tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730514995199630178.post6175120713611300531..comments2024-02-17T01:36:06.347-08:00Comments on Learning and Sharing with Ms. Lirenman: Making Learning VisibleK Lirenmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058037226665551154noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730514995199630178.post-14663965491714534062015-04-04T19:32:46.399-07:002015-04-04T19:32:46.399-07:00Danielle there are several people on twitter who a...Danielle there are several people on twitter who are actively using Fresh Grade. There have also been many articles and videos which you may want to search for. Best of luck with your schooling. :-)K Lirenmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058037226665551154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730514995199630178.post-10240869894854126042015-02-24T07:56:27.536-08:002015-02-24T07:56:27.536-08:00Hi, Karen! I'm a Childhood/Special Education m...Hi, Karen! I'm a Childhood/Special Education major at SUNY Geneseo and after scrolling through many of your posts, I am so intrigued by Fresh Grade! SUNY Geneseo tries to teach us to use a Constructivist approach in our classrooms, but it is difficult to implement this kind of learning in the data-driven culture here. I think that Fresh Grade is an awesome way to continue to track progress without having to assign letter grades or scores out of 100 to younger students. Accountability is so important, and I think this is the most creative way to hold students accountable, keep parents informed, and be able to track our own progress as teachers. I would love to read more about Fresh Grade for my semester-long Professional Development project! Thanks so much for this post, and so many interesting blog entries.Danielle Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289066298628264638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730514995199630178.post-43950687378756373522014-11-22T23:35:15.926-08:002014-11-22T23:35:15.926-08:00Katie if you have more questions please don't ...Katie if you have more questions please don't hesitate to ask. :-)K Lirenmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058037226665551154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730514995199630178.post-26696693977758811882014-11-13T07:49:23.263-08:002014-11-13T07:49:23.263-08:00I am so intrigued by this service and can't wa...I am so intrigued by this service and can't wait to learn more about it. We are in the middle of conferences and I didn't have time during the conference to share some of the really cool things (digitally) their child was doing. I could easily have started this and they could have seen in their digital portfolio. Thanks so much for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15848576074605418357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730514995199630178.post-72347136468142960582014-11-12T21:03:03.677-08:002014-11-12T21:03:03.677-08:00I think with many tools you can take as much or as...I think with many tools you can take as much or as little time to add assessment data. The quick captures are very simple to use. I will admit I tend to use my personal iPad to capture snapshots because it has a keyboard and makes it easy for me to add notes on the fly but they do have "quick notes" too that you can access with just a tap. Sometimes though I just grab images with the quick capture app on my work iPad and I can then immediately save it to a student (or student's) portfolio. After school today I was looking over my grade one Force and Motion activity. Half the children understood it, half of them didn't. I was able to write two comments that said such and then save to the specific children's portfolios in one go just by selecting multiple names for the same comment. I also find as I mark work and it's something I think should be on a student's portfolio I take a snap shot, write a quick personal comment, and save it. This year adding data hasn't been too much of a challenge and the reality is I don't and won't document every little thing each child does in my room but I do capture the important big things. I hope that helps. Megan, if we are able to get together F2F I'd be more than willing to show you what I've been doing too. You know where to find me. :-)K Lirenmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058037226665551154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730514995199630178.post-16575405488380622872014-11-12T20:01:40.110-08:002014-11-12T20:01:40.110-08:00Thanks for the overview, Karen. I am curious abou...Thanks for the overview, Karen. I am curious about Fresh Grade, but haven't had the time to explore it yet. I like the idea of having so many samples of learning all gathered in one place. As a parent, I would love to get regular, personalized updates about my child's learning. Do you find that typing/recording/adding assessment info requires a comparable amount of time to your previous assessment systems? How often are you entering information for a typical child in your class? Megan Birdsallhttp://www.msbirdsallsclassroom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com