Module+5+Reflection

Reflection Prompt: How has technology impacted or changed your classroom assessment and evaluation? Has your data collection methodology changed with technology? If technology has not impacted your assessment and evaluation, what would you like to change? Discuss technology and your own productivity and professional.

__**Description** __ : I **n education around the state, and the country today data collection is being pushed more than ever. This means a lot more time for teachers collecting and recording numbers. This extra time is thankfully assisted by the world of technology. Throughout the readings for this module I began to realize that I do use technology quite a bit for data collection and figuring out scores, averages, percentages, areas that are weak or strong, and other things. I use Progressbook for grades, Study Island for standard based assessments and individualized instruction, Rubistar to create online rubrics, RAZ Kids to keep track of my students reading progress and fluency, and an online DRA component to assess student reading levels. through all of these programs, the heavy burden of data collecting is made a little easier. However, I still feel overwhelmed when thinking about the amount of information I will need to assess and record each year to truly understand my students learning. Our district is always working hard on new initiatives to help us with all of the data, and I am glad for that. **


 * __Impact__: Data assessment is more prevalent in the classroom then most of us even realize. Computer based testing will be extremely important when it takes the place of the OAA's next year and our students have to take the PARCC. This is a fully online assessment that requires students to know more than just the answer to the question. After having the opportunity to have my previous 6th graders take a sample test, I am worried my 4th graders won't have the computer skills to make the test accurately reflect their knowledge level. I spend a lot of time each school year teaching my students how to do simple tasks like log-in to our computers, use the internet, search, and use other programs and their functions such as Word, Powerpoint, Moviemaker, and Publisher. It is hard because our district was supposed to implement a computer class as one of our rotating specials this past year, and it never happened. That would be time well spent and we are constantly pushing for it. I spend a lot of time teaching students how to use technology, but with this new assessment they need more. **


 * __Intent:__ I plan to continue to teach students all of the different programs and skills I currently teach them, but to add to my technology reinforcement. As I've discussed before, I plan on using Schoology for online quizzes and discussions, and this will hopefully continue to give them a different platform of assessment that will better prepare them for the PARCC. I also will continue to use Study Island which is a nice individualized assessment program that is beneficial for the students, and for me for data collection. I will design instruction around skills that need to be reinforced for the PARCC and success in the world wit h technology. I also plan to work with my principal and colleagues on different ways to we can design instruction and assessment with technology at its center. **