Annotated Bibliography: Literature Review
Annotated Bibliography
Cindy Sickelsmith, Amber Lewis, Nimiwari Ighofose
EED 400
December 2nd, 2013
Crystal Stewart, M.Ed.
Rubric websites
Rubistar - Create Rubrics for your Project-Based Learning Activities (site edited between 2000-2008)
URL: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
This rubric website allows teachers to make rubrics right on the website. If they register, they are able to save and edit the rubrics right on the site. There are many subjects they can create rubrics for, including oral projects, multimedia, math, and writing.
teAchnology – The Online Teacher Resource (site edited between 1999-2012)
URL: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/5minuterubric.html
This site …show more content…
allows a teacher to create a rubric in five minutes. This site can be used for K-12 rubrics. There are premade rubrics that teachers can use and edit for their use.
Rubrix- Evaluate and Observe Anywhere ()
URL: http://rubrix.com
This particular rubric website allows teachers to share their work with others at the touch of a button. Not only can you access rubrics on your work computer or tablet, but it also can be used on a smartphone. (A fee is charged but data is saved)
TeachersFirst – Rubrics to the Rescue (site edited between 1998-2013)
URL: http://www.teachersfirst.com
“Thinking Teachers Teaching Thinkers”, is the websites slogan which provides rubrics that teachers can search through to clone and edit. Or the site allows you to start from scratch creating a printable version of your rubric. (free)
RCampus – A Collaborative Learning Community: RCampus – open tools for open minds (site edited in 2012)
URL: http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshellc.cfm?mode=studio
This website is actually a comprehensive education management system that has a section that teachers can use to build, edit, or revise rubrics. It has a Personal Edition that which a teacher can use for free, and it has an Enterprise Edition with more options that schools can purchase for their teachers to use.
Student Portfolio websites
TeacherVision – Lesson plans, printables, and more (site edited between 2000-2013)
URL: https://www.teachervision.com/teaching-methods-and-management/experimental-education/4528.html?detoured=1
This site gives an introduction on how to prepare portfolios for your students. It gives the pros and cons of portfolio assessments. It states that portfolio assessments are good if you want students to be more active in their learning and that this caters to a wide variety of learners.
Ryerson University Career and Development Centre – What is a Portfolio?
URL: http://www.ryerson.ca/career/students/createyourportfolio/
This site gives students a way to make a portfolio. They are able to watch a video to successful complete a portfolio. It states what should be in a portfolio, whether it be for school or for obtaining employment.
Blurb - Beautiful books. Made by you.
URL: http://lp.blurb.com
The future of employment portfolio making is on this website. This portfolio at a job interview would impress as a visual and show that you are passionate and proud of your work. An artistic way to showcase course work by impressing potential employers with the reason of why your perfect for the job.
Evernote – How to Create a Portfolio with Evernote
URL: http://blog.evernote.com/blog/2012/02/28/how-to-create-a-portfolio-with-evernote-education-series/
On this blog a teacher discusses the uses and advantages of Evernote for creating student portfolios. He explains how it can be used to track students’ progress and even how to get parents involved.
Online Learning Insights blog – How to create a Personal Learning Portfolio (2013) http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/why-students-need-personal-learning-portfolios-more-than-we-do/ This is a blog written by a teacher so that other teachers can learn how to help their students with portfolios.
Sites for Performance and Authentic Assessment
Prince George’s County Public Schools – Developing Performance Assessment Tasks
URL: http://www.pgcps.org/~elc/developingtasks.html
Site states what should be on a performance assessment task. There is also information on Assessment Initiatives, Instructional Strategies, Learning Theory, and Ideas for Staff Development. It also gives ideas on how to design a performance assessment task and how it should be graded.
Classroom Assessment Techniques-Performance Assessment
URL: http://www.flaguide.org
I selected this site because, Timothy F. Slater, has created a site that offers an explanation of what performance assessment is and why it’s useful. Slater also goes on to tell the reader what is involved by breaking done the variables such as prep time, class time, technical requirements, etc.
ASCD - Learn Teach Read
URL:
http://www.ascd.org
Allison Zmuda the author of Breaking Free from the Myths about Learning and Teaching, informs readers about creating authentic assessments. She offers many resources such as a webinar, webinar handouts, ways to chat with her, and a Competent Classroom Website complete with testimonials.
Scholastic - Performance Assessment
URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/perfassess.htm
This webpage gives us insight into assessment in general, and even compares assessment to standardized testing.
Authentic Assessment in Action – Edutopia
URL: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/sammamish-4-authentic-assessment-in-action-mark-wilbert
A teacher named Mark Wilbert writes a summary on what authentic assessment is and how he has been able to use a hands-on approach to including it in this lesson plans. He also highlights its benefits.
Cindy Sickelsmith, Amber Lewis, Nimiwari Ighofose
EED 400
December 2nd, 2013
Crystal Stewart, M.Ed.
Rubric websites
Rubistar - Create Rubrics for your Project-Based Learning Activities (site edited between 2000-2008)
URL: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
This rubric website allows teachers to make rubrics right on the website. If they register, they are able to save and edit the rubrics right on the site. There are many subjects they can create rubrics for, including oral projects, multimedia, math, and writing.
teAchnology – The Online Teacher Resource (site edited between 1999-2012)
URL: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/5minuterubric.html
This site …show more content…
allows a teacher to create a rubric in five minutes. This site can be used for K-12 rubrics. There are premade rubrics that teachers can use and edit for their use.
Rubrix- Evaluate and Observe Anywhere ()
URL: http://rubrix.com
This particular rubric website allows teachers to share their work with others at the touch of a button. Not only can you access rubrics on your work computer or tablet, but it also can be used on a smartphone. (A fee is charged but data is saved)
TeachersFirst – Rubrics to the Rescue (site edited between 1998-2013)
URL: http://www.teachersfirst.com
“Thinking Teachers Teaching Thinkers”, is the websites slogan which provides rubrics that teachers can search through to clone and edit. Or the site allows you to start from scratch creating a printable version of your rubric. (free)
RCampus – A Collaborative Learning Community: RCampus – open tools for open minds (site edited in 2012)
URL: http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshellc.cfm?mode=studio
This website is actually a comprehensive education management system that has a section that teachers can use to build, edit, or revise rubrics. It has a Personal Edition that which a teacher can use for free, and it has an Enterprise Edition with more options that schools can purchase for their teachers to use.
Student Portfolio websites
TeacherVision – Lesson plans, printables, and more (site edited between 2000-2013)
URL: https://www.teachervision.com/teaching-methods-and-management/experimental-education/4528.html?detoured=1
This site gives an introduction on how to prepare portfolios for your students. It gives the pros and cons of portfolio assessments. It states that portfolio assessments are good if you want students to be more active in their learning and that this caters to a wide variety of learners.
Ryerson University Career and Development Centre – What is a Portfolio?
URL: http://www.ryerson.ca/career/students/createyourportfolio/
This site gives students a way to make a portfolio. They are able to watch a video to successful complete a portfolio. It states what should be in a portfolio, whether it be for school or for obtaining employment.
Blurb - Beautiful books. Made by you.
URL: http://lp.blurb.com
The future of employment portfolio making is on this website. This portfolio at a job interview would impress as a visual and show that you are passionate and proud of your work. An artistic way to showcase course work by impressing potential employers with the reason of why your perfect for the job.
Evernote – How to Create a Portfolio with Evernote
URL: http://blog.evernote.com/blog/2012/02/28/how-to-create-a-portfolio-with-evernote-education-series/
On this blog a teacher discusses the uses and advantages of Evernote for creating student portfolios. He explains how it can be used to track students’ progress and even how to get parents involved.
Online Learning Insights blog – How to create a Personal Learning Portfolio (2013) http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/why-students-need-personal-learning-portfolios-more-than-we-do/ This is a blog written by a teacher so that other teachers can learn how to help their students with portfolios.
Sites for Performance and Authentic Assessment
Prince George’s County Public Schools – Developing Performance Assessment Tasks
URL: http://www.pgcps.org/~elc/developingtasks.html
Site states what should be on a performance assessment task. There is also information on Assessment Initiatives, Instructional Strategies, Learning Theory, and Ideas for Staff Development. It also gives ideas on how to design a performance assessment task and how it should be graded.
Classroom Assessment Techniques-Performance Assessment
URL: http://www.flaguide.org
I selected this site because, Timothy F. Slater, has created a site that offers an explanation of what performance assessment is and why it’s useful. Slater also goes on to tell the reader what is involved by breaking done the variables such as prep time, class time, technical requirements, etc.
ASCD - Learn Teach Read
URL:
http://www.ascd.org
Allison Zmuda the author of Breaking Free from the Myths about Learning and Teaching, informs readers about creating authentic assessments. She offers many resources such as a webinar, webinar handouts, ways to chat with her, and a Competent Classroom Website complete with testimonials.
Scholastic - Performance Assessment
URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/perfassess.htm
This webpage gives us insight into assessment in general, and even compares assessment to standardized testing.
Authentic Assessment in Action – Edutopia
URL: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/sammamish-4-authentic-assessment-in-action-mark-wilbert
A teacher named Mark Wilbert writes a summary on what authentic assessment is and how he has been able to use a hands-on approach to including it in this lesson plans. He also highlights its benefits.