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Welcome! Integrating SMART Response & Web 2.0 for Formative Assessments

Lindsay Skidmore & Lindsay Lee

Instructional Technology Facilitators

Setting Up SMART Response Objectives:

Define SMART Response & its uses in the classroom Understand how the SMART Response system works Be able to setup SMART Response system

What is SMART Response?

SMART Response system is a tool for requesting & receiving information from a group.

You can:

Gather formal/informal information Pre-plan your questions or use instant questions Integrate questions into a lesson or use them on their own Save or discard student response Specify whether you want student response to contribute to grades or not

How does SMART Response fit into my classroom?

• 1. How do you actively engage your students in a

lesson?

• 2. How do you tell if your students understand a

lesson?

• 3. How do you include the timid students in a group

activity or discussion?

• 4. How do you prepare for academic discussions with

parents?

• 5. How do you determine student grades? What type
• f assessment results do you include in the final

grades? Which assessments do you exclude?

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How does SMART Response fit into my classroom?

Check How Well Students Understand the Lesson

Integrate questions throughout lesson to gauge understanding Checkpoints -- does this make sense? Lesson-ending review question sets Instant questions Pre-assessment to gauge understanding prior to starting a lesson

How does SMART Response fit into my classroom?

Increase Lesson Engagement

Opinion Polls Integrated questions throughout lessons (everyone must answer) Instant questions when interest is fading Lesson kick-off, brain-teasers, or puzzles Think-pair-share activities (use clickers to share)

How does SMART Response fit into my classroom?

Eliminate Test Grading Time

Pre/Post tests & quizzes Full-class homework review Replacement for worksheet-style assessments

How does SMART Response fit into my classroom?

Collect Data

Formative Assessment Data Pre & Post assessments to demonstrate learning Assessments that include tagged students to compare results between different student groups Section/Module/Topic reports Chronological reports to monitor progress over time Class/Grade report comparison

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How does SMART Response fit into my classroom? Choose a lesson you've planned for next week. How can you make effective use of the SMART Response System during or following that lesson? How does the SMART Response System Work?

• 1. Students see

questions

• 2. Students

use clickers to respond

• 3a. Computer compiles

responses instantly & displays them for review

• 3b. Receiver

transmit response to computer

What does Each Component Do?

Students submit answers with the clickers to your

• computer. You can save/discard results.

Receiver sends information wirelessly between your computer & student clickers Use SMART Notebook Software to display lessons and questions to students. You monitor assessment progress and use the result charts to review responses with class. Use Teacher Tools Software to associate a response with a particular student. Teacher tools

• perate behind the scenes - collecting, sorting, &

saving responses. It also allows you to analyze results and create achievement reports

Setting Up SMART Response The setup has 3 basic steps:

• 1. Classroom setup
• 2. Wireless clicker-to-computer

setup

• 3. Response storage system

setup

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Setting Up SMART Response in the Classroom Hardware: > Receiver > Clickers Software: > SMART Response (downloaded from smarttech.com) > SMART Notebook 11 Setting Up SMART Response in the Classroom Steps:

• 1. Install SMART Response

Software

• need to have it installed on computer connected to SMART

board as well as any other computer used to create assessments.

• 2. Connect the receiver to the

computer

• mount as high as possible
• avoid mounting to metal surface
• connects via USB cord - no power cord
• 3. Install batteries in the

clickers Setting Up the Wireless Clicker-to- Computer Connection Steps:

• 1. Computer signal the receiver to

broadcast an identifying channel

• 2. Students turn on their clickers.
• 3. Clickers scan for classes within range.
• 4. Your classroom name appears on each

clicker screen.

• 5. Students select their teacher's

computer via clickers.

• 6. Students enter responses into clickers.
• 7. Clicker wirelessly send the response to

computer.

Setting Up a Storage System for Student Responses

SMART Response system saves students' response to a SMART Teacher file so you can access them from any computer with SMART Response software installed.

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To set up the Wireless Clicker-to- Computer Connection

• 1. Click on SMART Response icon in the

notification area

• 2. Click Click here to Start a Class under

the Teacher Tools heading. The SMART Response Teacher Tools window appears.

• 3. Complete all the fields to create you

SMART Teacher File.

• 4. Type a classroom name for your

receiver.

• 5. Click Save.
• 6. Give it a file name and Save it to My

Documents.

To Create a SMART Teacher File

• 1. Open Teacher Tools software.
• 2. The Gradebook Information

window appears.

• 3. Click Add a Class in the Teacher

Tools side menu of Gradebook view or under Next Steps.

• 4. Type your class information into

the fields.

• 5. Click Add. The Gradebook list

displays the class. To Create a SMART Teacher File Add students to each class:

• 1. Select the Students tab.
• 2. Click Add or select

Edit>Add To Create a SMART Teacher File

• 3. Type the student information

into the fields. Use the Tab key

• n your keyboard to advance

to the next field.

• 4. Type keywords in the Tag

field that you want to associate with that student.

• 5. Press the Tab key to

advance to the next row and add another student.

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To Create a Class by importing a Class List from PowerSchool

• 1. Open PowerSchool.
• 2. Create a class record for your class.
• 3. Open Excel.
• 4. Create 3 Column Headings
• a. Cell A1 = ID Number
• b. Cell B1 = First Name
• c. Cell C1 = Last Name

To Create a Class by importing a Class List from PowerSchool

• 5. Go back to the PowerSchool

file and copy the pupil number.

• 6. Go back to Excel and paste

the pupil number under ID Number column.

• 7. Go back to the PowerSchool

file and copy the student name information.

• 8. Go to Excel and paste this

information under Last Name column. To Create a Class by importing a Class List from PowerSchool

• 9. Select the Past drop-down

menu under the Home menu

• 10. Select Use the Text Import

Wizard To Create a Class by importing a Class List from PowerSchool

• 11. Click Next for Step 1 of 3 in

the Text Import Wizard

• 12. Under Delimiters, check the

box beside Comma Only

• 13. Click Next
• 14. Click Finish for Step 3 of 3 n

the Text Import Wizard

• 15. Copy the names in column D
• 16. Paste under the First Name

column

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To Create a Class by importing a Class List from PowerSchool

• 1. Go to Teacher Tools
• 2. Click Add a Class in the Gradebook

area on the left

• 3. Complete the Class Information

boxes and then click Add

• 4. Click the Student tab
• 5. Click the Import button, and then

select Students.

To Create a Class by importing a Class List from PowerSchool

• 6. In the Import Dialog box,

select the class you which to import the student list into

• 7. Click Next
• 8. Select Microsoft Excel from

the Import list, and then click Next.

• 9. Browse to and select the .xls
• r .xlsx file containing the class

list, and click Open Questions Let's upload our saved files to Drive Setup Checklist

The receiver is connected to the computer that you use to display your SMART Notebook questions. All lights on the receiver are green. Your name & Classroom name are visible on your screen when Teacher Tools software is open The Classroom name displayed in Teacher Tools is something your students will associate with you , regardless of your location in the building. The side menu of the Teacher Tools Gradebook view contains the classes you teach The Students tab for each class contains student names and information. Each student has been assigned a unique Student ID that they will remember

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Creating Assessments

Understand and be able to create the different SMART Notebook pages when designing a lesson for use with SMART Response Be able to edit assessments Be able to import existing assessments

Creating Assessments

SMART Response tools integrated into SMART Notebook interface: > Response Menu > SMART Response Assessment Software Tab > Insert Question button > Start Assessment button

Types of SMART Notebook Pages

• 1. Question pages - present questions that

require a response using clicker. > True/False > Yes/No > Multiple Choice > Numerical answer > Text

Types of SMART Notebook Pages

• 2. Content Pages - used to present lesson

content in conjunction with assessment. Do NOT require student use of clickers.

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Types of SMART Notebook Pages

• 3. Title pages - connect question and content

pages together in a group called a question set

Deciding Where to Place a Title Page

A Title Page signals the beginning of a question set. The results from each question are stored and made available for review. If you do NOT place a title page in front

• f a question page, that question is

treated as its own question set. Results will display immediately after each question is delivered. These results are NOT stored.

Deciding Where to Place a Title Page

T C Q Title page Content Page Question Page T Q Q Q C C C Q Q Example 1: Example 2: Q Q Q C C C C T Q Q Example 3: T Q Q Q C C C C T Q Q

Creating an Assessment Step 1: Create a Title Page Step 2: Add question pages/ content pages Step 3: End the question set

*Tips: 1. If you want all informal assessments excluded from your students' reported grades, create an assessment type labeled Informal. 2. Add tags to allow you to compare student results based on type of questions. 3. You can rearrange pages of your question set by using the Page Sorter tab. 4. To set the correct answers to all questions at

• nce, select Response> Set All Answers

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Importing Existing Assessments Types of documents: 1. SMART Response Assessments 2. Microsoft Word Documents Delivering Assessments

Be able to prepare to deliver an assessment Be able to connect clickers Be able to start assessment Be able to monitor assessment Be able to end assessment

Preparing to Deliver an Assessment To Open an Assessment: 1. Open SMART Notebook by selecting SMART Response, and select Ask Questions. 2. Select File>Open. 3. Click Open Preparing to Deliver an Assessment To Start a Class: 1. Select Response > Start Class and select a class folder to store response in. 2. Ensure that your Classroom name is indicated. 3. Click close

* If you don't want to store or identify student responses, select Anonymous Mode

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Connecting Clickers After you start a class, you students use their clickers to wirelessly connect to your computer.

1. Remind students of your Classroom name. 2. Instruct them to join your class by selecting your Classroom name and pressing Enter 3. Instruct students to enter Student ID 4. Instruct students to confirm that the name that appears on clicker is their own. If it is, press Enter to sign in. If not, select N and press Enter to re- enter Student ID. 5. Check to see that all student clickers display Welcome to [your Classroom Name], [their name.]

Delivering an Assessment

• 1. Select Response> Start

Assessment (Green light appears

• n SMART Response tab and

the elapse time counter starts in Progress area Monitoring an Assessment

• 1. Press the SMART

Response Assessment Software tab

• 2. Press the Progress button
• 3. Monitor the number of

students who have answered

• 4. Press Show to see who

you are still waiting for

• 5. Press the Next Page to

advance to the next question Ending an Assessment

• Prevents students from entering or revising

responses

• Calculates grade, based on questions answered

correctly out of total assessment.

• Displays each student's assessment grade on

clicker (optional)

• Causes a Result area to replace the Progress

area

• Saves student responses in your Teacher Tools

teacher file (unless in Anonymous mode)

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Ending an Assessment

• 1. Ensure all students have

responded to all the questions

• 2. Press Stop this Assessment in

the Progress area.

Stopping a Class

Select Response> Stop Class in the SMART Notebook top menu

Evaluating Assessments

Be able to review results with your class Be able to evaluate assessment results Be able to evaluate student performance Be able to create performance reports

To View & Compare Stored Assessment Results

• 1. Open Teacher Tools
• 2. Select a Class from the Gradebook

side menu

• 3. Click the Assessment tab.
• 4. Ensure that the Privacy option is set

to off to view specific grade details.

• 5. Click an assessment
• 6. Use the Performance tab to display

results of each questions. Use the Results tab to view student grades.

Evaluating Student Performance

To view how each student responded to each question in an assessment:

• 1. Open SMART Notebook assessment

file

• 2. Navigate to a question page
• 3. Click the SMART Response

Assessment Software tab.

• 4. Click the Results button
• 5. Click Show in the Details section of

Results area

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Evaluating Student Performance

To view & compare stored student results:

• 1. Open Teacher Tools
• 2. Select a Class from the Gradebook side menu
• 3. Click the Student tab to display all students

enrolled in your class

• 4. Ensure that the Privacy option is set to off to

view specific performance and grade details.

• 5. Click a student name in top pane.
• 6. Use the Performance tab to graph a student's

assessment results over a period of time. Use the Results tab to view detailed statistics for individual assessments.

Creating Performance Reports

• 1. Open Teacher Tools
• 2. Click Reports in the Gradebook side

menu

• 3. Select either Student Performance
• r Class Performance in the Reports

list

• 4. Use the drop-down menus to select

the criteria for the report

• 5. Click Browse to select a location to

save the report

• 6. Click Create

Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

Click on the Anticipation Guide link and join room "dcsitflee".

Click on the link to create an account.

*You can change your room "number" to a room "name" so that students can easily remember which room to join.

Socrative Teacher Account

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Types of Questions

• Multiple Choice
• True/False
• Short Answer

Quiz-Based Activities

• Student Paced Quiz
• Teacher Paced Quiz
• Exit Ticket
• Space Race

Create a 3 question formative assessment

Click on the Exit Ticket link and join room "dcsitflee".

Creating an Assessment with Socrative

Forms

Formative ¡Assessment ¡Brainstorming

Think ¡about ¡formative ¡assessment. ¡ ¡Record ¡as ¡ many ¡words ¡or ¡phrases ¡that ¡describe ¡formative ¡ assessment ¡in ¡the ¡Google ¡Form.

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Pyramid ¡of ¡Assessment

graded role play descriptive feedback learning activities

Sort the assessments into the following categories

Formative Classroom Assessment Formative Common Assessment Summative Assessment

Label

un-graded work teacher observations discussions questions interviews 9 weeks assessments NC End of Grade Tests English language proficiency test student reflections/ journals mid-term assessments vocabulary quiz Technology Test Writing Tests NC End of Course Tests teacher/textbook quizzes

Creating ¡a ¡Google ¡Form

• 1. ¡Go ¡to ¡your ¡Google ¡Drive.
• 2. ¡Select ¡the ¡Create ¡drop-­‑down ¡menu.
• 3. ¡Select ¡Form.

Edit ¡a ¡Google ¡Form

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Sharing ¡Google ¡Form

The ¡"front ¡end" ¡of ¡the ¡form ¡can ¡be ¡shared ¡with ¡ individuals ¡through ¡email ¡or ¡providing ¡them ¡ with ¡the ¡form ¡link. The ¡"back ¡end" ¡or ¡spreadsheet ¡view ¡of ¡the ¡ form ¡can ¡be ¡shared ¡with ¡individuals ¡by ¡ selecting ¡the ¡Share ¡icon.

Sharing ¡Google ¡Form Analyzing/Manipulating ¡Data

Sort the assessments into the following categories

Formative Classroom Assessment Formative Common Assessment Summative Assessment

Label

un-graded work teacher observations descriptive feedback discussions learning activities questions student reflections/ journals interviews 9 weeks assessments NC End of Grade Tests English language proficiency test graded role play NC End of Course Tests mid-term assessments teacher/textbook quizzes vocabulary quiz Technology Test Writing Tests

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