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Tech Tools & Strategies

Published on Nov 18, 2015

This presentation was created by Judith M. Tucker, NWOET, at OETC 2014, Jan. 29, 2014.

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Tech Tools & Strategies

Preparing Your Students for Online Testing

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1. BUILD KEYBOARDING SKILLS

Not just knowledge of the QWERTY keyboard
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Essential Keyboading
Skills for Online Testing

• Scroll
• Drag & drop
• Use text editor
• Use text highlighter
• More @ NextGen Web site

2. Build typing speed

20 to 30 WPM minimum by high school
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#3 GIVE LOTS OF PRACTICE ON MOUSE SKILLS

SUCH AS 'CUT & PASTE', 'DRAG & DROP', ETC.

4. Stress to answer ALL questions

— use ALL available time!
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5. Build in more extended response items

including questions that require use of math symbols

6. PRACTICE 'TIME-LIMITED' WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

Some examples in Learning Express Library
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7. KNOW WHEN TO USE SPELL-CHECK

and how to turn off word prediction!
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8. Practice on same device used for testing

4 to 6 hours minimum
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9.  Practice "simulated research" assignments

(based on grade level)

10. Give multiple choice that require close reading

and that have more than one 'good' answer

Practice Identifying
Content That
Supports
Answers

• Use online highlighting
& note features
• Built-in feature for IBooks
• Diigo Web Highlighter for iOS, Chrome, Firefox

11. Practice 'opinion/argument' writing assignments

New to INFOhio - Points of View Reference Center

12. Expose students to online assessments

INFOhio resources or  create ones of your own!
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• Learning Express
Library

• Early World of
Learning

• Workforce Skills for
21st Success

Free Online
Assessment Tools

• Socrative
• Edmodo quizzes
• Moodle quizzes
• Schoology quizzes
• Google Forms

13. Blended learning

Research shows it is most effective learning model!
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14. Online posting of homework

using a learning management system

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