Today’s Technology Tuesday session is about using iPads for Assessment purposes in the Early Years.
It is an amalgamation of two of my previous posts, Evernote and RRCalc.
Evernote can be a tricky app to master, but I found that when I set it up on my computer, the iPad app became a lot easier to use. It allows me to have a Notebook Stack for my class, with each student having their own Notebook. Within each student’s Notebook, I have created Notes for different categories. For example, in Brad’s Notebook, I have 3 Notes so far – Behaviour, Maths and Literacy.
I have created a handout for the session, with links to videos which help explain how to use Evernote in conjunction with the RRCalc, to keep track of reading progress. The handout can be found here: iPads & Early Years Assessment.
Other apps that I use for my assessment are
- Numbers – like an Excel Spreadsheet, with a different sheet for each topic (Spelling Results, PAT Maths, Project Partners etc).
- Record of Reading – very similar to the RRCalc, but this app allows you to photograph the running record with the words to follow along.
- Skitch – I will often photograph a rubric in Skitch and then annotate for various students. There’s probably a much easier way…I’m still learning and trying!
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