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Web-based Professional Development

__Microsoft Office__

Created by: Alisha Slusher

=**Attendance and Grade Book Resources** = Miranda Moon
 * media type="custom" key="9225114" || Education funds continue to decline in today’s world. Cuts are occurring in all areas. Although technology is constantly growing and improving every day, the funds to keep up with the learning process of technology based programs may soon be unavailable for both teachers and students. When this happens, there are easy tutorials to follow on how to navigate these programs, which can be achieved individually. Microsoft Office 2010 is a great way for both teachers and students to create presentations, templates, calendars, and stay organized. The most used programs in Microsoft Office are Power Point, Word, and Excel. These programs include a few simple tutorials that can help understand how to use these programs or broaden ones knowledge on the programs. The programs are divided and within each program there are a few free and easy tutorials to help one begin the understanding of each. ||
 * media type="custom" key="9188042" align="left" || ** With the increasing budget cuts in today’s world of education, the likelihood of school districts cutting software funding is growing. This would mean that teachers would no longer have an attendance, email, or grade book program on their computer. While this may scare some teachers who have become dependent on these programs, there are plenty of ways to avert the chaos the budget cut may cause. **** Teachers can use Microsoft Office programs to create their own grade books and attendance trackers. There are also free resources online that are available for use. For example, there are free websites similar to the programs teachers currently use for attendance and grade book. There are many tutorials online as far as how to create your own attendance charts and grade books, as well as for how to use a new email site. Feel free to click on the links in the Glog to view some of these resources, or hover over the Glogster icon to view the full-size poster! ** ||

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Rubrics //Darius "Flash" Wilson//

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';">A **rubric** is an [|authentic] assessment tool used to measure students' work. It is a scoring guide that seeks to evaluate a student's performance based on the sum of a full range of criteria rather than a single numerical score. A rubric is a working guide for students and teachers, usually handed out **before** the assignment begins in order to get students to think about the criteria on which their work will be judged. Rubrics can be [|analytic or holistic], and they can be created for any content area including math, science, history, writing, foreign languages, drama, art, music, etc... //__<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Advantages of Rubrics __// **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Many experts believe that rubrics improve students' end products and therefore increase learning. When teachers evaluate papers or projects, they know implicitly what makes a good final product and why. When students receive rubrics beforehand, they understand how they will be evaluated and can prepare accordingly. Developing a grid and making it available as a tool for students' use will provide the scaffolding necessary to improve the quality of their work and increase their knowledge **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics improve student performance by clearly showing the student how their work will be evaluated and what is expected. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics help students become better judges of the quality of their own work. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics allow assessment to be more objective and consistent. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics force the teacher to clarify his/her criteria in specific terms. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics reduce the amount of time teachers spend evaluating student work. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics promote student awareness about the criteria to use in assessing peer performance. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics provide useful feedback to the teacher regarding the effectiveness of the instruction. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics provide students with more informative feedback about their strengths and areas in need of improvement. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics accommodate heterogeneous classes by offering a range of quality levels. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rubrics are easy to use and easy to explain. **


 * ** Graphing Assignment ** (20 pts) ||
 * ** Criteria ** || ** Points ** || ** Earned ** ||
 * Completed all parts || 2  ||   ||
 * Visual appeal & well organized || 4  ||   ||
 * Quality of data set & thoughtful response || 8  ||   ||
 * Credits sources || 2  ||   ||
 * Effective presentation of information || 4  ||   ||
 * **Grade:** ||   ||   ||

(Rubrics created by Sharon Woodall)
 * = Rubric: Technology Enhanced Anticipatory Set (TEASe) (30 pts)  ||
 * Project Design: Visual & Technical Elements ||
 * ** Criteria ** ||  ** Points **  ||  ** Description **  ||  ** Earned **  ||
 * ** Visual Elements ** || ** 6 **  || Opening/closing question or phrase, supporting text, transitions between elements ||   ||
 * ** Technical Elements ** || ** 10 **  || Demonstrates ability to work with pictures, video, audio, and different software features ||   ||
 * Total (Section One): ||   ||
 * Presentation: Organization, Technology, Copyright & Originality ||
 * ** Criteria ** ||  ** Points **  ||  ** Description **  ||  ** Earned **  ||
 * ** Presentation & Cohesive Design ** || ** 6 **  || Quality of transitions & effectiveness of project elements to convey message ||   ||
 * ** Copyright Credit & Resources ** || ** 4 **  || APA citations/resources used for copyright reasons (images, music; etc.) ||   ||
 * ** Originality ** || ** 4 **  || Work is original, efforts made to create a video that fits category and can motivate student learning ||   ||
 * Total (Section Two): ||   ||
 * Total Points Earned: Grade: ||   ||