Tuesday, September 28, 2021

EduProtocol- Internet Scavenger Hunt



Internet Scavenger Hunt

EduProtocol Book 1 Chapter 21

Robert Marzano discusses Internet Scavenger Hunt EduProtocol. Most students love to be correct and find the answers. This is their time to shine and show what they find. This is a team effort or a solo project.

  Bonus points are given if students fine-tune their search using Google Search Hacks tips and tricks, and have the lowest number of returned searches shown on their screenshot.

Goals:

  • Learning how to search the web.
  • Learn a few search terms at a time (suggestion + and -)
  • Younger students need to use a visual (picture) search
  • Find a specific website(s) you want them to use
  • Older students should learn to use specific formats like .ppt.
  • Cross-reference
  • Identify Writing Style
  • Source

Check out Stephanie Howell and the GEG team's video and the example on how to create your scavenger hunt!

Internet Scavenger Hunt Example




Thursday, September 23, 2021

The NEW Quiz Feature in Discovery Education

The NEW Quiz Feature in Discovery Education


Discovery Education has made many updates and improvements since last year. They have also built out many ready-to-use activities that you can easily edit to meet your scholars' needs. Arguably the best update is the new Quiz feature in Discovery Education! It is like an awesome mix of Edpuzzle, ClassFlow, & Pear Deck rolled into one easy-to-use tool.

Video Quiz

Create a Video Quiz to ask comprehension questions at points you choose within a video clip. Assess scholars using the following response types:
  • Short Answer
  • Poll
  • Multiple Choice

Standard Quiz


Create a Standard Quiz to assess scholars using these response types:
  • Short Answer
  • Poll
  • Multiple Choice
  • Multiple Select
  • Drawn response
  • Annotate (uploaded image)
  • Audio response

Live Quiz


Launch a Live Quiz to verbally ask scholars a question that they type a response to in real-time. At any point during a Live Quiz, you have the option to launch an Exit Ticket to gauge how scholars are feeling about the quiz. 

Assign a Quiz or Launch a Quiz

A scholar can launch an assigned quiz (video or standard quiz) from their DE homepage and complete it at their own pace. 


When you launch a quiz live, you
 have two options: Teacher-Led, where you control the pace, or Student-Led, where scholars progress at their own pace. You can invite scholars with a link or with a join code. During a live quiz, you can view results as they come in live and grade them then, or wait until the end. 

View Quiz Results

For all quiz types, you can mark the results correct or incorrect as they come in during the quiz. For live quizzes, this gives the scholar the opportunity to see their results at the end of the quiz. Or, you can wait until the quiz is ended and then view and score the results in the Results Dashboard. If you do not review results at the end of the quiz, you can view them at any time by clicking the Quiz tile on their My DE homepage and then selecting Results from the left sidebar. Quiz Results can be exported to a .CSV file or Excel File with a breakdown of how each scholar did on each question. 

At the top of the quiz results dashboard, you can see a class summary showing the high and average scores, percentage of engaged scholars, number of responses, number of questions, and how long the quiz took. Then, you can look at the results. There are three views: 

  • Report View- which allows you to see a quick glimpse of how students performed on questions throughout the quiz. You can look for trends that will help you make instructional decisions from this summary. 

  • Question View- which shows each question and the number of responses. You can expand each question to see all scholar responses and mark responses as correct or incorrect. 

  • Student View- which shows each scholar and the number of responses and correct answers they have. You can expand each scholar to see all of their responses to all questions. You can also score scholar answers here. 





Thursday, September 9, 2021

Tab Resize: a Chrome Extension

 Tab Resize: a Chrome Extension

I love the tab resize extension! It has saved my life more than once. With one click I can split my screen into 2, 3, or 4 windows. This is wonderful for situations when you need to see information from different sources at one time.  

Click here to open the extension page and click 'Add to Chrome'. 


You can choose the number and size of the tabs you would like to see at one time!