Checking+In

=Checking In: Using Technology for Formative Assessment= Handout:

Resources:
[|Simple past spelling game] [|Wheel of Fortune Conjunctions] [|Prepositions soccer game]
 * Web-based**
 * 1. Pre-made games and quizzes online at [|ESL Games World]** (grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, listening, reading, spelling) and [|Road to Grammar]
 * Samples:


 * 2. Find or make your own interactive exercises, quizzes with popular sites**
 * A. [|Quia]** -- search for [|ESL-related content], sign up for free [|30-day trial], or [|subscribe] and pay $49/year
 * [|Sample: Irregular plurals]
 * Create classes and track quiz results.
 * Maintain an online schedule and calendar.
 * Upload images and audio clips.
 * Copy and modify any of Quia's three million activities to suit your own needs.
 * Games/exercises/activities: matching, flashcards, concentration, word search, battleship, jumbled words, ordered list, scavenger hunt, cloze
 * Quiz question types: Multiple choice, True-false, Pop-up, Multiple correct, Fill-in, Initial answer, Short answer, Essay, Matching, Ordering

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 * B.****[|PollDaddy]**
 * Samples:

Computer Use [|Take Our Survey!] Ratings sample


 * Instructions[[file:Polldaddy.pdf]]
 * How-to: [|Support]

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 * C.** **[|ESLVideo]** -- quizzes based on online video -- search for pre-made exercises for make your own.
 * Samples: [|Tipping Etiquette], [|Hero Dog Saves Owner]


 * [|How-to video tutorials]

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 * D. VoiceThread** -- group conversations (text, audio, video) around a file (image, document, video, slideshow, etc.)
 * Sample (pronunciation):


 * Software**
 * 3. PowerPoint or other slideshow software**
 * A. Board Races (teams)**
 * B. Self-paced exercises with hyperlinks**
 * C. Game templates for download** at
 * ** [|Parade of Games in PowerPoint] ** //Sample games and game templates for download, including Buzz Word Bingo, Correct Order, Idea Map, What is the Truth, What am I?, and more//
 * ** [|Fun and Games] ** //Compilation of some of the most popular PowerPoint game templates//
 * ** [|PowerPoint Games] **//Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, and Pyramid Game, and others//
 * [|ESL Games Templates] //Jeopardy, Taboo, Hidden Picture//
 * ** [|Cnet downloads] **
 * ** [|PowerPoint Games] ** //Sunken Treasure, Guess Louie, What's Behind the Box?, and more//


 * Software and Hardware**
 * 4. Microsoft Mouse Mischief** -- PowerPoint add-in with the ability to use multiple mice
 * [|Download]
 * [|Learn More]
 * [|How-to]


 * 6. Audience Response Systems (AKA "clickers")**

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 * 7. C****ell Phones**
 * A. Cell Phone Texting**
 * [|Mobile Phones in the Classroom Video on OTAN]**
 * B. [|PollEverywhere]**** -- cell phone text messaging and/or computer polling with instant results - responses displayed in PowerPoint or on the Web
 * How-to ([|watch the video demo])
 * Instructions [[file:Polleverywhere.doc]]
 * [|FAQs]