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Using Adobe Acrobat for Assessment?

Posted on Jul 25, 2012 by TJ Fletcher Latest activity: Aug 3, 2012

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Do teachers in your school make use of Adobe Acrobat in assessing student work? I've found very few knew they even had Adobe Acrobat Pro on their computers, or confuse it with Adobe Reader. There are some pretty great features wrapped into Acrobat Pro...like the ability to embed or stream video, create electronic forms, comment on video, collect feedback, etc. Just wondering how others get the word out...or why they aren't getting the word out? Seems like a no-brainer...

Comments (7)

Kristie MacLaughlin

Posted on Aug 3, 2012 10:47 PM - Permalink

I'm using Acrobat.com/Acrobat Pro to get my students to collaborate on the Yearbook. It's a great way for them to check one another, leave ideas & notes, and it's easy fo me to make sure they're on track. It's made it very simple for me to take a daily assessment grade.

George Joeckel

Posted on Aug 3, 2012 5:00 PM - Permalink

I think there is HUGE potential for using PDFs for assessment. Here's an example of dynamic PDF (built in LC Designer) that we are using in a finance class to replace a static MS Word document: http://edexchange.adobe.com/posts/2040488ce6.

THe Financial Checkup Tool features:

- Income/Expense Tracking Sheet
- Net Worth Statement
- Income/Expense Statement
- Financial Ratios Worksheet
- Revolving Savings Worksheet
- Retirement Needs Worksheet
- Life Insurance Needs Worksheet
- Financial Goal Worksheet
- Monthly Budget Statement

FCT1.pdf

Judy Durkin

Posted on Jul 26, 2012 2:34 PM - Permalink

FORMS CENTRAL ROCKS! I wish I could post some of the cool things that I have done in forms central. Maybe I will play around a little and see what I can export to Adobe Education Exchange.

Judy Durkin

Posted on Jul 26, 2012 1:32 PM - Permalink

The answer to asessment in the classroom is: Adobe Forms Central. You can create ANY type of question WITH graphics (which Google Forms does NOT feature). You can create a quiz that is self-scoring and also intermesh surveys, essay questions - the sky is the limit. Forms Central is idiot-proof - easy to use. It has transformed my classroom into a paperless one and made my job much easier. I am able to proces and evaluate student performance in a much more timely manner.

TJ Fletcher

Posted on Jul 26, 2012 1:53 PM - Permalink

I need to look at Forms Central more...wasn't aware that you could use graphics. Thanks, Judy! :)

Linda Dickeson

Posted on Jul 25, 2012 10:15 PM - Permalink

As some of our CTE teachers are working with students on portfolio building they are beginning to use the Acrobat commenting tools to assess portfolios. But I agree, I teach workshop after workshop and usually 100% percent of the participants had no idea how the commenting tools work. Also I think as districts update to Reader X, the use of commenting will increase since basic commenting is available (sticky notes, etc.) without having to enable the document for Reader.

Nancy Parker

Posted on Jul 25, 2012 5:44 AM - Permalink

I find Adobe Acrobat Pro a most valuable tool for educators BUT most educators do not understand the power of Acrobat Pro. Yes, many are confused and think the Acrobat Reader is Acrobat. I find that modeling is the best way to demonstrate the power of Acrobat Pro. It is amazing how much work that a teacher can save by using forms to make worksheets that can be used and reused without ever requiring paper and ink. In addition, the commenting tools are a great way to grade papers.