Evernote

Evernote is something relatively new to me.  However, in my readings and research about Evernote I think that it is a valuable assessment tool in the classroom.  With the use of an Ipod or digital device, you can access student work easily, without having to lug home notebook after notebook.  You would have a lot of student data at your fingertips, which makes ongoing assessment so easy.  Teachers would be able to also use Evernote to record assessments of the students.  They could keep a notebook on each student and use it to take anecdotal notes about each student, videos recordings of students’ explanations and answers, audio recordings of student reflections and photos of student work that would help to assist them in giving formative feedback to students.  You could essentially have an e-portfolio for every student in your class that documents your ongoing assessment.  By sharing this e-portfolio with the student whom it belongs to, allows you to give feedback to them and then record learning goals, as well it will give students an opportunity to do some self-assessment.   Evernote also allows you to create checklists (specialized for each student that needs differentiation), which would allow you to use anywhere (outside the school, while walking around the classroom).

Here is a link that provides a presentation about Evernote:

http://www.ssedro.com/blog/2013/02/17/using-evernote-for-formative-assessment/comment-page-1/

Here is a link to another blog that I found useful when learning about Evernote (outlines teacher uses):

http://richlambert.edublogs.org/2012/02/07/evernote-the-definitive-post/