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Free Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) Practice Sites

Friday, March 10, 2017 in , ,


Technology Enhanced Items are appearing on Common Core and state testing. We need to prepare our students with these type of testing items. Come learn about the different types of questions/responses and grab a list of FREE websites you can use for practice in your classroom and at home. Links work for Chromebook users!

Are you looking for online practice sites for Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) that are appearing on Common Core and state tests? These are not the traditional type of testing questions. Instead, they are computer-delivered items that drive higher order thinking which involve special interactions for collecting responses. Some examples of TEI questions include:
Technology Enhanced Items are appearing on Common Core and state testing. We need to prepare our students with these type of testing items. Come learn about the different types of questions/responses and grab a list of FREE websites you can use for practice in your classroom and at home. Links work for Chromebook users!
  • text dropdown menus
  • drag and drop
  • multiple selection
  • label an image
  • numeric entry with units
  • text selection/highlighting
  • editing text
  • equation builder
  • drawing an object

Exposing students as early as possible to these types of questions is important, not just for conquering testing. We need to model how questions that arise in our everyday world do not always require ONE answer. Sometimes we find multiple answers that are correct to everyday problems! Often times answers come in many different forms. Many TEI questions mirror this philosophy and if students do not correctly choose ALL of the correct answers or arrange them appropriately, then the question asking for multiple answers is marked entirely wrong. That can be hard for a little one to understand. Therefore, exposure is KEY.

Recently I was asked for a list of practice sites that would help prepare 3rd-5th grade Chromebook users for these testing items. So I compiled a list of THE BEST 15 websites (with the help of our Tech with Us Facebook Community) and I wanted to share it with you. These websites are FREE and do not require a login. Therefore, send this link home with students for extra practice! Click on the image below to take you to the FREE download that will automatically launch a Google Slides presentation slide with the links.


Technology Enhanced Items are appearing on Common Core and state testing. We need to prepare our students with these type of testing items. Come learn about the different types of questions/responses and grab a list of FREE websites you can use for practice in your classroom and at home. Links work for Chromebook users!

PLEASE let me know if you know of any other websites that you think should be added or swapped out. I'm always looking for THE BEST.

If you are looking for even more practice and logins are not an issue for you, then I highly suggest checking out:




 I also have an instructional PowerPoint full of animations that will introduce or review several TEI questions and how to answer them. Click on the images below to take you to this product in my TpT Store:
This TEI (Technology Enhanced Items) Computer Based Testing Instructional PowerPoint was created to introduce elementary students to computer based testing items that could appear on Common Core and state tests.

This TEI (Technology Enhanced Items) Computer Based Testing Instructional PowerPoint was created to introduce elementary students to computer based testing items that could appear on Common Core and state tests.
Enjoy!

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