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Tech Tools for Formative Assessment

Formative Assessment Tool 

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Kahoot! is a tool for using technology to administer quizzes, discussions or surveys. It is a game based classroom response system played by the whole class in real time. Multiple-choice questions are projected on the screen. Students answer the questions with their smartphone, tablet or computer.
 https://kahoot.com/ https://kahoot.it/
Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool that can be used to amazing effect in the classroom. The app's concept is simple. A teacher can create presentations that can contain Quiz's, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and so on.
 https://nearpod.com/ https://nearpod.com/student/
Prodigy is a free, adaptive math game that integrates common-core math (grades 1-7) into a fantasy style game that students love playing. ... Prodigy has recently expanded its content offering to include skills that align to the Math Florida Standards (MAFS) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
 https://www.prodigygame.com/ https://play.prodigygame.com/

Quizizz allows you to conduct student-paced formative assessments in a fun and engaging way for students of all ages. The salient features include:

  1. Student-paced: Questions appear on each student's screen, so they can answer questions at their own pace, and review their answers at the end.
  2. BYOD: Can be played by students using any kind of device with a browser, including PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Learn more.
  3. Thousands of public quizzes: Amazing teachers around the world create thousands of great questions on Quizizz every day! This community effort generates great content that everyone can use.
  4. Quiz Editor: The Quizizz editor is the most awesome quiz editor in the world! Well... we think so at least... do let us know if you don't agree :)
    We take the hassle out of creating quizzes by allowing you to pluck questions from any quiz, easily add images from the internet, auto-save your progress and tons of other features. Learn more.
  5. Reports: Our reports give you detailed class-level and student-level insights for every quiz you conduct. You can also download the reports as an Excel spreadsheet. Learn more.
  6. Quiz Customization: Teachers have multiple options to customize their quiz session to toggle the level of competition, speed, and other factors. Learn more.
 https://quizizz.com/admin https://quizizz.com/join
Quizalize is an online platform for classroom polling and assessing that can be accessed by computer, tablet, or mobile phone. Teachers can create quizzes to test students' knowledge in the classroom, then see the results propagated in the Teacher Dashboard through data reports.
 https://www.quizalize.com/ https://www.zzish.com/student/code?origin=quizalize&page=studentLogin
Quizlet Live is an engaging in-class game where students work in teams to correctly match terms and definitions. The first team to match all terms and definitions correctly in a row wins the game. 

Quizlet Live is free to all teachers who have a Quizlet account. While Quizlet Teacher subscribers have access to additional Quizlet Live features and customization options, any teacher with a free Quizlet account can start a game of Quizlet Live for their students. 
 https://quizlet.com/
6 Tools to step up your formative assessment game!