Free online assessment tools to prepare students for PARCC, online testing.

1. ARE YOU READY FOR THE
PARCC?
10+ free online assessment
tools to prepare students for
online testing
Presented By: Dr. Carmelita Graham – District Technology Trainer
Mrs. Karen Simmons – 4th Grade Teacher Rieck Avenue
School
Millville Public Schools
Website: quiztools.weebly.com

2. THE FACTS
 Spring 2014
 Many school districts participating in (PARCC) Pilot
 2014 - 2015
 All NJ districts and all schools taking online standardized test

3. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO GET READY?
 How Many Computers?
 How Many Students?
 Bandwidth (100 kbps external, 1000 internal)
 Up-to-date operating systems
 (XP/SP3 or Windows 7 or later)
 Devices that meet the PARCC specifications
 iPads and other tablets

Attached (Keyboard and Mouse)

9.5 or larger screen size
 Netbooks
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Screen resolution 1024X768 or higher
 Headphones
 Microphones for speaking and listening assessment
 Can devices be locked down?

4. HAVE WE PREPARED OUR
STUDENTS? Testing
 Current State of Student
 Pencil and Paper
 Educational Software
 Textbooks - Online Test
 PARCC Field Pilot Sample Assessment
 Available January 2014
 Sample test providing sample questions , response types, and
resources
 Drag and drop
 Multiple Selection
 Typed Response
 Highlight
 PARCC Field Test Samples:
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 (www.parcconline.org/computer-based-samples)
Grade 3-5 test , Grade 6-8 test, and high school test

5. CLASSMARKER
• Requires teacher email registration
and verification
• Builds assessments from user created
question bank
• Create questions based on categories
• Seven question types
(MC, MR, TF, Grammar,
Essay)
• Enter users manually or generate
user codes to have students register
themselves

6. CLASSMARKER – CREATE QUIZ
Features!
 Choose from multiple question
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types (T/F, MC, MR, and
grammar)
Edit the number of attempts
allowed
Randomize Questions
Set time limits
Allows students to resume
assessment later
Set questions as mandatory

7. CLASSMARKER - ASSIGN
ASSESSMENT
Send Quiz or assign to
Randomize
Questions
Group
Test results
can only be
saved if
quiz is sent
via group
and not by
link.
Assessment Feedback

8. CLASSMARKER – ASSESSMENT &
RESULTS
Provides
students with
general
assessment
data
Shows student
score on
assessment

9. XtraMath
Enter once to create a
default setting on your
classroom computers

11. GRID SHOWS
MASTERY

12. QUIZSTAR
*Online resource to create and manage
quizzes*
Public or
Private
Classes
Import
Quizzes
From
Others
Analyze
Quiz
Results

13. QUIZSTAR – CREATE/ASSIGN QUIZZES
 Add pictures, sound, and
video to quiz questions
(including multiple choice
options)
 Accepts variety of file types 1
MB in size including midi mov,
wav, wmv, mp3, avi, and most
picture formats
 Specify Active dates for
quizzes or set to always
active
 Choose from Multiple choice,
Mulptipe Answer, True/False,
and short answer question
types

14. QUIZSTAR - ASSIGNING QUIZZES
 Assign quizzes from
existing QuizStar
quizzes
 Use other teacher’s
quizzes using import
code
 Manage your
assessments in one
area
 Assign multiple
quizzes at one time
 Copy an existing quiz

15. • Sign up by
creating a
username
and
password.
• Find your
district and
then your
school.
• Create a
class roster.
Add Students

16. Assign
Lessons
Engage
d
Student
s

17. Formative
Assessments
Informative
Statistics
Grade Level
Progress
Progress
Monitor

18. EDMODO QUIZZES
Independent Student
Registration
Choose from Five
Question Types
Type questions or copy
and paste text

19. EDMODO – POST/REVIEW QUIZ
Provides opportunity for
students and teacher
feedback on assessment
Visual display of
student performance
Schedule Assessment
for groups
Quiz Results
for Students
“Turn-in” Tab indicates
how many students
completed

20. EDMODO - GRADE BOOK
Monitor
Progres
s
Scores
instantly
added to
grade
book
Export
Score
s

21. Provide Students
with Teacher Code
to Register
New Quiz
Assign to Group
Send as Link
Take the Quiz
Get Instant
Feedback
(anonymous mode
available)
Share Results on
Facebook, Twitter,
or via Email

22. QUIZBEAN QUIZ
Login to quiztools.weebly.com on your device
www.quizbean.com/r/qbjrcmtjzcdL

24. KUBBU
- Offers assessments in several
formats
- Free account offers 30 Students
and 15 activities
- results stored for 1 month
- 3 MB storage
- Create student accounts
manually or have students
create their own use group
name
- Flexibility to generate practice
test for students or exam mode
- Unique URL for anonymous
review/practice
Match
Slider
(multiple choice)
Divide
(Categorize)
Composer
Crossword

25. KUBBU – COMPOSER
Choice of
7
question
types
Add
picture/
sound
Files
Add text
prompts
between
questions

26. KUBBU – STUDENT RESULTS
 Sample Activities
 Activity 1 – Divider
 Activity 2 - Slider
Activity
statistic
s
Graphs
overall
class
results

27. Choose
from
seven
question
types
Add
images
and
media
Add
feedback
to
questions

28. QuestBase
Generates a
Unique URL

29. QUESTBASE- STUDENT MODE
Student dashboard
shows quizzes
students are enrolled
in
Student receive visual
feedback of assessment
results

30. QUESTBASE – ASSESSMENT & RESULTS

31. QUIZLET
 Free tool for teachers and/or
students to use to create online
assessment and review questions
(App available)
 Students create quizlet account
 Invite students by email or share the
link to have students join
 Create questions sets
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Sets can be used repeatedly
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Students can also create their own for
independent review
 Change view of question sets

Just certain classes
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Password protected

Everyone

Teacher only

32. QUIZLET – QUIZ/PRACTICE MODE
 Learn Mode – Students review vocabulary using the formats
specified. Continue to practice problems that were incorrect.
 Test Mode – Questions are presented in test format, result
is sent to the student in the end.
 Flash Cards – Review mode, study terms and definitions
 Speller – Students type words after hearing the audio
pronunciation
 Scatter – Students race to match terms to definitions
 Space Race – Students type correct term for definition
before the definition leaves the screen

33. YACAPACA
Add students manually
or provide access key
Create your own
quiz or use existing
Use as a classroom
management tool
Quick assignments
Offline assignments
Add scores to grade book

34. YACAPACA
View
dashboard to
access
assignments
Add videos
and media into
quiz
instructions
using embed
tool

35. YACAPACA – ASSIGNMENTS &
RESULTS
Students
predict their
scores
Overall test results

36. YACAPACA – ASSIGNMENT
RESULTS
View class
results on
questions
View
Individua
l Student
Scores

37. TEN MARKS
Aligned to
Common
Core
Math
Topics
• Practice
Step 1
• Instruction
Step 2
Step 3
• Assessment
(Available with premium version)
Assessme
nt Tool

38. TEN MARKS – ASSIGNMENTS
 Assign based on albums(topics) or common core standards
 Differentiate lessons or assign to whole group
 Set assignment due dates
 Students can watch related video If they are stuck on a problem
 Problem hints are also available to students
 Option to correct answers is available with assignments

39. TEN MARKS – STUDENT
ACTIVITIES
Student Dash board
Displays active
assignments and due
dates
Number Line
Math Tools

40. SUMDOG
 Free game-based testing environment
 Teachers enter students
 Students choose to “play” or answer
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assessment questions with available
players
Feature local and national contests
Teacher can create contest to
encourage more practice
Results displayed in questions
attempted and number correct
Levels students according to their
correct/incorrect responses to
questions

41. SUMDOG - ACTIVITIES
Students select gamemode to practice in
(teachers can turn off
certain games
Teachers can
view focus skills
for each student
and assign new
challenges

42. SUMDOG - STUDENT FEEDBACK
Displays incorrect
problems with
opportunity for
feedback
Provides
students with
activity statistics

43. TECHNOLOGY USED
Splashtop – Turns your tablet into am interactive device that controls your
computer
Website: http://www.splashtop.com/downloads
Weebly: quiztools.weebly.com
Website: www.weebly.com
Pictochart – Used to create infographic, visual display of your data
Website: http://piktochart.com/
Slideshare – Share presentation slides online
Website: http://www.slideshare.net/

44. QUESTIONS? CONTACT US
Carmelita Graham
carmelita.graham@millvillenj.gov
Karen Simmons
karen.simmons@millvillenj.gov