Description: Teaching with technology in a Gr. 8 classroom means sometimes you fly by the seat of your pants.
We all know peer assessment plays an important role in formative assessment. It supports learners as they reflect upon their own work, but also the work of others. Additionally, it can be used as a component in assessment of learning skills. But it can be boring, needing a change.
Today, the risk of using a new tool paid off!
My class recently completed a reading, writing, and oral assignment where they were asked to compare the class read aloud, Half Brother by Canadian author, Kenneth Oppel, to the documentary the novel was based upon, Project Nim . Along the way, scaffolding and feedback were routinely provided. After the writing, students were asked to record a podcast using Audioboom, print off the QR code, and peer assess two other students’ work. It’s the first time I’ve used Audioboom with the QR code requirement. Studen