1. Using Online Technology Resources in Teaching Dr. Steve Broskoske Misericordia University

2. Introduction Technology can be used to support: – Student understanding. – Assessment. – Teacher productivity. – Classroom activities.

3. Supporting Assessment through Rubrics

4. Technology to Support Assessment rubric: An assessment tool that articulates the expectations for an assignment by listing the criteria and describing levels of quality from excellent to poor (Andrade). Rubrics help teachers by providing a standard to make fair, dependable judgments about student work.

5. Technology to Support Assessment Rubrics also help students: – Guide students into understanding expectations for an assignment. – Guide students into understanding the quality of their own work. – Empower students. – Make students share responsibility for their own learning.

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7. Make a Rubric through Technology You can create your own rubrics easily through technology. Rubistar (4Teachers.org)

8. Rubric Assignment Use Rubistar (or another app) to create a rubric to assess an assignment in which your students create a digital story. Add 1 additional category to the grading criteria: Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Create 4 levels of text to guide grading (levels 1-4). Upload in Blackboard Module 5.

9. Technology to Support the Classroom

10. Technology to Support Teacher Productivity Seating Chart Tool (CanadianTeacher.com) Casa Notes (4Teachers.org) Classroom Architect (4Teachers.org)

11. Technology to Support Classroom Games/Activities Puzzle/Educational Game Creator (CanadianTeacher.com) Academic Skill Building Games (4Teachers.org) Math Worksheet Generator (CanadianTeacher.com)

12. Technology to Support Student Understanding Wordle: An online tool that creates word clouds. Word cloud: Graphic map of word frequency. Enter information: – Can copy and paste text into Wordle. – Can ask students to provide words. Purpose: – Spice up handouts and teaching materials. – Help students analyze information to understand the main points. – Allow students to creatively express information.

13. Wordle Activities: – What did you learn today? – Read a story. Tell the main point. Who is your favorite/most important character? – List a favorite place to travel. www.wordle.net

14. Technology to Support Student Understanding Wolfram/Alpha: A computational knowledge engine. Beyond being a search engine, this online tool enables students to analyze and process information rather than just locate it.

15. Wolfram/Alpha Try these computations: – 59 g Snickers vs. 59 g Baby Ruth – temperature Mars vs. Venus – $1,000 in 1950 – how many smokers in United States – calories in can of soda – calories in 1 liter of soda – calories in 1 can of soda vs. 1 bottle of red bull Wolfram/Alpha