Dakota Step Review
Tests often reflect how good of a test taker you are, in addition to "what you know." Read these tips.
Document the TEN tips that you think will be the most useful. Then write a paragraph explaining how you plan to use these tips to improve your test-taking skills.
Document the TEN tips that you think will be the most useful. Then write a paragraph explaining how you plan to use these tips to improve your test-taking skills.
- Read and carefully follow all of the directions for the test.
- Read each question. Try to decide whether the question is an "In the Text or Book" question or an "In My Head question.
- Before looking at the options in a multiple choice question, ask yourself if you already know the answer. If so, look to find that answer among the choices.
- Before marking your answer, read all of the options.
- Read the question again, this time with the answer you selected to see if it sounds correct.
- Try to use your time well, so that you have the time to finish the entire test and then go back over it to check your answers.
7. Use all the time you are allowed.
8. Try to eliminate any options that obviously cannot be correct.
9. The most general option is likely to be the correct option.
10. The longest or most complete option is likely to be the correct option.
11. The option containing technical language is likely to be the correct one.
12.When two of the options are opposite, one of them is always incorrect, and the other is usually, but not always, correct.
13. Options with "qualifiers" or words such as most are usually correct.
14. Options with absolute statements such as all or none are usually incorrect.
15. “All of the above” is the likely choice if you KNOW at least two options are correct.
16. Look alike options test your level of understanding. One of the options is probably correct, so choose the best one.
17. Eliminate choices that basically mean the same thing—they actually cancel each other out.
18. Remember that information relevant to one question is sometimes given away in another test item.
19. Options that include broad terms such as always, never, necessarily, only, must, completely,and totally tend to be incorrect.
20. Options that include qualifiers tend to be correct. These options include words often, sometimes, perhaps, may, and generally.
21. True/False Tests: When in doubt, answer TRUE because Usually, there are more true answers than false answers on a test.
22. Don’t stop reading when you see one true thing in a question because the false portion may appear at the end of the question.
23. Look for extreme modifiers such as all, none, absolutely, never, worst, nobody, everybody; they tend to make the question FALSE.
24. Look for qualifying words such as usually, frequently, often, sometimes, probably, few; they tend to make a question TRUE.
25. Review the test to make sure each question is answered.
26. Check over the bubble sheet to make sure you have answered each question in the proper SPOT and didn't get offline!
Elements of a Story
This is an interactive site to review story elements. Have fun learning.
Museum Box
This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others.
To learn HOW to use Museum Box, follow the link below:
How to Use Museum Box
To learn HOW to use Museum Box, follow the link below:
How to Use Museum Box
Animoto Slideshows
In a nutshell, Animoto is a free video creation service. Users select or upload images to their account then users select from a list of royalty-free music or upload their own audio tracks, Animoto mixes the music and images to create a professional looking video in minutes. If users don't like the video they can remix the video using the same images and audio until they get something with which they're satisfied. Animoto is a great way for students to quickly create a great looking presentation without the teacher having to spend a lot of time teaching students how to edit or manipulate presentation software.
Poetry For Kids
Want to review poetry elements in a very fun way? Go to this site and enjoy learning!
Glogster
Glogster EDU is another Web 2.0 tool that is becoming increasingly popular. The best way to describe it is as an online poster creation tool with music. You need to see it to completely understand. Glogster EDU helps students to create online posters while incorporating multimedia. It is in a private, secure web environment specifically created for educational purposes. Glogster EDU can take your students' creations to the next level of creativity and engagement. When students are allowed to publish their creations, they have a purpose for excelling. Teachers can create accounts for students without the use of student email addrsses or personal information.
How to Use Glogster
How to Use Glogster
Bubbl.Us
Bubbl.us is an interactive, collaborative online mind mapping tool. It can be used for brainstorming, coordinating responsibilities during the early stages of a project, or just organizing ideas. In the classroom, it could be used to teach writing skills, organize a team for a project, or conduct a literature analysis. This tool includes collaboration features that make it a useful Web 2.0 technology tool. Users can generate emails asking their friends to join or to view a certain mind map. Users can also collaborate with others on a mind map, and both users can then modify the map. Also, maps from different users can be combined
Into The Book
This website will help you practice determining various literary elements. It is fun and interactive and you will find that learning how to become a GREAT reader is enjoyable!!!
Free Flashcards
I will create flashcard sets for you at this fantastic site. We will also be creating some flashcard sets as a class and YOU can use this site to create your own flashcards to learn information in other classes as well. This is a "smart" learning tool! Take advantage of it! It is a free tutorial that you can use to prepare for tests and save time while increasing your vocabulary!
Poetry Archive
Interested in reading some poetry online? Want to find a poem written on a specific theme? Have some questions about what poetry means or how to interpret poetry? All these questions and more can be answered at this fantastic site dedicated completely to poetry.
Lexipedia
Lexipedia is the site that "gives words meaning." This site will increase students' connectivity to new words and turn them in to "word detectives!" It helps students and adults alike to learn definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and fuzzynyms of words. Check this site out today and start getting SMARTER!!!
Nikolas' Online Reading Community
This is the site you will enter answers to the literature circle book you are reading. You must answer the questions individually first, then as a group, then input the group's answers online.
Personal Evaluation of Participation
The best way to improve our performance is to take time to determine how well we are doing and where we are going right, as well as where we could work harder and improve. This tool will help you to think about how well you are doing with your literature circle.