E-Resources+-+Feedback+to+students

"The Millennial Generation needs to see the relevance of what they are doing in relation to the world in which they live. Technology is one way of tapping into this need. We can glean from McQueen’s writings that when teaching students we need to be very clear about the expected outcome and flexible in the processes students use to achieve these outcomes. McQueen also stresses the importance of “affirming” the student in the learning process. The issue of the ‘granny factor’ (Mitra, 2010) is when enthusiastic encouragement is given liberally and often to the discoveries being made by the students. Mitra used unskilled surrogate ‘grandmothers’ to provide this encouragement in his research. Both teachers and parents are fully aware of how positive encouragement is to students. This reinforces Hattie’s view (2009) on the importance of feedback."

> multiple-choice, > short-answer, > jumbled-sentence, > crossword, > matching/ordering and > gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web.
 * Online Resource || Hot Potato || Applications ||
 * [[image:hot_potatoesGIF.GIF width="258" height="80" link="http://hotpot.uvic.ca/"]] || * The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications,
 * Hot Potatoes is freeware, and you may use it for any purpose or project you like.
 * It is not open-source.
 * A free download.
 * Grades each activity

EXAMPLE || * Excellent for quickly checking student understanding of facts and concepts. || || * //ClassMarker// online testing website, is a professional, easy to use, online quiz maker that marks your tests and quizzes for you.
 * || Jing ||  ||
 * [[image:jingpref.jpg width="134" height="124" align="center" link="http://jing.en.softonic.com/"]] || * Screen recording device which allows the teacher to verbally and visually instruct the class.
 * Require an external microphone for best results.
 * Free download || * Provide individual feedback on student's work ||
 * || ClassMarker ||  ||
 * [[image:class_marker.GIF link="http://www.classmarker.com/"]]
 * Create secure online exams to your exact requirements using multiple choice, short answer, essay and more question types.
 * Easy to use, free for up to 100 tests taken per month.

[|TEST EXAMPLE] || * Set multiple choice, short answer and essay type questions for your students. ||