. The only downside I see is that it shows which students are at the top of the leader board during the game. I feel that this is not ideal as it may discourage students from trying their best. The aspect of showing, the top 3-5, students is that may even make the other students feel like they are not succeeding even if they are answering all the questions correctly. The other thought is that some students may answer quickly just to get the points as fast as they can, without truly reading the question.

Kahoot is a site where you can create, implement premade, or alter the same premade quiz games for your students. The site works on any device as long as it has an internet connection. The beauty of the site is that you do not have to sign up every student for an account. You are able to download the results into a spreadsheet. All the students have a blast playing it, according to teachers that have used the program with students. They said the room gets quite noisy as it is a game. The resource aligns with the instructional strategy providing feedback examined for the week because it can be used as a Data Collection and Analysis Tool for you, the teacher. It allows the teacher viable data to see what concepts were truly learned and which ones were not. The students are provided instant feedback on whether they got the questions right or wrong.

Adam Dickinson - TurningPoint
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">TurningPoint Interactive Polling software - []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Software program (external to the Internet).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">8. While TurningPoint is a great product, it can sometimes be difficult to use and the hardware that can be purchased to go along with the software (which is a free download) is not cheap.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">TurningPoint is typically used as an add-in with PowerPoint. By utilizing this software, presenters/teachers can add polling options to the slides and allow students/audience to interact by answering questions. The polls can be saved and used at a later time for building out additional coursework or addressing additional items based on the responses. TurningPoint does have the ability to do ad-hock polling without PowerPoint and has the ability to allow for people to poll remotely using mobile devices.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">TurningPoint software allows for immediate feedback in the classroom. It also allows for students that would typically be too afraid to raise his or her hand to provide feedback in an anonymous way.

Dawn Paine

= **Trello** =

TRELLO IS AN ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE AND APP:

I work with a media company, and we use Trello to create what it calls “boards” for managing accounts across an entire team. Initially, we develop boards to establish a foundation each account (i.e. client, target research, reports, strategies). Then we create boards for smaller projects within usually divided in categories (advertising, social media, website). Each of those boards contains elements to keep the team on point (collaborative brainstorming, design style guides, and project specific timelines). Trello is not only a great tool for organizing, but it allows for team collaboration and feedback, just as easy as if you were face-to-face.

RATE THE RESOURCE FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK

Trello makes project management with your team a breeze. I don’t have much experience with the “paid features” so my assessment of Trello related to feedback is based entirely of it’s “free resources”. As a resource for providing feedback, I’d give Trello an 9 out of 10. Since Trello allows anyone in the group to upload files, make comments, and contribute to the task timeline, it’s particularly great at giving feedback to your team members on the work at hand. Trello also works seamlessly to integrate other apps (like Survey Monkey) where you can connect a TRELLO board or card to the survey. Trello gives you a simple “Take the survey” button, and the survey streams directly into the Trello application.

USES FOR FEEDBACK IN THE CLASSROOM:

In managing research projects, you can create boards like: Project Overview/Rubric, Brainstorming, Project Outline, and Team Research Tasks. Within each of these boards, any user can comment, add, and upload files to collaborate seamlessly and efficiently.

HOW DOES THE RESOURCE ALIGN WITH PROVIDING FEEDBACK?

Trello’s ability to keep an entire team on point is largely dependent on the fact every user has direct access to all components of the project, it’s commentaries, and timelines. Combining the website with the app, makes project-based teamwork even easier with the option for instant notification when updates arise on the project. It’s also particularly suited for all of us out there who get a bit of an endorphin rush as we are able to check more and more things from our task list. Like instant feedback “Job (well) done!”

Leighton Nelson


 * [|Slack]
 * App
 * Rating: 10 - Slack works on just about any platform, including mobile and web. Very powerful integration and search features.
 * Slack enables communication and collaboration of teams across disparate geographies and timezones. It works seamlessly whether you’re using a desktop/laptop, mobile device, web browser or native application. With Slack teams can create channels on specific topics and discuss/chat, share ideas and get feedback about the topic. It also integrates with other useful productivity tools such as Google Drive, Docs and Calendar.
 * Slack aligns with providing feedback since collaboration tools inherently are built for this purpose. Teams, classes, and groups can discuss topics in real-time or respond later. Teachers can also provide instantaneous feedback to students in one or more channels. You can even use emojis to express emotions. Who doesn’t like emojis? 😄