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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, November 9, 2010

MovieMaker Reflection

I have used MovieMaker previously in other courses; however I did learn more about using different audio tracks within the program.  I also learned more about using video effects, especially for text purposes.  They really add a lot to the quality of the presentation.  Without the effects, the video was plain in appearance and it lacked the professional look.  Something that I learned about myself as a learner through this process was how much I can use the tool to support different projects.  I can find many uses that could be very helpful to engaging the students and using technology in my classroom.  MovieMaker is an easy to use tool that can make good presentations.  I always enjoy editing videos and this tool is a great way to incorporate editing into my classroom.  I learned that I am not doing all that I can to help integrate this tool into my instruction and want to strive to do more.
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