Our Final Project should include an assessment scheme for the students’ performance and product. After your peruse the list of resources below, go to the assignment in red below and complete it so that your ideas, discoveries, and reflections can be shared in class with your colleagues.
Rubrics & Rubric Generator Resources
The following tools and resources can facilitate the creation of rubrics for your classroom projects.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.htmlAn extensive library of rubric examples sorted by subject and project/product type – including technology/media – based products.
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/rubrics/elemresearchrubric.html
A good general example of how to construct a rubric (taken from the resource above)
http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm?
An end to end ‘one stop’ shop for rubrics, creation tool – gallery of examples sort various ways – online community of rubric using educators, etc.
http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/
An extensive library of rubrics created by teachers
http://www.rubrician.com/
Many rubrics (periodically has tech problems, though)
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
A very popular resource for teachers.
http://www.rubricator.com/
A rubric portal
http://www.intranet.cps.k12.il.us/assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/ideas_and_rubrics.html Also * http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/OHSICS/forlang/PALS/rubrics/
http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/cia/index.php?page=thinking_skills
Principles of Learning - A useful framework for looking at how learning happens and can be made to happen within the institutional structure of school.
http://www.thecenter.spps.org/pol.html
*Important Question: Which of the 9 principles applies to assessment based on performance or product? How? Which might you build in to an assessment scheme that involves the use of rubrics?
***Assignment: Design a rubric to use with a project you’ve adopted, adapted, or created. Which criteria would you incorporate in the rubric?
Yes, list all the parts/dimensions of the student product that should be rated, a series of ratings (A, B, C etc.), and define what a product would look like in order to merit each of these ratings… and then double back to the Principles of Learning to reflect on what other dimensions (social?) might be included in your rating scheme as well.
You may use a rubric building online tool or simply create one on your own using WORD or another resource that will produce a practical rubric form for classroom use.
Check out the following directions for a hint…From Chicago Public School System
http://www.intranet.cps.k12.il.us/assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Create_Rubric/create_rubric.html
Background Information- http://www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/~elc/developingtasks.html
- http://www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/~elc/portfolio.html
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The Student Publishing Dimension of the Final Project
This post will offer an ongoing list of possibilites in how teachers can publish student products.
Some demo items:
Class 123 Writes website created with Google Page Creator
http://class123writes.googlepages.com/
About Google Page Creator: http://pages.google.com/-/about.html
Class 123 Writes blog
http://class123writes.blogspot.com/
Class 123 Writes Illustration Slide Show (with captions, etc.)
http://picasaweb.google.com/markgura/Class123Writes?authkey=5MnSEHfjQ9s
Some resources:
- Blogger
- Google Page Creator (Google Pages)
- Picasa (and other) Web Albums
- Slide Share "SlideShare is the best way to share your presentations with the world. Let your ideas reach a broad audience. Share publicly or privately. "
http://www.slideshare.net/
- scribd "Publish Yourself Online"
http://www.scribd.com/
Some demo items:
Class 123 Writes website created with Google Page Creator
http://class123writes.googlepages.com/
About Google Page Creator: http://pages.google.com/-/about.html
Class 123 Writes blog
http://class123writes.blogspot.com/
Class 123 Writes Illustration Slide Show (with captions, etc.)
http://picasaweb.google.com/markgura/Class123Writes?authkey=5MnSEHfjQ9s
Some resources:
- Blogger
- Google Page Creator (Google Pages)
- Picasa (and other) Web Albums
- Slide Share "SlideShare is the best way to share your presentations with the world. Let your ideas reach a broad audience. Share publicly or privately. "
http://www.slideshare.net/
- scribd "Publish Yourself Online"
http://www.scribd.com/
Student and Instructor Reflections on Our Class Wiki
This post will carry reflections on our experience with the class wiki. Please add your comments below. Also, I am getting emails with suggestions and support from PB Wiki which seem to be quite useful. Should you decide to use PB Wiki and establish a wiki for your own class, this sort of thing will really make a difference. I am embedding the emails in a scribd viewer to keep this post somewhat tidy.
MG
MG
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
PowerPoint VS. MS Photo Story 3
While PowerPoint is ubiquitous, found on every computer members of that class are likely to encounter at work, Microsoft's Photo Story is easier and friendlier for creating enhanced slide shows (captions and sound), a wonderful approach for language teachers. Unfortunately, Photo Story 3 still appears to have some compatibility issues with Windows VISTA (my own home PC's OS, darn)...and so in creating the sample I've uploaded here, I was not able to access the Microphone Wizard to adjust the volume :( Otherwise, this was a remarkably easy to create slide show, just the sort of thing teachers would want to do with their language learners.
MG
MG
Monday, July 21, 2008
Instructor's Reflections on In-class Discussion on Student Products
Instructor’s reflections on class discussion about student products…
The student product type of choice at the moment seems to be either the digital video or the annotated, enhanced slide show… Interestingly, the 2 formats seem to be moving toward merging into one!
Additionally, this format which at first seemed like a media format developed for student project application, seems to be moving into the mainstream culture as well as the for school publishing space. 2 items that suggest this are
1) Jib Jab
http://sendables.jibjab.com/
http://sendables.jibjab.com/sendables/1191/time_for_some_campaignin#/owner/TuIkOEm29uHvev37
and 2) Scholastic’s BookFlix product
http://teacher.scholastic.com/PRODUCTS/BOOKFLIXFREETRIAL/programoverview.htm
All this leads us to taking another look at PowerPoint and its classroom/student project applications…
More on Power Point
As a focus, I’ll use a quick PowerPoint demo I made to explain the Comic Book effect in MS Word that we spoke of in class a few times…
1. Power Point as a Publishing Medium
Here it is using Slide Share
http://tech4tesol.blogspot.com/2008/07/powerpoint-to-video.html
and with Scribd
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4020214/ComicBookEffectUsingWORD
2. Power Point presented in a kiosk
3. Convert PowerPoint to upload to a Blog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZmOVt_BIAE
4. PowerPoint for Stop Action Animation
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/animations.html
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial094.shtml
http://72.14.205.104/searchq=cache:GAhN169KcfAJ:www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/tech/aetc/Claymation/
CreatingStopAnimation_MM_PP.doc+stop+action+animation+powerpoint&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us
More on Stop Action Animation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-0Wh8fsfu8
http://smclibrary.shaz.googlepages.com/stopanimation
The student product type of choice at the moment seems to be either the digital video or the annotated, enhanced slide show… Interestingly, the 2 formats seem to be moving toward merging into one!
Additionally, this format which at first seemed like a media format developed for student project application, seems to be moving into the mainstream culture as well as the for school publishing space. 2 items that suggest this are
1) Jib Jab
http://sendables.jibjab.com/
http://sendables.jibjab.com/sendables/1191/time_for_some_campaignin#/owner/TuIkOEm29uHvev37
and 2) Scholastic’s BookFlix product
http://teacher.scholastic.com/PRODUCTS/BOOKFLIXFREETRIAL/programoverview.htm
All this leads us to taking another look at PowerPoint and its classroom/student project applications…
More on Power Point
As a focus, I’ll use a quick PowerPoint demo I made to explain the Comic Book effect in MS Word that we spoke of in class a few times…
1. Power Point as a Publishing Medium
Here it is using Slide Share
http://tech4tesol.blogspot.com/2008/07/powerpoint-to-video.html
and with Scribd
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4020214/ComicBookEffectUsingWORD
2. Power Point presented in a kiosk
3. Convert PowerPoint to upload to a Blog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZmOVt_BIAE
4. PowerPoint for Stop Action Animation
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/animations.html
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial094.shtml
http://72.14.205.104/searchq=cache:GAhN169KcfAJ:www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/tech/aetc/Claymation/
CreatingStopAnimation_MM_PP.doc+stop+action+animation+powerpoint&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us
More on Stop Action Animation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-0Wh8fsfu8
http://smclibrary.shaz.googlepages.com/stopanimation
***Discussion #3
This will be our final online discussion for the course - it will be posted in our BlackBoard section soon and should be responded to there.
Posted on BlackBoard - 7/28/08
IF, FOR ANY REASON, YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH BLACKBOARD, PUT YOUR POST HERE (USE COMMENTS FUNCTION, BELOW)
As using Blackboard is part of our course content, please respond to this discussion there. If for any reason you have trouble doing that you may place your post here to make certain you get credit for participation and then please email me a description of the difficulty you encountered at gura@fordham.edu
The authors of Meaningful Learning with Technology begin in Chapter 1 by establishing a framework in which standardized tests that assess decontextualized skills are seen as definers of instructional efforts to be avoided. On the other end of the spectrum, project-based learning is presented as a contextualizer through which meaningful learning may be fostered. There may be much territory that lies between the two extremes that is not explored or explained in this book.
Below are some types of technology-based resources that are either commonly used in our schools or which are becoming more and more commonplace. These are either touched on or not explored fully in the book.
How do we fit the following types of resources into our concept of worthwhile technology applications used for instruction with ESL students? Are they more aligned with the goals of the standardized testing culture, or with that of the project-based learning philosophy?
Review enough of the resources below so that you are sufficiently informed to enter into the discussion, then give your opinion to the above Questions.
I. Simple Games and Quizzes
Activities for ESL Students http://a4esl.org/
Free Online Games Develop ESL Students' Language Skills http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604915
Linguistic Funlandhttp://www.tesol.net/links/Activities%20and%20Exercises%20for%20ESL%20Students%20(Games%20and%20Puzzles).html
II. Virtual Reality Games
Second Life
https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2370947641
http://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/slay-a-dragon-learn-a-language/
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00002072.shtml
*** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz0jezmKpDk&eurl=http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=second+life+for+ESL+students&hl=en&sitesearch=
III. Student Response Systems
http://www.citl.ohiou.edu/index.cfm?pageID=29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V33scNzWlCc
Posted on BlackBoard - 7/28/08
IF, FOR ANY REASON, YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH BLACKBOARD, PUT YOUR POST HERE (USE COMMENTS FUNCTION, BELOW)
As using Blackboard is part of our course content, please respond to this discussion there. If for any reason you have trouble doing that you may place your post here to make certain you get credit for participation and then please email me a description of the difficulty you encountered at gura@fordham.edu
The authors of Meaningful Learning with Technology begin in Chapter 1 by establishing a framework in which standardized tests that assess decontextualized skills are seen as definers of instructional efforts to be avoided. On the other end of the spectrum, project-based learning is presented as a contextualizer through which meaningful learning may be fostered. There may be much territory that lies between the two extremes that is not explored or explained in this book.
Below are some types of technology-based resources that are either commonly used in our schools or which are becoming more and more commonplace. These are either touched on or not explored fully in the book.
How do we fit the following types of resources into our concept of worthwhile technology applications used for instruction with ESL students? Are they more aligned with the goals of the standardized testing culture, or with that of the project-based learning philosophy?
Review enough of the resources below so that you are sufficiently informed to enter into the discussion, then give your opinion to the above Questions.
I. Simple Games and Quizzes
Activities for ESL Students http://a4esl.org/
Free Online Games Develop ESL Students' Language Skills http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604915
Linguistic Funlandhttp://www.tesol.net/links/Activities%20and%20Exercises%20for%20ESL%20Students%20(Games%20and%20Puzzles).html
II. Virtual Reality Games
Second Life
https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2370947641
http://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/slay-a-dragon-learn-a-language/
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00002072.shtml
*** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz0jezmKpDk&eurl=http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=second+life+for+ESL+students&hl=en&sitesearch=
III. Student Response Systems
http://www.citl.ohiou.edu/index.cfm?pageID=29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V33scNzWlCc
***Reading Assignment #6
This final reading assignment will be posted in our BlackBoard section within a few days of this blog post. You should submit your response there. Due date - August 1, 2008.
Podcasting for Teachers - Read Chapter # 7 " Talking to the World - Podcast Format Possibilities".
Imagine you have been given the task of creating a podcast for your school, something that will build esprit de corps, tie the community of learners together, help with parent outreach, and in general, be a source of pride and a showcase for the good work done at your school.
What kind of podcast would you produce? How often would you 'post' an episode? While elements would you include? What would you do that isn't covered in the chapter? How do you see this powerful 'extra' impacting your school community? (250 words).
Podcasting for Teachers - Read Chapter # 7 " Talking to the World - Podcast Format Possibilities".
Imagine you have been given the task of creating a podcast for your school, something that will build esprit de corps, tie the community of learners together, help with parent outreach, and in general, be a source of pride and a showcase for the good work done at your school.
What kind of podcast would you produce? How often would you 'post' an episode? While elements would you include? What would you do that isn't covered in the chapter? How do you see this powerful 'extra' impacting your school community? (250 words).
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