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This blog is designed to reflect on my experiences with technology integration throughout the Fall Semester of 2010. It is being written in accordance with guidelines given in MEDT 7464 – Technology Integration. Hopefully by the end of the semester it will be a good resource that can be used as a reference tool for my own teaching as well as something that I can share with my department. My goal is to give a thoughtful post to each writing prompt that will be insightful and meaningful. I hope that it will continue to help in my endeavor to increase student learning and achievement throughout my department.

Featured Website

The website I am currently featuring is titled Rubistar. Rubistar is a free tool that helps teachers create rubrics for project-based learning activities. It requires teachers to register in order to use the site and create rubrics. The site also features the ability to make rubrics interactive. The rubrics can be used with Blackboard and Moodle. Users can also download their file to an Excel Spreadsheet. There are also customizable rubric templates that are available. This seems to be a useful site that can help in the assessment of technology projects in any grade level. I have enjoyed browsing through it and hope that you will too!

You can find this site at http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Blogging So Far...

The blogging experience so far has been very interesting.  The thought process for the purpose of a blog has changed a lot since our first class.  I've found that blogs are much more than just journal entries or reflections, they are a source of conversation.  Something to make people think and respond. I need to make sure that my reflections are truly reflections and that they are not just my feelings but allow for conversation. The initial posting should really have something that is a good conversation starter such as a reflective question. I can see a great usefulness for blogs and hope to be able to continue using them.  I do wonder how blogs could effectively be used in the classroom.  Here are some things to think about:  What do you use blogs for?  How do you make them interactive?
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  1. Katrina ShirleySeptember 7, 2010 at 8:39 PM

    That is a very good question! I think the best way to make blogs interactive is to pose open-ended questions that will grab your student's interest. You want to be able to engage your students and get them excited about writing!

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