Link to Classkick

Classkick is a formative assessment tool that allows students to show what they know and get feedback from their teacher. This tool lets the students work through assignments at their own pace and can be used during synchronous and asynchronous instruction.

Purpose

• allows creation of online assessments, classwork, or homework
• allows multiple ways to check for understanding including multiple choice and open ended questions
• allows teacher to see immediate results as students finish
• allows for immediate feedback to students

Helpful Information

Classkick YouTube Tutorials

Link to EdPuzzle

Edpuzzle is the easiest way to share videos to your students while embedding questions and discussion to track your students' understanding. Teachers can take already existing videos from Khan Academy, YouTube, Crash Course, etc. or upload your own. Students engage in self-paced lessons with interactive lessons and add your voice and questions along the video. All Mesquite ISD teachers have paid accounts in EdPuzzle and may log in with their MISD Google credentials. 

Purpose

• allows creation of online assessments, classwork, or homework
• allows multiple ways to check for understanding including multiple choice, open ended questions and embedding time for students to pause and think about a questions
• allows teacher to see immediate results as students finish
• allows for immediate feedback to students

Helpful Information

EdPuzzle YouTube Channel

Tips and Tricks

Create Your First EdPuzzle

Escape challenges are an immersive gaming experience that allows students to solve curriculum based series of puzzles where they use teamwork and critical thinking to achieve an end goal. Teachers can use premade games from the BreakoutEDU website, use teacher generated games from MesquiteISD's google drive or create their own to best meet the needs of their students.

Purpose

• Formative and summative assessment tool
• Encouraged critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication as students are working towards a common goal
• Provides immediate feedback to students
• Allows for student reflection and cultivates grit with the opportunities to fail forward.

Helpful Information

District Created Escapes 

Planning sheet to create your own

Link to Formative

Formative is a real-time online student response system/formative assessment tool where students can type, draw, or submit images to demonstrate their understanding. Formative allows teachers to upload any doc/pdf/image and insert questions or links right on the document!

Purpose

Link to Kahoot!

Kahoot! is a fun and free multiple choice online quiz that works on any device with an Internet connection . Add videos, images and diagrams to your questions to amplify engagement!

Kahoots! are displayed on a shared screen and are best played in a group setting where Players answer individually on their own devices or work together in pairs or groups to answer.

Create your own or choose and modify public Kahoots! to fit your class needs and instructional goals.

Purpose

• Formative assessment tool
• Whole class or group review
• Use it as a focus for a lesson
• Encourage deeper thinking by creating higher level questions and extending time limits for the answer choices.

Helpful Information

Kahoot YouTube Channel

Tips and Tricks

Become Kahoot Certified

Link to Mentimeter

Mentimeter is a web-based tool that lets you engage and interact with your audience in real-time. You set the questions and your audience can give their input via a mobile phone or any other internet connected device

Purpose

• Polling website
• Allows for quick assessment to check for understanding
• Easy to use - students can use phones or computer/laptop/chromebook as long as they have internet connection.
• Multiple ways to display results to facilitate discussions with students
• Can generate QR codes for voting

Helpful Information

Mentimeter YouTube Channel

User Guide

Link to Padlet

Padlet is a virtual, collaborative wall that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily. It works like an online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images, videos, documents, text) anywhere on the page, together with anyone, from any device. Students are able to respond to others using the comment feature.

Purpose

• to use as a assessment tool to check for student understanding
• as a location for student/teacher digital portfolios
• to use as a back channel discussion board
• to collaborate on ideas and planning
• use to collect feedback or as a ticket out the door

Helpful Information

Padlet YouTube Channel

Using Padlet in the Classroom

Even More Curriculum Ideas 

Basic Padlet Knowledge

Link to Pear Deck

Pear Deck is a formative assessment tool that is embedded into Google Slides presentations to allow for teachers to check for understanding during their direct teach lesson. Pear Deck also has the capability to have self-paced mode turn on at any point during the presentation.  All Mesquite ISD teachers have Premium accounts and may log in with their MISD Google credentials. 

Purpose

• allows creation of online assessments, classwork, or homework
• allows multiple ways to check for understanding including typing, drawing, or multiple choice
• allows teacher to see live results
• allows for immediate teacher redirecting and reteaching

Helpful Information

Pear Deck Blog

Pear Deck YouTube Channel

Link to Plickers

Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices. You can poll your class for free without the need for student devices. Just give each student a card (a "paper clicker" downloaded free from Plickers.com), and use your MISD teacher iPad to scan them. Best of all, your data is automatically saved, student-by-student, at plickers.com.

Purpose

• real-time formative assessment data
• individual data for each student
• no student devices needed
• instant checks-for-understanding, exit tickets, impromptu polls
• unique shape on each plickers card allows for student privacy

Link to Poll Everywhere

Ask your audience a question with then have them respond in real time using mobile phones, Twitter, or web browsers. Responses can be seen live on the web.

Purpose

• get real time results
• conduct a quick poll
• results can be put into a presentation
• get audience participation

Helpful Information

Getting Started with Poll Everywhere

Types of Polling Activities

Poll Everywhere for Google Slides

Link to Quizlet

A simple online learning tool, Quizlet offers tools for students to make flashcards, practice spelling, play learning games, test their knowledge, collaborate with other students, and more.

Purpose

Online study sets to improve learning by studying with flashcards, games, and more.

link to Quizizz

Quizizz is a multiplayer classroom activity. This tool allows all your students to practice together or independently through quizzes. They can be created by the teacher or assigned from the quiz bank within the online tool. Any device connected to the internet can be used to use quizizz.

Purpose

• allow teachers and students to assess learning in a fun, interactive environment.
• provide detailed class and student-level data
• generate an engaging classroom environment

Quizizz Teacher Resources

Socrative LINK

Socrative is your classroom app for fun, effective classroom engagement. No matter where or how you teach, Socrative allows you to instantly connect with students as learning happens.

Purpose

Quickly assess students with prepared activities or on-the-fly questions to get immediate insight into student understanding. Then use auto-populated results to determine the best instructional approach to most effectively drive learning.

Socrative Free Features

• On-the-fly Questioning
• 1 public room for your classes
• 50 students per session
• Space Race Assessment
• Formative Assessments
• Visualize Real-time Results
• Device Accessibility
• Reporting
• Share with an SOC code
• Help Center Access
• State and Common Core Standards

Resource

Adobe Express is a powerful tool that allows teachers and students to create visually engaging content such as videos, web pages, flyers, posters, and graphics with ease. The platform provides a wide range of templates, design assets, and customization options that make it simple to create professional-quality media. Teachers and students can collaborate on projects, share resources, and use Adobe Express to enhance presentations and assignments. All Mesquite ISD teachers and students have access to Adobe Express through their MISD Google credentials.

Purpose

• Allows creation of multimedia content such as videos, presentations, infographics, and social media posts.
• Provides templates and design elements that help streamline the creative process, making it accessible for users of all skill levels.
• Supports creativity in classroom projects, enabling students to express their ideas visually and dynamically.
• Facilitates collaboration by allowing multiple users to work on the same project, making it ideal for group assignments.
• Offers tools for immediate feedback and revision, helping students refine their work in real time.

Helpful Information

Adobe Express for Educators and Students 

Adobe for Education YouTube Channel 

Adobe Education Exchange - Professional Learning for Educators