I must say that last Monday was a bit stressful for me during the class. I think I got a little behind during the web tools section when we were creating the rubrics. I really did like using those three websites that we learned about. The test maker site was my favorite. I loved all of the different ways it allows you to change up the test itself. My least favorite was creating the rubrics. I found that their examples were a bit wordy and I had to edit half of them myself. Therefor, I think that I would much rather create my own rubrics. TrackStar was very interesting. I had a to remember how to do it all again once I got home to create my own track. I think that it is a very good way to share educational websites with fellow educators, parents, and students. During this assignment i found several websites that I fell in love with. Most of them have great ideas, activites, and teaching techniques that I will definitely use in my classroom. I also like that most of the websites I found had free printables. There were lesson plans, activites, and assessments. FREE educational material is something that all teachers need as some point in their career. We tend to run out of ideas, so we have to borrow other people's to get the light bulb turned back on in our heads.
Please view my artifacts: Rubric, Test, Online Bookmark
Course Reflection
14 years ago
Amanda, I love that you are planning on keeping current with your instruction and lesson plans. Teachers and children loose interst when the curriculum gets stale. You are right we should take advantage of the lessons and creativity of those who have more experience than we do and are willing to share.
ReplyDeleteAmanda I like the idea that you are keeping track of the websites that you are interested in to use in your classroom. As I read your blog I decided to do that as well. Keeping the lessons exciting and interesting to the students is very important. I also liked the idea that you like to write your own Rubrics. A lot of people get in a rush and just pick and grab, which is good if you are in a bind, but to formulate to your curriculum shows you put care and effort into each of your lessons.
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