Test-taking has been a big theme on here the last few weeks, but I feel that managing skills to make it through a test are crucial for students. The fact is, the tests will be administered no matter what; why not help them do their best?!?
So. alas, why not put their future in the palm of their hands? Or hand, actually. During this lesson I have my students think about a phone app they could invent that could help them do their best on a test. Obviously, there are rules that the app cannot give them the answers, or in any way shape or form help them cheat or take the test for them. If you are looking for how to begin the unit, please check out my other posts about Test-Taking Skills. I used the same power point and skills template, just a different theme. Students will need to select a skill they would like to improve on, and then I let them design the app from there. Depending on how much time you have with your students, you can go as brief or as thorough as you want. I only have about 25 minutes with my students a week, so we make whatever work! When they have chosen the skill, give them a blank piece of paper and have them design the app logo, which will be represented on the "phone screen". The phone screen is really poser paper I have chosen and drawn an image of an iPhone on it. When they have designed their app, have them glue their app onto the phone, and there you have a quick test-taking skills reference right there for them to see! You can hang it in their classroom or in the hallway for all students to use and reflect on before they take a test. Check out the test-taking iPhone my students made!
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