Assessments: What type do you do?

To me there are two different types of assessments, authentic and traditional. In my teaching I have found that I generally use the traditional assessments more than the authentic assessments. I find that traditional assessments are easier to generate than authentic ones. I also tend to get more information from those than I do from the authentic ones.

For the traditional assessments I have found many online websites or even iPad apps that are great for making those assessments. One website that I use quite often is plickers. With plickers my students have cards that they hold up and I scan with my device. It shows if each student has answered and will also tell me if they are right or wrong. Another way I access is during videos that they watch on Edpuzzle. These videos stop when it is time for a question that the students must answer. It could be a multiple choice, a short answer, or just a think about this type thing. I have also been using kahoot.it. This is a neat website that has all kinds of assessments already made. The students can link into it and then respond in game like fashion. It has a ranking board and the students really like trying to beat each other.

With authentic assessments they are harder to make and find. I have done a few with different apps that will track how a student is doing and those help me with their goals. Other than that I mainly do this type of assessment  one on one with students in order to track progress on their IEP goals. I don't think that authentic assessments are practical to use all the time. I do think they can help show mastery towards a goal though.

What ways do you use to assess students? What have you found to be more effective?