I can't believe we are almost done with this class!! Even thought it has been a TON of work I have truly enjoyed creating videos and learning about the programs that are available.
This week I created a rubric using RubiStar. I took a look at the other Rubric making tools that were suggested, but I felt RubiStar had what I needed to create my rubric. Also, I have used it before so it was a lot easier then learning a new tool. I enjoyed creating this rubric which I will be using to evaluate my students videos in a few weeks. I haven't created too many rubrics for projects that include technology. I am sure after I use this rubric I will think of other things I should've added to it.
As far as the Pecha Kucha goes... ugh! This is not my thing. I love doing presentations, I don't mind having to do timed slides, but I hate being restricted to 20 seconds on each slide. I had a hard time getting what I wanted across in 20 seconds. I also had a hard time getting my slide transitions to go fast enough in VoiceThread. In the end I think it turned out ok, but I wish it was better and easier to do.
I did enjoy a lot of the readings this week on what to look for when buying certain technology products. I don't know much about a lot of the technologies and usually just rely on our tech. director or a store associate to help me make the best choice. After reading those articles I think I could do a lot of it on my own.
I used RubiStar a while back, and was pretty happy with how well it worked. If I recall correctly, though, I always had to white-out the RubiStar name on my printouts before I copied them? Does it still put that on there? I guess it's not a big deal, but as a first-year teacher, I remember being paranoid that my students would discover my shortcuts. (There were many.)
ReplyDeleteI also used this weeks rubric assignment for an actual project that I will be doing in December. I love that the information we are learning can be directly applied to what we do in our classrooms. I used a combination of rubric makers to create mine. I tried to combine a lot of the points so that it fit what I wanted to say.
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