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Episode 32
This week, we take a look at tools to help you close the feedback gap in person and online. Plus, news from Google and Microsoft.
News & Updates
- Get the full news story with Full Coverage in Search
- Set up Google Meet breakout rooms ahead of meetings in Google Calendar
- New features for Chromebook’s 10th birthday
Microsoft
Treasure Chest: Unsplash
- Beautiful, royalty-free images
- Add-on for Google Slides is wonderful!
Boss Battle: Tools to help you close the feedback gap
Why feedback is important
- Students need guidance
- If they don’t get that correction, negative skills are reinforced
- How I used to do it
- Teach lessons
- Give assignment
- Grade and feedback
- Want to see feedback at its best? Look to coaches
- When coaches see a mistake at practice, they immediately stop and fix problems
- They get in there and snow them what to do, then tell them to try it again
Keys to effective feedback
- Clear and specific
- As immediate as possible
My new way
- Give assignment
- Lessons and feedback while they’re working
- Score assignments
Tools to provide feedback
- By mouth (conferencing)
- Spend one on one river with them discussing their work
- Tips I’ve learned
- Instead of just telling them what’s wrong, point out places and have them analyze
- Get them to write down fixes
- Hold them to the revisions (reflections are helpful for this)
- Google Classroom, Docs, Slides
- Questions
- Post a question for students to answer, then reply in the private comments
- Comments bank
- Save common comments
- It’s not the fastest, but it’s good for comments you use a lot
- Questions
- Mote
- Mote extension for Chrome allows you to record voice comments for students
- transcribes into several languages (good for ELLs)
- STEM mode allows you to transcribe formulas and scientific notation
- Works in Docs, Slides, Sheets, Classroom
- Screencast videos
- For longer assignments
- Add visuals to help students see specifics
- Don’t neglect the power of power feedback either
- I like TAG
- Tell something good
- Ask thoughtful questions
- Give constructive suggestions
- John and Michael at EMC2 Learning have some great resources as well
- No Red Lights Rubric
- Personal Record Rubrics
- Badge Battle
- I like TAG
Crew Members’ Board (#8BitCrew)
QOTW: How do you utilize feedback in your classroom?
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Credits
Music by David Fesliyan (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/)
- Intro/Outro: “Retro Platforming”
- Boss Battle: “Boss Battle Rock”
- Crew Member’s Board: “Pirate Dance”
- Wrap up: “Game Over” by Patrick de Arteaga
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