Google Form- Self graded quizzes

In the past, you could use Google Forms to give students quizzes, but you needed to use an external add-on called Flubaroo to grade it. At the end of last year, Google updated their forms, so you can now turn them into a quiz and have it automatically graded and give feedback to students without a third party tool. I don't know about anyone else, but I always like finding tricks that will save me time from marking!Another reason I appreciate using Google forms for quizzes is that it allows students to use an add-on that will read them the questions (Select and Speak is the one we use)- great for accessibility for our lower level readers! 

Here is a quick overview of how to create a quiz using forms:

When you have your form open (In Drive--> New--> Google Form), you will want to go to settings (the little gear icon in the top right-hand corner). Then you will want to click where it says "Quizzes", and then slide the little bar that says "make this a quiz". There are also a few settings here you can change as well. I like to allow my students to see their grades after they finish so they can see their mistakes and read the answer feedback on the questions they may have gotten incorrect.  

Next, you will start to type up a question. Once you have it entered, you will click where it says "Answer Key"

 Then it will flip your question over, and you can select the correct answer, and give it a point total. You can also add answer feedback. 

Once students begin to submit, you will be able to get their responses by clicking on the responses button on the top of your form 

You can then choose to view it in a spreadsheet or see the visual created by forms. **You will have to mark long answer questions by yourself**

Also, one extension for Chrome that I have loved this year is called 'NIMBUS SCREENSHOT AND VIDEO RECORDER". It is what I used to capture and annotate all my images. If you are looking for a tool to take screenshots, Nimbus has a lot of useful features and is really user-friendly. 

Math Opener--Splat!

One of the starters we learned about at the Dr. Nicki Newton's Guided Math PD was called Splat! created by Steve Wyborney.  It can be used at all levels.  It links with many number concepts and can be used to build equations, etc.  

When looking at Steve Wyborney's blog, he has many different activities to use in the classroom.  It will be fun to experiment with them.  The link to his blog and to the Splat! activities are below.

Steve Wyborney's Blog

Splat!

Guided Math

On Monday, several of us had an opportunity to go see Dr. Nicki Newton present about Guided Math.  This was a phenomenal PD opportunity and what we learned will definitely change my practice in math.

Below is a link to Dr. Nicki's blog.  I would encourage you to check out her math running records, games and various videos about work stations, etc.  Over time, as we try different elements of her program, we will try to share specific activities and ways to implement guided math in your classroom.

Dr. Nicki Newton's Math Blog

Google Updates

Google has some new and notable updates that I thought would be helpful to share :) 

Google Sheets now has add-ons! 

Docs have had this feature for a long time, but Slides just updated to have them this past week. If anyone has ever used Peardeck (which allows you to add fun interactive questions to your presentations), it now has an add-on. It makes utilizing this engaging tool super simple! I would highly recommend checking it out. It also ties nicely into the idea of exit tickets we discussed at our PLC meeting the other day at lunch. There is a whole post I wrote on Pear Deck on the blog if you want to read more about it.  Another add-on that seems like it has good potential is Unsplash photos (Free stock photos to use as backgrounds), or the noun project (free icons to add to your presentations). Since its a new feature, there is only a limited number created right now, but I'm sure there will be more to come!