More on Interactive PDF's

Our Kindergarten crew has been thinking on how to best assess their students in the most appropriate ways.  They do lots of counting and oral assessment, but needed some way to track growth over time with a common assessment given on the same day for each kindergarten student in our building.  Also, with common core, we must begin preparing our students with computer assessments, as well as pencil paper assessments.

In my last blog about Interactive PDFs, I was trying to create a few assessments by playing around with a template I found online.  I also had a few snags that I was trying to figure out.  Well, I'm progressing.  I have made the last page white for easier printing.  Other snags such as the view can be changed to 100%, and the settings can be changed so the students cannot scroll the pages.  I am still learning about the settings and how to keep them from document to document.

Here is the latest PDF.  It is a Mid Year Assessment for Kindergarten.  At the top of each page, it tells you the standard being assessed. I would love some feedback on this item.  Please help me create better products for you and your students.
These are some questions that are on my mind:

• Do you like the layout? 
• Were your students engaged? 
• Was the grading/recording sheet helpful in analyzing student work? 
• Are there other assessments you would like to purchase?

Click on the picture to download.

At a RTI meeting last week, our team thought of Interactive PDFs as an intervention, especially if it was created with the student's specific goal in mind.  I will be playing around with a PDF for a student and his goal of increasing his sight word knowledge.  I look forward to sharing that with you next week.


Thanks for stopping by,

Ms. Mathemagical