A Digital Toolbox for Science Assessment

Britt Gow

Hawkesdale P12 College

“A decade ago, a

review of Australian

science education,

revealed many

students were

disappointed with

their high school

science. Today, this

disenchantment

continues, as

evidenced by the

declining number of

students choosing to

study science in

senior secondary

school.” Prof. S. Cory

Created online with “Create-A-Graph”http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp

Today’s learner’s are:

• Multi-taskers

• Digitally literate

• Mobile and connected 24/7

• Experiential and Social

• Visual / spatial learners with

• Fast response times & short attention spans

• The Power to Engage• Students use technology already • It's not going to go away...it will only grow• Professional development• Employers want their workers to use internet tools

“If our kids are going to live longer than us, they need to

have a passion for learning to sustain them. Not content

knowledge, but learning to learn. One eighth of the 21st

century is gone already – get cracking with 21st century

learning” Stephen Heppell

“Teaching is an art form not

a delivery system.”

“A tool is only as powerful

as the creativity of the

person who uses it.”

“A cupboard full of

instruments does not

produce music – a suitcase

of web tools does not lead

to creativity on it’s own.”

Sir Ken Robinson

A “Group Brain”

• Richard Olsen – ideasLAB

• The “Collective Knowledge Construction” Model

• http://www.ideaslab.edu.au/design-lab/ckc/

How do we

CONNECT, COMMUNICATE,

COLLABORATE and LEARN COLLECTIVELY at

HAWKEDALE P12 COLLEGE?

What is web2.0?

• In the beginning, the internet was used for email and static web pages – dissemination of information

• Web2.0 uses the internet to allow interaction and collaboration

• Web2.0 includes social networking sites, blogs, wikis, photo & video sharing and web applications.

Web 2.0 tools for Assessment:

• Wordle/Tagxedo

• Wallwisher/Linoit

• Bubbl.us

• Voicethread

• Quizlet

• Quiz revolution

• Google Docs

Wordle for word clouds

Tagxedo for word clouds

Wallwisher for exit slips

Linoit for student feedback

http://linoit.com/users/brittgow/canvases/Web2.0%20tools%20I%20have%20used

Bubbl.us for concept maps

Voicethread

• Voice

• Text

• Annotations with colour

• Can be embedded in blogs, wikis etc.

• Multiple people can comment on images

• Can upload photos or videos from files, Flickr

• Searchable

Quizlet

Quiz revolution

Google Docs

Products for Assessment

• Slideshows > Slideshare

• Animations > ToonDo

• Cartoons > ComicLife

• E-Posters > Glogster

• Digital stories > Photostory

• Team work > Wikispaces

• Mash-ups > Windows Movie Maker; iMovie

• Videos > You-Tube; Vimeo

Practical considerations

• Does every student have access to devices?

• Does every student have internet access?

• Preferred learning styles?