Series: Formative Assessment Tools for Teachers 4

There is no shortage of strategies, techniques, and tools available to teachers who use formative instructional practice in their classrooms. Here is a list of digital tools, apps, and platforms that can help you and your students use formative assessment to elicit evidence of learning. 

The tools

Educreations Whiteboard A whiteboard app that provides students the tool to share understanding and comprehension.

Edulastic Allows teachers to create standards-aligned assessments quickly and get instant feedback from students to adjust learning.

Five Card Flickr Designed to foster visual thinking, this tool uses the tag feature from photos in Flickr.

Flipgrid This tool lets students use 15-second to 5-minute videos to respond to prompts. Teachers and peers can provide feedback.

ForAllRubrics This software is free for all teachers and allows you to import, create, and score rubrics on your a tablet or smartphone. You can collect data offline, compute scores automatically, and print or save the rubrics as a PDF or spreadsheet.

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