Comments on: Google Apps for assessment - first impressions http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/10/google-apps-for-assessment-first-impressions/ Juicy Geography's web log Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:30:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Noel Jenkins http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/10/google-apps-for-assessment-first-impressions/#comment-10178 Noel Jenkins Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:36:55 +0000 http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/10/google-apps-for-assessment-first-impressions/#comment-10178 Thanks Doug. I need to consider the issue of scalability if I'm to recommend Google Apps to colleagues. Students won't want to be members of different communities within the same school, so I'm going to experiment with creating different user groups within my community and see how easy it all is to manage. Haven't tried the Presentations yet - but thinking of an activity along the lines you suggest. Thanks Doug. I need to consider the issue of scalability if I’m to recommend Google Apps to colleagues. Students won’t want to be members of different communities within the same school, so I’m going to experiment with creating different user groups within my community and see how easy it all is to manage. Haven’t tried the Presentations yet - but thinking of an activity along the lines you suggest.

]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/10/google-apps-for-assessment-first-impressions/#comment-10164 Doug Belshaw Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:23:55 +0000 http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2007/10/google-apps-for-assessment-first-impressions/#comment-10164 Awww... thanks for calling me 'lovely', Noel! Google Apps is great. I'm currently working up to what I mentioned in my blog post. So far I've got my Year 11s to work with their critical partners collaboratively on a Google Powerpoint for a revision-based activity. Then, they've done a source-based interim test. Next week we'll be going through exam technique regarding the test. The next step (in a couple of weeks) will be to use Google Docs to write their answers and then mark and suggest improvements for each others' work with the mark scheme in front of them. I think this ticks all the boxes for AfL, Vygotsky's ZPD, etc. ;-) Awww… thanks for calling me ‘lovely’, Noel!

Google Apps is great. I’m currently working up to what I mentioned in my blog post. So far I’ve got my Year 11s to work with their critical partners collaboratively on a Google Powerpoint for a revision-based activity. Then, they’ve done a source-based interim test.

Next week we’ll be going through exam technique regarding the test. The next step (in a couple of weeks) will be to use Google Docs to write their answers and then mark and suggest improvements for each others’ work with the mark scheme in front of them.

I think this ticks all the boxes for AfL, Vygotsky’s ZPD, etc. ;-)

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