Polling/Discussion Tools: Polleverywhere
Polleverywhere is a site where individuals can create polls in the form of multiple choice, open ended, Q&A/brainstorm, and clickable image. This tool allows an individual to add as many options to a multiple choice question, present its open ended questions in four different ways (which include text wall, word cloud, cluster, and ticker), and put these responses in groups to put in a presentation. These tools help create a way of formative assessment due to its feature of putting the slides in a presentation. As a teacher teachers, polleverywhere can be spread out in a lesson to make sure the students are understanding the content. To create the polls that are shown in the slideshow below, I logged in on their website, polleverywhere.com and clicked create poll. It asked for a question and once I put one in, it gave options in how I would want those will take the poll to respond. It was very easy to use. For students and parents, to participate in answering the polls, all they would need is a device with the internet, or a phone. Once the poll is activated (the downfall is there can only be one live poll at a time), those participating in the poll can answer the question. The results will appear on the PowerPoint presentation as well as the individual's account. With these results, teachers can gather information on whether his or her students are understanding the knowledge.
This tool of formative assessment fits into Danielson's framework of teaching because it is an instructional tool to assess students knowledge. It fits specifically into designing student assessments because it helps determine how much a student knows. By using polls and discussion tools, the teacher gets a general idea of the concepts students are learning and not learning. An element in component 1F is design of formative assessment; polleverywhere is a formative assessment, therefore fitting in danielson's framework of teaching.
This tool of formative assessment fits into Danielson's framework of teaching because it is an instructional tool to assess students knowledge. It fits specifically into designing student assessments because it helps determine how much a student knows. By using polls and discussion tools, the teacher gets a general idea of the concepts students are learning and not learning. An element in component 1F is design of formative assessment; polleverywhere is a formative assessment, therefore fitting in danielson's framework of teaching.
I enjoyed exploring the variety of ways polleverywhere displays open ended questions. It was exciting to try them out and see how they worked. One feature I did not like about this tool is the fact one live poll can be activated at a time. They should allow multiple polls to be actievated because in a presentation or lesson, it can be irritating to go back and forth to activating a new poll that is embedded in the same presentation. Other than this, I found this tool to be useful. It even ties into my foundations of teaching class. We talked about formative assessments and how they are to be used throughout a lesson. They are used to keep track of what the class is understanding and not understanding. So in the future, I can use polleverywhere to see my students are getting it. I could also use it to prove them and see what they know of topics before I teach on it.