Rubrics and Rubric Makers As we all know grading is the most necessary procedures of our career. It might just be me, but grading is the bane of my existence. Do you feel the same way? Grading large works, especially towards the end of the school year, feels like it is an endless and mindless process. I remember a few years back when I helped grade over 4,000 essays from a neighboring school district. The only thing I can relate the feeling of completing that grading session was giving birth to my daughter. When you grade large works of any kind it is very difficult for even the most competent people to remain 100% objective. Not only do rubrics lead to better equality in assessment, but it gives you standard that will help you understand exactly what you are looking for in the quality of work. Rubrics are essential to grading student assignments effectively. Rubrics make grading quicker, clearer, and more objective. Rubrics By Category General | Language Arts | Math | Process | Science | Social Studies
What To Do When Students Turn In Incomplete Work By Heather M. Stocker It’s like looking at a photograph where only a small bit of the picture is discernible, but you can’t tell that what you’re actually looking at. This is what happens when students turn in incomplete assignments. So, how can we get that data accurately when students aren’t completing the work? You can simply take the work. I’ve found the most effective of these three techniques is the third strategy. It’s one of those holy grails in education that had me wondering why I’d never done it before—what took me so long? The key here is to hand the assignment back immediately. Ultimately, incomplete work doesn’t really give us anything. How to Screencast Your iPad Last week’s Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week was about how to create a video of your Android phone or tablet’s screen. In response to last week’s tip many people asked me how to create screencast videos of iPad screens. There are a couple of ways that you can create a screencast video of your iPad’s screen. Method 1 – If you have a Mac computer: Connect your iPad to your Mac by using the Lightning cable (the cable that came with your iPad). Then open QuickTime on your Mac. Method 2 – If you have a Windows computer: You will need a third-party service that allows you to mirror your iPad to the screen of your Windows computer. Whiteboard videos: If you don’t need to record your entire iPad screen and just want to make a whiteboard video there are plenty of options available in the App Store. Here are this week’s most popular posts from FreeTech4Teachers.com: 1. 7 Tools for Creating Flowcharts, Mind Maps, and Diagrams 2. Spring and Summer PD Opportunities With Me
Commons Engancha con AirPlay en el aula: Proyectar y grabar la pantalla del iPad Cada vez hay un mayor interés por parte de los profesores que tienen su propio iPad (o cuando el centro les ha proporcionado uno) por utilizarlo en el aula, tanto si los estudiantes también disponen de un tablet como no. El iPad permite al profesor acceder a rico contenido multimedia y a un gran catálogo de aplicaciones educativas con mayor facilidad que con respecto a un ordenador de escritorio gracias a su pantalla táctil e intuitiva navegación. El iPad además capta la atención de los alumnos y por tanto se convierte en un recurso interesante para el aprendizaje. La manera más conocida para proyectar la pantalla de tu iPad o iPhone a un monitor o pantalla externa es conectar el dispositivo iOS usando un adaptador HDMI o un adaptador VGA. Existen tres alternativas que utilizo con frecuencia en formaciones a profesores que funcionan a la perfección: 1. Para usar esta tecnología en el aula, instala la aplicación Reflector en tu PC Windows o Mac. 2. 3. Entradas Relacionadas:
10 Mind Mapping Strategies For Teachers 10 Mind Mapping Strategies For Teachers by Andrea Leyden, examtime.com The adoption of Mind Maps in teaching has grown recently due to the benefits of using Mind Maps to learn and the availability of free online mind mapping software. Teachers have recognized the value of using Mind Maps to engage students, encourage creativity and, most importantly, teaching how to learn rather simply memorizing content. How do teachers harness the full power of Mind Mapping? Mind Mapping Strategies for Teachers Pre-class: Planning: Whether its lesson plans, design of your class curriculum for the school year or planning an assignment timeline, Mind Maps give you a clear and visual overview of what needs to be covered.Organizing: If you’re the type of person who regularly jots down ideas and thoughts, Mind Maps are the perfect tool to create structure and organization of a topic. In-class: Teaching: Online Mind Maps can be used in class to brainstorm and generate discussions. Outside class:
Pic4Carto Efficient picture viewer for high-level of detail mapping Start now Just select an area on the map (zoom in to see the grid) Why all this ? There are plenty open street-level pictures on the web (Mapillary, Flickr, Wikimedia Commons...). Want to know more ? Checkout the repository. Zoom in to select area Leaflet | Tiles OSM Create, Share, & Print Thematic Maps Google’s My Maps and Google Earth tools can provide a great way to create thematic maps. Unfortunately, those tools are quite limited if your students don’t have Google Accounts to use at school. National Geographic’s Mapmaker Interactive is a free map creation tool that doesn’t require students to have any kind of registered account in order to make great thematic maps. Here are this week’s most popular posts from FreeTech4Teachers.com: 1. Three Online Professional Development Courses Starting Next Week Getting Going With GAFE, Teaching History With Technology, and Blogs & Social Media for Teachers will start in October.