Formative Tutorial for Students (with Premium Features)

Welcome to Formative! 
In this activity, you will try out many of the features that Formative has to offer! 

Three videos introducing Formative are embedded below.

You may skip this video.

Please watch this video and respond to the items below.

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True or False: Formative items (questions) can be answered in any order.

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Type your name in the response field and use the Show Your Work canvas to write your initials.

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Use the shape tool to add a solid orange rectangle to the canvas.

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Draw a smiley face on paper or on a whiteboard and use the camera tool to add an image of it to the canvas.

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Please watch this video and respond to the items below.

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True or False: As you answer questions, the dots at the top left of the Formative screen will become filled in with color.

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Matching: When Formative assignments are set to return scores immediately, the dots at the top turn colors other than blue.

Use your intuition to match the type of response on the left with the color you expect its dot to turn on the right.

Draggable Item		Category
Incorrect		Green
Needs graded by the teacher		Red
Partial Credit		Yellow
Correct		Gray

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True or False: Not only can you receive Formative Chat messages from your teacher on specific items, you can ask for help on any item right within Formative.

For practice, click on the small chat icon near the blue "9" circle for the item above. 

For this example, simply type the following into the chat field: Testing help requests.

Notifications
🔔 As you work, watch out for feedback notifications on the bell icon at the top right of your screen. 

You should view notifications frequently to receive feedback promptly and clear the alert badge. 

Respond to teacher feedback with questions or comments as needed.

🥇 Pro-Tip: Since clicking on a notification may open a new Formative assignment and take you away from your current work, consider duplicating the tab in your web browser before clicking. 😉

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What can you add to a Formative Chat conversation with your teacher? Select all that apply.

Practice with other items

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Multiple Selection: Select the activities that are sports. Select all that apply.

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Categorize: Drag each food on the left into the correct category on the right.

Green beans
Bananas
Broccoli
Oranges

Fruits
Vegetables

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Matching: Drag the items on the left up and down until they match the correct colors on the right.
Hint: Assume that there is no yellow snow!

Draggable Item		Category
Sun		Blue
Sky		Green
Grass		Yellow
Snow		White

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Spelling: Listen to this word:

Spell the word you heard in the response field. Write only the word.
For this item, capitalization of the first letter does NOT matter.

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Resequence: Drag the days of the week into chronological order.

Monday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Friday
Thursday

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Numeric (math input): Open the math input keyboard and use it to write ONE of the two equations below.

8\times 2=16 OR \sqrt{16}=4

Do NOT add spaces in your response.

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Formative Graphing: In this item, graph the line representing the function y=2x-3 by plotting the points (0, -3) and (3, 3) on the Formative graphing utility below.

Always zoom and pan your graphs to establish an appropriate viewing window.
The way you leave your graph is the way your teacher sees it for grading and feedback.

Instructions

Click the graph tab.
Click on the graph background to add a point. Add two points to create a graph. Drag a point or type in x and y coordinates to edit its position. Click on a point to delete it.

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Desmos Graphing:
Open Desmos's graphing calculator at desmos.com/calculator in a new tab for a little more screen real estate as you work.
Graph the line representing the function y=2x-3.
Zoom and pan your graph to establish an appropriate viewing window.
Capture a screenshot of your graph and add it to the Show Your Work canvas. On a Chromebook, initiate a screenshot using ctrl+shift+(the key above 6).

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Show Your Work: Explore the basic tools provided on the "show your work" canvas and use them to complete the tasks listed below.

Pro Tips:
★ Hover your cursor over a tool's icon to reveal its name
★ Each item you add to the canvas then behaves like an image that can be moved, rotated, and resized using the Select tool.

Complete the following:
◆ Draw a flagpole (try the Scribble, Line, and Shape tools)
◆ Add a text box and type something (use the Text tool)
◆ Upload an image from your computer (use the Image tool)
◆ Add a green rectangle (adjust Color, Line Thickness, and Options, then use the Rectangle tool)
◆ Add a purple circle (adjust Color, Line Thickness, and Options, then use the Circle tool)

Welcome to Formative!

True or False: Formative items (questions) can be answered in any order.

Type your name in the response field and use the Show Your Work canvas to write your initials.

Use the shape tool to add a solid orange rectangle to the canvas.

Draw a smiley face on paper or on a whiteboard and use the camera tool to add an image of it to the canvas.

True or False: As you answer questions, the dots at the top left of the Formative screen will become filled in with color.

Matching: When Formative assignments are set to return scores immediately, the dots at the top turn colors other than blue.

Use your intuition to match the type of response on the left with the color you expect its dot to turn on the right.

True or False: Not only can you receive Formative Chat messages from your teacher on specific items, you can ask for help on any item right within Formative.

Notifications

What can you add to a Formative Chat conversation with your teacher? Select all that apply.

Practice with other items

Multiple Selection: Select the activities that are sports. Select all that apply.

Categorize: Drag each food on the left into the correct category on the right.

Matching: Drag the items on the left up and down until they match the correct colors on the right.
Hint: Assume that there is no yellow snow!

Spelling: Listen to this word:

Spell the word you heard in the response field. Write only the word.
For this item, capitalization of the first letter does NOT matter.

Resequence: Drag the days of the week into chronological order.

Numeric (math input): Open the math input keyboard and use it to write ONE of the two equations below.

8\times 2=16 OR \sqrt{16}=4

Do NOT add spaces in your response.

Identify the body part indicated here by writing one of the words from this bank:
antennae
head
thorax
wings
abdomen
legs

Respond with only one word.

Identify the body part indicated here by writing one of the words from this bank:
antennae
head
thorax
wings
abdomen
legs

Respond with only one word.

Formative Tutorial for Students (with Premium Features)

Welcome to Formative!

True or False: Formative items (questions) can be answered in any order.

Type your name in the response field and use the Show Your Work canvas to write your initials.

Use the shape tool to add a solid orange rectangle to the canvas.

Draw a smiley face on paper or on a whiteboard and use the camera tool to add an image of it to the canvas.

True or False: As you answer questions, the dots at the top left of the Formative screen will become filled in with color.

Matching: When Formative assignments are set to return scores immediately, the dots at the top turn colors other than blue. Use your intuition to match the type of response on the left with the color you expect its dot to turn on the right.

True or False: Not only can you receive Formative Chat messages from your teacher on specific items, you can ask for help on any item right within Formative.

Notifications

What can you add to a Formative Chat conversation with your teacher? Select all that apply.

Practice with other items

Multiple Selection: Select the activities that are sports. Select all that apply.

Categorize: Drag each food on the left into the correct category on the right.

Matching: Drag the items on the left up and down until they match the correct colors on the right.Hint: Assume that there is no yellow snow!

Spelling: Listen to this word: Spell the word you heard in the response field. Write only the word. For this item, capitalization of the first letter does NOT matter.

Resequence: Drag the days of the week into chronological order.

Numeric (math input): Open the math input keyboard and use it to write ONE of the two equations below.8\times 2=16 OR \sqrt{16}=4Do NOT add spaces in your response.

Identify the body part indicated here by writing one of the words from this bank: antennaeheadthoraxwingsabdomenlegsRespond with only one word.

Identify the body part indicated here by writing one of the words from this bank: antennaeheadthoraxwingsabdomenlegsRespond with only one word.

Matching: When Formative assignments are set to return scores immediately, the dots at the top turn colors other than blue.

Use your intuition to match the type of response on the left with the color you expect its dot to turn on the right.

Matching: Drag the items on the left up and down until they match the correct colors on the right.
Hint: Assume that there is no yellow snow!

Spelling: Listen to this word:

Spell the word you heard in the response field. Write only the word.
For this item, capitalization of the first letter does NOT matter.

Numeric (math input): Open the math input keyboard and use it to write ONE of the two equations below.

8\times 2=16 OR \sqrt{16}=4

Do NOT add spaces in your response.

Identify the body part indicated here by writing one of the words from this bank:
antennae
head
thorax
wings
abdomen
legs

Respond with only one word.

Identify the body part indicated here by writing one of the words from this bank:
antennae
head
thorax
wings
abdomen
legs

Respond with only one word.