Feedback
WHAT IS IT?
Teachers provide timely and constructive feedback to students, highlighting areas of strength and areas for improvement.
READING PROGRESS - TEAMS
Individualized Feedback: Reading Progress provides individualized feedback to students based on their recorded readings. Teachers can review the recordings and use the tool's features to provide specific feedback on areas such as accuracy, fluency, expression, and comprehension. This feedback can be tailored to each student's needs, highlighting strengths and areas for improvement, and guiding them towards achieving their reading goals.
Targeted Intervention: Reading Progress allows teachers to identify struggling readers and provide targeted interventions. By analyzing the data and insights provided by the tool, teachers can identify specific areas where students may need additional support. They can then scaffold instruction by providing targeted strategies, resources, or one-on-one support to help students overcome challenges and improve their reading skills.
Progress Monitoring: Reading Progress enables teachers to track students' reading progress over time. By regularly reviewing students' recorded readings and analyzing their performance, teachers can monitor their growth and identify patterns or trends. This information can be used to adjust instruction, set new goals, or provide additional support as needed, ensuring that students are making progress and receiving appropriate scaffolding.
Goal Setting and Reflection: Reading Progress allows teachers and students to set reading goals together. Teachers can work with students to establish specific targets for reading fluency, accuracy, or comprehension. Students can then use the tool to record their readings and track their progress towards these goals. Regular reflection on their performance and progress can help students take ownership of their learning and motivate them to improve with the support of scaffolded instruction.
Collaborative Feedback: Reading Progress facilitates collaborative feedback between teachers, students, and parents. Teachers can share students' recorded readings and progress reports with parents, allowing them to listen to their child's readings and review the feedback provided. This collaboration promotes a shared understanding of students' reading abilities and progress, enabling parents to provide additional support at home and reinforcing the scaffolding provided in the classroom.
Differentiated Instruction: Reading Progress supports differentiated instruction by providing insights into students' reading abilities. Teachers can use the data and feedback from the tool to tailor instruction to individual needs. They can provide differentiated resources, strategies, or activities to scaffold instruction and meet students at their appropriate reading level, ensuring that each student receives the necessary support and challenge.
APPLE MARKUP TOOL
Annotating Text: Markup tools allow teachers to annotate and provide feedback directly on students' written work. Teachers can use highlighting, underlining, or strikethrough to emphasize specific areas or errors in the text. They can also add comments or suggestions using text boxes, providing targeted feedback to guide students' revisions and improvements.
Drawing and Sketching: Markup tools enable teachers to draw or sketch directly on students' work. This can be particularly useful for providing visual feedback or explanations. Teachers can use arrows, shapes, or freehand drawing to illustrate concepts, clarify ideas, or provide examples. This visual feedback can support students' understanding and scaffold their learning process.
Adding Audio Comments: Some Markup tools allow for the addition of audio comments. Teachers can record their voice to provide verbal feedback on students' work. This can be especially beneficial for providing detailed explanations, offering praise, or giving personalized guidance. Audio comments can enhance the feedback experience and provide a more personalized and supportive approach to scaffolding instruction.
Highlighting and Underlining: Markup tools offer the ability to highlight or underline specific sections of text. Teachers can use these tools to draw attention to important points, identify errors, or emphasize key concepts. Highlighting and underlining can help students focus on specific areas and provide clear guidance for improvement.
Inserting Shapes and Symbols: Markup tools allow for the insertion of shapes, symbols, or icons. Teachers can use these tools to provide visual cues or reminders within students' work. For example, they can insert a checkmark to indicate a correct answer or a question mark to prompt further thinking. These visual aids can support students' understanding and scaffold their learning process.
Collaborative Feedback: Markup tools facilitate collaborative feedback between teachers and students. Teachers can share documents with students and provide access to Markup tools, allowing students to annotate their own work or engage in a dialogue with the teacher. This collaborative feedback approach promotes active learning, encourages reflection, and supports students in taking ownership of their learning.
Track Changes and Revisions: Markup tools often include the ability to track changes and revisions. Teachers can review students' work, make edits or suggestions, and track the progress of revisions over time. This feature allows for a transparent and iterative feedback process, where students can see the evolution of their work and the impact of the scaffolding provided.
MICROSOFT WORD
Track Changes: Word's "Track Changes" feature allows teachers to provide feedback directly within the document. Teachers can make edits, suggestions, or comments, which are visible to students. This feature enables a transparent feedback process, allowing students to see the changes made and understand the rationale behind them. Students can then revise their work based on the feedback provided.
Comments and Annotations: Word allows teachers to insert comments and annotations at specific points in the document. Teachers can highlight areas for improvement, ask questions, or provide explanations. Students can review these comments and annotations, gaining insights into their strengths and areas that require further development. This feedback helps scaffold instruction by guiding students' revisions and promoting reflection.
Rubrics and Grading: Word provides the ability to create rubrics or grading criteria within the document. Teachers can use tables or text boxes to outline the criteria and provide feedback based on each criterion. This approach helps students understand the expectations and provides specific feedback on their performance in different areas. Rubrics facilitate the scaffolding of instruction by providing clear guidance for improvement.
Formatting and Styling: Word allows teachers to provide feedback on formatting and styling aspects of students' work. Teachers can suggest changes to font, spacing, headings, or other formatting elements to enhance the clarity and organization of the document. This feedback helps students improve the visual presentation of their work and supports the development of effective communication skills.
Revision History: Word keeps a revision history of the document, allowing teachers and students to track changes made over time. This feature enables students to see the progression of their work and the impact of the feedback provided. It promotes reflection and encourages students to take ownership of their learning by actively engaging in the revision process.
Collaborative Editing: Word supports collaborative editing, allowing multiple users to work on the same document simultaneously. This feature facilitates real-time feedback and collaboration between teachers and students. Teachers can provide immediate feedback, answer questions, or engage in discussions with students, promoting an interactive and supportive learning environment.
Digital Comment Banks: Teachers can create and use digital comment banks in Word to streamline the feedback process. Comment banks consist of pre-written comments or phrases that can be easily inserted into the document. This saves time for teachers while still providing personalized feedback to students. Comment banks can be customized to address common areas for improvement or specific learning goals.
MICROSOFT TEAMS
Discussion Boards: Teams offers discussion boards where teachers can post feedback for the entire class or specific groups. Teachers can provide general feedback, highlight common errors, or commend exemplary work. Students can engage in discussions, ask questions, or seek clarification, promoting a collaborative learning environment and supporting the scaffolding process.
Assignment Feedback: Teams includes an assignment feature that allows teachers to provide feedback directly on student assignments. Teachers can review and grade assignments, add comments, and highlight areas for improvement. Students can access their graded assignments, review the feedback, and make revisions based on the provided guidance.
Audio and Video Feedback: Teams supports audio and video communication, enabling teachers to provide personalized feedback through voice or video messages. Instead of written comments, teachers can record audio or video feedback to offer more detailed explanations, tone, and guidance. This form of feedback can enhance the scaffolding process and support students' understanding.
Peer Feedback and Collaboration: Teams supports peer feedback and collaboration through its channels and collaboration features. Teachers can create channels for students to collaborate on projects or assignments and provide feedback to their peers. This peer feedback promotes active learning, encourages reflection, and supports students in taking ownership of their learning through collaborative scaffolding.