Category: Quick Tip
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Naiku Quick Tip: Constructing Better Constructed Response Items
Read MoreAs a middle school math teacher, my go-to assessment item type was constructed response. I loved the item for its ability to be created quickly compared to thinking through multiple-choice answers and the freedom it gave me to get a better understanding of student learning and misconceptions. There are a few ways to customize the […]
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Naiku Quick Tip: Search by Key Words and Standards
Read MoreOne of my Education Professor’s in college told me that the best teachers are the best thieves. What he meant was we as teachers need to save our precious time and find and reuse other teacher’s materials instead of creating our own. So whether you are a Naiku pro or brand new, one of the […]
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Naiku Quick Tip: Adding an Assessment as a Learning Resource
Read MoreDid you know that you can use an assessment as a learning resource? Learning Resources are a great way to provide students with the intervention, practice, or enrichment that they may need throughout the year. Naiku now allows teachers to assign a Naiku assessment as a learning resource for their students. When students take a test […]
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Naiku Quick Tip: Using An Access Code To Take An Assessment
Read MoreDid you know that students can login to an assessment using an access code? At times it can be difficult for students to remember login information, especially those young elementary students. This can be a bit of a distraction when it’s time to take an assessment using Naiku. Fortunately, Naiku allows students to access an […]
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Naiku Quick Tip: Using Bubble Sheets
Read MoreDid you know that you can print bubble sheets and have students take a Naiku assessment using paper and pencil? On occasion, student’s forget their devices at home or bring their device in with no charge, making it difficult for students to take their assessments online. For those instances, Naiku has made it easy and […]
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Naiku Quick Tip: Transferring Results to Your Gradebook
Read MoreDid you know that you can transfer your results from Naiku directly into your gradebook? As we all know, entering scores into our online gradebooks can be a bit of a time consuming task. Naiku has streamlined that process by allowing educators to transfer scores directly from Naiku into your gradebook with the simple press […]
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Naiku Quick Tip: Importing .txt Files
Read MoreDid you know that you can import your assessments as a .txt file? A quick and easy way to create a test in Naiku is to import it from a .txt file. If you use Quia, you can export those tests out as text files. Then you can import those into Naiku. Alternatively, you can simply […]
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Naiku Quick Tip: Sharing Assessments
Read MoreDid you know that you can share assessments with educators in your school, district, or even throughout the world? Naiku makes it easy to work in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and create, share, and discuss assessments and outcomes in a secure, professional environment. Teachers can easily share individual items and assessments with other teachers from […]
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Naiku Quick Tip: Adding Curriculum Maps
Read MoreDid you know that Naiku has a Curriculum Map feature that helps teachers organize their yearlong standards and learning targets? Curriculum maps are useful tools that allow teachers to see the “big picture” of their curriculum, instruction, and assessment process. In Naiku, your state standards or learning targets serve as the foundation of the curriculum […]
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Quick Tip: Adding Answer Rationale
Read MoreDid you know you can add rationale for the correct and incorrect answer choices for each question? Quick Tip: Providing students with answer rationale can be a great learning tool. It’s a great way to provide quick, automatic, and individualized feedback to students. Within an assessment, rationale can be added to each individual answer choice. […]