EDGE Institute 2014

DyKnowBecca Haukaas

Agenda

• Session 4’s relation to CEL 5D• Objectives• Overview of DyKnow• Polling strategies• File submission• Practice time• Q & A• Continued support

Session #4: Assessment

• What strategies will provide evidence of student learning?

DyKnow Overview

• How many of us use DyKnow on a consistent daily basis?

• What do you do in DyKnow?

Session Objectives and Success Criteria

• Be able to use DyKnow for more than just monitoring!

I Can Statements:• Send polls to students• Request files & know where to find them

Polling in DyKnow

• This is a quick and efficient way to see how students are doing in the moment!

• It automatically pops up on their screens • Gives you real-time results• Can show anonymously to students

Polling in DyKnow

Polling in DyKnow

• Notice that the question and answers are all optional!

• This means you can just click through to give students the A-D polling buttons

• Useful if you have the options up on the board

Polling in DyKnow

• You can wait for all answers or see results with some missing

Polling in DyKnow

• Options for viewing results:– Pie or bar graph– Individual results

How could polling be used in your classes? Brainstorm and come up with 2 different ways to use it.

File Submission

• You can send a prompt for students to submit files

• Automatically makes a folder and saves all files with student names!

File Submission

• Type a message that you would like students to see. (Up to 128 characters)

File Submission

• A window will show you exactly who has submitted the files

• I like to show this up on the screen to let students know that I received their file

File Submission• Click on link at bottom of window or go to your

documents• C Drive: Documents: DyKnow Documents• You will find a folder created with that period and

date’s info

File Submission

• All files have been saved with student names for you!

File Submission

• How could file submission be used in your classes?

Any other DyKnow Questions?

Continuing Support

• Call or email the Customer Support Center. – Extension 7030– Email to CSC

• Check out the Help Center in Staff Link.