AssessingDigital Work

TXLAApril 14, 2011Kristin Fontichiaroblog.schoollibrarymonthly.comfont@umich.edu@activelearning

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An Unfocused Lens: The Dizzying Choices Refocusing Our Lens: What Do We Mean by Rigor? Testing Our Lens: Student Work SamplesTodays Road Map

AnUnfocusedLens:Dizzying Choices

The Web 2.0 Candy Store

What Do WeExpect Students to Accomplishwith Technology?RefocusingOur Lens:

In the Beginning http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/383582643_f743cc9fd8.jpg

And Then

And Then

And Then http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5fxsW0wymrz7Yd2VcMr5M1-XcI3Y5kTs2dzsRaKlIlEbrbYlh6A

And Now

Turn and Talk: Why Do We Have All This Technology?

Its for learning, right?

WHAT should they be learning?

And how much TIME should we be spending on that learning?

Two common scenarios

Its so easy to make things look fancyFancy Nancy (OConnor)that sometimes we credit students what programmers behind the scenes have actually facilitated.

(Little input > Big output)

Twitter Paradehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iNyt1ywrbQ(Embedded video removed see link below)

My Explorers ReportBy Kristin FontichiaroMy Explorers Report!!!!!!!By Kristin Fontichiaro

Christopher Columbus was born in 1461.

He was born in Italy.HOME OF PIZZA!!!!!!! YUM!!!!

He had three boats:

NinaPintaSanta Maria

He discovered AMERICA!!!

He died in 1506.It was sad.

How is this quality work?

How has this project demonstrated that the student understands tectonic plates?

What evidence of learning do you see?

Is this creative, innovative work?

Or something else entirely?

TIME FOR RESEARCH & THINKINGTIME FOR TECHNOLOGY

Balance?

Wheres the Beef?*How Do We Know Rigor When We See It?* Bernajean Porter

Content / CurriculumInformated (Value-Added)AutomatedSynthesisRetellingStudent-CenteredTeacher-DirectedAuthenticDecontextualized(with thanks to Roberta Sibley, Laurie Olmsted, Jeff Stanzler, and Raya Samet for contributing their feedback!)

TestingOur Lens:StudentWork Samples

Recognize this Report?http://bit.ly/sofia-otter

http://bit.ly/sofia-otter

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Content / CurriculumInformated (Value-Added)AutomatedSynthesisRetellingStudent-CenteredTeacher-DirectedAuthenticDecontextualized(with thanks to Roberta Sibley, Laurie Olmsted, Jeff Stanzler, and Raya Samet for contributing their feedback!)

Check out this Glogster!

Content / CurriculumInformated (Value-Added)AutomatedSynthesisRetellingStudent-CenteredTeacher-DirectedAuthenticDecontextualized(with thanks to Roberta Sibley, Laurie Olmsted, Jeff Stanzler, and Raya Samet for contributing their feedback!)

This is the movement of the plates over millions of years.This is the plate boundary lines.Im thinking abouttectonic plates!!The three boundary types are transform, convergent, and divergentThere was 7.0 in Haiti, a 8.9 in Chile, and a 6.4 in Taiwan.When we strip out the work not done by the student, we are left with

This is the movement of the plates over millions of years.This is the plate boundary lines.Im thinking abouttectonic plates!!The three boundary types are transform, convergent, and divergentThere was 7.0 in Haiti, a 8.9 in Chile, and a 6.4 in Taiwan.Apostrophe neededPeriod neededIncorrect subject/verb agreementShould be an 8.9Of the five sentences, four have writing errors.

This is the movement of the plates over millions of years.This is the plate boundary lines.Im thinking abouttectonic plates!!The three boundary types are transform, convergent, and divergentThere was 7.0 in Haiti, a 8.9 in Chile, and a 6.4 in Taiwan.Apostrophe neededPeriod neededIncorrect subject/verb agreementShould be an 8.9What is a 7.0? What do these numbers mean?Of the five sentences, four have writing errors.One makes us question whether the student knows what the content means.

Hamlet goes to high schoolbit.ly/hPn588

bit.ly/hPn588

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Content / CurriculumInformated (Value-Added)AutomatedSynthesisRetellingStudent-CenteredTeacher-DirectedAuthenticDecontextualized(with thanks to Roberta Sibley, Laurie Olmsted, Jeff Stanzler, and Raya Samet for contributing their feedback!)

LEARNING.

Final TakeawaysMake thoughtful choices: mix protein with the candyBe focused on learning, not toolsGo deeper!

Questions?Kristin Fontichiaroblog.schoollibrarymedia.comfontichiaro.comfont@umich.edu@activelearning

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