How can we tell if our students are really understanding the material that they are learning? I have found that simple, creative, assessment strategies can really help teachers tell if students are really "getting"Hamlet, or understanding the important concepts of the American Revolution. Below is a list of websites that can help teachers create short easy free assessment opportunites that when used properly can allow our students to show understanding.
T-shirt Creator:
- Have students create t-shirts to summarize an idea using graphics and short slogans.
http://www.customink.com/
SMS generator:
- Generate brief text conversations between fictional or historical characters, or between different types of cells in biology class, or using a world language.
http://www.classtools.net/SMS/
http://iphonefaketext.com/
http://ifaketext.com/
http://www.iphonetextgenerator.com/
Twitter Conversation:
- Similar to text messages, but you can add more than two people to the conversation.
http://faketweetbuilder.com/
http://www.classtools.net/twister/
Facebook:
- Great way to do character analysis. I've even seen teachers to FB pages for chemical elements.
http://thewallmachine.com/http://www.classtools.net/fb/home/page
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