Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
Along is a two-way digital communication platform focused on reflection and feedback through text, video, and audio. Teachers sign up using a Google or Microsoft 365 Educator account, and then browse the site's tutorials and resources. There's info about getting started, how to find time in the day for reflection, the research behind the site, and even a customizable Google Slides presentation to introduce the platform to students. Dozens of teacher practice lessons focus on skills teachers can use to connect with students, including lessons that focus on types of praise or giving wise feedback, for example. Once teachers feel ready to interact with students, they can email students a sign-up link using their Google or Microsoft 365 account. Teachers then create a reflection question of their own, or draw from the questions and related resources on the site. If desired, they can also create a sample response to share as a model. Students will be able to see the question and respond via text, video, or audio. Student reflections appear on the teacher dashboard, where teachers can respond.
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Assessment ; Digital Citizenship ; Relationships & communication ; Social & Emotional Learning ; Tech & Learning
Respondent
Student,
Teacher
Administration Information
Administration
Computer
Access and Use
Developer
Along
Setting
Classroom
