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Assessment and Evaluation**
 * Reflections on Technology Facilitator Standard IV:

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As I read chapter 4, I realized that there is definitely room for improvement in regard to this standard on my campus and within my district. My district is not very proactive in implementing technology tools as a means for assessment or evaluation. I did participate in one reading program, in which the students were required to complete online tests at the end of each unit. Although I felt the concept was great, the actual content of the program was somewhat weak in my opinion, and this program included a very small percentage of students on my campus; however, these students were at-risk students, making them a target concern. Technology Facilitator Standard IV states, “Educational Technology Facilitators apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies.” Throughout the readings related to this standard, I was exposed to a many new resources and benefits associated with formative assessments, effectively used to provide immediate student and teacher feedback. These formative assessments were all technology related.======

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Some additional assessment tools I was exposed to in the reading included hand held student response systems, adaptive testing, visual data analysis tools, and online standardized test administration. One factor that concerns me is the availability of the assessment programs and tools to such a small percentage of the overall student population on my campus. Although these populations are a special concern, including the at-risk population, we must challenge students on every level in order to insure adequate progression, growth, and learning in all students. I feel that our district should evaluate the effectiveness of formative assessment and evaluation in order to dedicate more integration of such tools.======