Setting+Objectives+and+Providing+Feedback

= Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback = Setting objectives establishes a direction for learning. Once students understand the parameters of an objective, they should brainstorm to determine what they know and what they want to learn. Specific, timely, and regular feedback to students enhances their learning. Also, feedback should include an explanation of why an item is correct or incorrect and be criterion referenced. In other words, students should understand where they stand relative to a specific target of knowledge or skill.

Set Learning Objectives or Goals that are specific but flexible. Contract with students to obtain specific learning objectives or goals. Feedback should be criterion-referenced and focused on specific types of knowledge. Student-led feedback is quite powerful.

**Setting Objectives & Brainstorming**

 * AnswerGarden (brainstorming): @http://answergarden.ch/
 * Google Forms: @http://docs.google.com/
 * Setting SMART Goals: @http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/goal-setting-tutorials/smart-goal-setting
 * SurveyMonkey: @http://www.surveymonkey.com/

**Assessments**

 * Richard Byrne: [[file:How_to_Create_Quiz_Using_Google.pdf]]


 * Interactives (interactive math assessments): @http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/assessments/
 * ProProfs Quiz Maker (online test & quiz maker - fee required): @http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/
 * Quizlet: @http://quizlet.com/
 * Testmoz (online graded tests): http://testmoz.com/#home
 * That Quiz (teachers can share quizzes; students get instant feedback): @http://www.thatquiz.org/

**Rubrics**

 * Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Assessment & Rubric Information: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide /assess.html
 * Rubrician.com: @http://www.rubrician.com/general.htm
 * Rubrics4Teachers: @http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/
 * Rubistar: @http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

**Blogs & Wikis**
With class blogs, wikis and websites teachers can post assignments, expectations and host discussions for students to participate.
 * Blogger: http://www.blogger.com
 * Class Blog Meister: @http://classblogmeister.com/index.php
 * Edmodo (educational Twitter): @http://www.edmodo.com/
 * Edublogs: @http://edublogs.org/
 * Google Sites (web sites): http://sites.google.com
 * OnSugar (blog): @http://home.onsugar.com/
 * Pen.io (creates web pages): @http://pen.io/
 * PBWorks (wikis): @http://pbworks.com/content/edu+overview
 * Tumblr (blog): @http://www.tumblr.com/
 * Twitter (micro blogging): @http://twitter.com/
 * Webs (free web sites & hosting): @http://www.webs.com/
 * Wikispaces for Educators (free wikis): @http://www.wikispaces.com/content/private-label/k-12
 * Wikispaces for Higher Ed (free wikis): @http://www.wikispaces.com/content/private-label/higher-ed
 * Wordpress.org: @http://www.wordpress.org
 * Yola (web sites): @http://www.yola.com/