#teachagtech -> Teach Ag!! Technology Tips Pt 1

Teach Ag! Technology Tips Part 1:  I am little over half of my tenure as the PSU TeachAg Technologist.  I thought it would be a good time to do an inventory of posts I have been doing for the TeachAg E-mail Blasts located here.  There is a great deal of information here that can hopefully help you in your classroom.

Using Twitter in the Classroom and Beyond
Twitter can be a useful tool in the Teach Ag! Classroom. This is a short guide on how to begin using Twitter in the agriculture classroom.

Discover Pennsylvania Learns via iTunes.
Utilize online teaching materials aligned to help students become more successful on Keystone exams.

Managing Your E-Reputation

Managing your e-reputation and being a good digital citizen is crucial to future success.

Using WeekCal App to Organize Our Busy Life

The WeekCal App is a handy app to help organize our busy agriculture educator lives.

Keeping Students on Task While Using Devices

With the ever-increasing push to use technology in the classroom, it can be a challenge to manage students' attention. This Edudemic article poses some great solutions for this problem.

ck-12 Offers Supplemental Materials for your Classroom

ck-12 offers standards-aligned materials for your classroom.

Use Graphite to Narrow App Options

Use this online tool to sort through webpages, games and apps for classroom use.

Using Remind 101 for all areas in the Ag Ed Program

This one way messaging platform allows you to remind students of anything for class, SAE, or FFA.

Find Inspiration with Pinterest

Use Pinterest for inspiration in all areas of the agriculture classroom and beyond.

Using Adobe Flash for Differentiated Learning of the FFA Creed

Using animation with sound can help different types of learners more efficiently learn the FFA Creed.

Generating QR Codes and Short URL's

Generating QR Codes and Short URL's

Make a visual impact - Use Haiku Deck

Haiku Deck is an alternative to commonly used presentation programs. It has a high visual appeal to present minimal information.

Yours in the Quest to be a Tech Savvy Aggie,

     

Diane Glock-Cornman

PSU Teach Ag! Technologist
@DGCornman
+Diane
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#teachagtech -> How to Use Google Forms for Easy ID Quizzes

How to Use Google Forms for Easy ID Quizzes:  I made a vow several years ago after grading I don't know how many identification quizzes that someday I would go paperless.  Looking back now, I know it was quite a lofty goal, but as technology becomes more user friendly, not one that isn't unattainable now.  Some experience in the classroom and a more grounded approach to life has definitely shown me that not all examinations should be given on paper or a computer, but there are definitely times when it would be most efficient and effective to test and provide feedback via a technological interface.

Here enters Google Forms.  I have already provided one post on the use of Google Forms for Formative Assessment, but wanted to share a system I use on a weekly basis to quiz students on various identification quizzes.  I use this heavily with my Floriculture and Veterinary Science class, but also use it in Intro to Ag Mechanics to ask students to identify parts and tools.

In the following video, I show you how to go about creating a Google Form that will streamline your assessment process when it comes to ID quizzes.

As I mentioned in the video, I would provide students with a hard copy of the name selections.  This seems to reduce test anxiety and provides students with an organizational tool as they progress through the quiz.




Yours in the Quest to be a Tech Savvy Aggie,

     

Diane Glock-Cornman

PSU Teach Ag! Technologist
@DGCornman
+Diane
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#teachagtech -> Using Google Forms for Formative Assessment

Assessments are everywhere, but one way to ease the burden of constantly assessing students’ understanding is using Google Forms for formative assessments.  I have used this several times already and have enjoyed seeing the student responses to the automatic feedback. 

To learn how to set-up a Google Form, please watch the following video:

Setting up a Google Form for the Agriculture Classroom

{For anyone who wants to use Evernote as a repository for information and would like to know where you can find your Evernote e-mail:  Log-in or Sign-up for Evernote >  In the web based version you will see your name in the upper right corner > Click on your name > Than click on "Account Settings".  There at the bottom of your "Account Summary" page you will find your Evernote e-mail which ends in "@m.evernote.com".  You can copy this into your e-mail contacts for easy reference to save a whole host of materials.}

Once you have the Google Form established, you will want to add the Flubaroo script in order to automatically grade the assignment.  In addition, you can e-mail student results to them with the answer key if you choose.  Please review the following video for this information:

Using Flubaroo in Formative Assessment 

When you have e-mailed the results of the assessment out to students, this is what they will receive:

You too will receive an e-mail that shows you the number of student responses, whether you included the key, and a quick link to the “Responses” form.  It looks something like this:

I am beginning to love the Google Form tool.  It provides a way for us to collect information for our FFA Chapters, survey students or evaluate the level of our students’ understanding.  {For those non-educators reading, you can do the same for various types of feedback.  Perhaps you had a safety briefing at your place of business and you want to see how much information your employees retained prior to a formal qualifying exam, you could poll them the same way.}  

As a side note:  this blog post came about through a collaboration between myself and my PAAE / PSU Center for Professional Department mentee +Caleb Wright (@thewrightcaleb).  It is a wonderful experience to help with real-time questions to help in classrooms.  Caleb wanted a way to easily assess his students, but have the material available later for students to study for the summative assessment.  Proud of our young teachers out there who are innovative and working hard! (I neglected to mention this in the original posting.)

I hope what I have to offer will be of use to you in your classroom.  If you would like to see learning technology tidbits, follow me on Twitter @DGCornman.  

Yours in the Quest to be a Tech Savvy Aggie,

     

Diane Glock-Cornman

PSU Teach Ag! Technologist
@DGCornman
+Diane
elearninag.com

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